Italian Maestro Finds A Way

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q J 8 2
  2. heart9 5 3
  3. diamond10 5 4
  4. clubK 8
  1. spadeK 9 6
  2. heartA 10 8 6 2
  3. diamond3
  4. clubA J 7 5
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 5 4 3
  2. heartK Q 7 4
  3. diamondA 7 2
  4. club6 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: heart3
  1. spade10
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondK Q J 9 8 6
  4. clubQ 10 9 4 2
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass
1heart 1spade 3heart Pass
4heart End
North had been caught in a one suit squeeze. Either he would eventually have to come down to spadeAQJ, in which case a small spade would have end-played him, or alternatively he could come down to spadeAJ8 - as he did - when South's spade10 could be pinned. The Italian declarer exited with spadeK and made the last trick with spade9. At another table a British declarer played North to have spadeAJ10 remaining and exited with spade6. Unlucky.
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