Excessive Bidding Brilliant Play

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeK 10 8 5 4 3
  2. heart10 9 6 2
  3. diamondK
  4. clubA 3
  1. spade9
  2. heartA K J 7 5 4
  3. diamondA Q J 5 2
  4. club5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 1 -
S - - - 1 -
E - 4 5 - 4
W - 4 5 - 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 7 2
  2. heartQ 8
  3. diamond10 3
  4. clubQ 10 6 4 2

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heart3
  3. diamond9 8 7 6 4
  4. clubK J 9 8 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass
1heart 1spade 2club Pass
3diamond Pass 3NT Pass
4diamond Pass 4heart Pass
4NT Pass 5diamond Pass
6heart End
You therefore lead a low diamond to the ace. When North's diamondK drops you rattle off three more rounds of trumps and South, forced to retain all four remaining diamonds and two clubs in a six card end position, has to throw both spades. This now exposes North to a spade finesse, and two rounds of that suit now squeeze South in hearts and clubs. This was the end position ..
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