Bermuda Bowl And All is Well

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 8 6
  2. heart9 7 2
  3. diamondJ 10 9 2
  4. clubK 9
  1. spade9
  2. heartA K Q 10 6
  3. diamondA 4
  4. clubA 10 5 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 2 5 1 3
W 2 2 5 1 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 10 7
  2. heartJ 8 5 4
  3. diamondQ 7 6 5
  4. club7

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: heart2
  1. spade5 4 3 2
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK 8 3
  4. clubQ J 8 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1club* Pass 2NT~ 3club#
Pass Pass 3diamond! Pass
3heart+ Pass 3NT^ Pass
6heart End

* strong
~ 4-4-4-1, stiff club, 8-10 points
# Aces?
! One
+ kings?
^ none

This excellent slam was doomed by Peter Weichsel's opening trump lead and the unkind breaks in clubs and trumps. Declarer won the lead and set about the clubs. After criss-crossing back and forth from hand to dummy with black suit ruffs, declarer eventually cashed his top trumps and exited with club10. Although South was end-played, North was left holding heart9 and the slam was beaten. 4-4-4-1 hands are notoriously difficult to develop - a trump opening lead is often the best defensive option.

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