Not Bad At All

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 6 2
  2. heartQ 10 7 4 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ 8 6 2
  1. spade9 8 5
  2. heart8 6 2
  3. diamondA K 9 7
  4. clubK J 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 5 4 6 7
W 2 5 4 6 7
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K Q 7 4
  2. heartA K 5
  3. diamondQ J 6
  4. clubA 5

Contract: 7NT
Declarer: West
Lead: heart4
  1. spade3
  2. heartJ 9
  3. diamond10 8 5 4 3 2
  4. club10 9 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club* Pass 2spade Pass
2NT~ Pass 7NT Pass
Pass Pass

* playing strong NT
~ weak

Declarer cashed diamondQ and North threw heart4! Reading North for a possible 4-5-0-4 shape, West cashed the remaining diamonds and crossed to heartK to see the jack appear from South. Having watched the discards carefully and asked himself why North had led away from heartQ, declarer cashed ace and king of clubs dropping North's queen! clubJ now executed the coup de gras of a progressive squeeze. Not bad, eh?
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