Ever So Slightly Shocked

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade7 6 4 2
  2. heartA 9 8 5 3
  3. diamondA Q J 10
  4. club—
  1. spadeA K 10 9 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 9 6
  4. clubQ J 9 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 4 7 - 2
S 1 5 7 - 2
E - - - 2 -
W - - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 8 5
  2. heartJ 10 2
  3. diamond8 5 3
  4. clubK 10 4

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeA
  1. spade—
  2. heartK Q 7 6 4
  3. diamond7 4 2
  4. clubA 8 7 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1heart
1spade 4heart 4spade 5heart
5spade 7heart* End

* !!!!!!!!!!!

. . . bid 7heart?!!!!

As you can imagine South was ever so slightly shocked, but recovered well to make his grand slam when the diamonds proved to be kind.

Of course North ought to have opened but, despite his revolting (or tactically brilliant) bid of 4heart, the auction had developed so well that he was able to envisage most of South's hand and felt fully justified in making the leap to 7heart. You can't argue, can you?
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