Redressing the Balance

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spade6 3
  2. heartQ 6
  3. diamondJ 10 7 5 3 2
  4. clubK 8 2
  1. spadeQ J 10 8
  2. heartA 7 5 2
  3. diamondA 9 8 6
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 3 2 6 4 4
W 2 2 6 4 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 7 5
  2. heartK J 10 8
  3. diamondK
  4. clubA 9 7 6 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeK 9 4 2
  2. heart9 4 3
  3. diamondQ 4
  4. clubQ J 10 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* 3diamond~ Pass
4spade End

* minor suit pre-empt
~ take-out of diamond

. . . North gave declarer a nasty surprise when he won with the queen. Declarer won the heart return with the ace, ruffed a diamond with spadeA and continued with dummy's last trump. South ducked again, won the trump continuation and put dummy in with a third heart. With no easy way back to hand West lost another trump and a diamond too for one off.

Yesterday's deal illustrated a ghastly result for a pre-empter, but the North-South here result redresses the balance. It's interesting to note that Zia is an avid fan of pre-empts with side suits of Qx - today's deal show why.
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