Obvious Once You Think of It

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade3
  2. heartK Q J 9 3 2
  3. diamond10 7 6 2
  4. clubK 8
  1. spadeA 8 7 5
  2. heart7
  3. diamondK 4
  4. clubA J 7 6 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 5 - -
S - - 5 - -
E 1 7 - 7 1
W 1 7 - 6 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 6 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA Q J 9 8 5 3
  4. club—

Contract: 7heartx
Declarer: North

  1. spadeJ 4
  2. heartA 10 8 6 5 4
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ 10 9 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
3heart 4heart* 6heart
6spade Pass Pass~ 7diamond
Dble Pass Pass 7heart
Dble End

* big two suiter
~ reluctantly

It's obvious once you think of it - just bid 7diamond! If the opponents double you will retreat to 7heart and that will not be expensive. If East bids 7spade after all then you will double and partner should have no problem finding the killer lead because of your 7diamond signpost. For once East was not underbidding - what a hand!

At the other table East ended in 7spade and that was cast iron for thirteen tricks.
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