Truly Wonderful Defence

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK Q 6 2
  2. heartJ 9 8 4
  3. diamond7 5
  4. club5 3 2
  1. spadeA J 10 8 3
  2. heartA 10 6
  3. diamondJ 8 3 2
  4. club7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 1 3 3 3 2
W 1 3 3 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 5
  2. heartQ 7 3 2
  3. diamondA K 10
  4. clubA Q 10 6

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: East
Lead: spade7
  1. spade7 4
  2. heartK 5
  3. diamondQ 9 6 4
  4. clubK J 9 8 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1NT* Pass
2diamond~ Pass 2heart Pass
2spade Pass 2NT Pass
3heart Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass

* 15-17
~ forcing Stayman

South, French international Claude Delmouly found the brilliant switch of heartK! Declarer won heartA immediately to take the diamond finesse, but now South won diamondQ and reverted to spades, killing dummy stone dead. East would have made more tricks by ducking heartA and establishing the spades, but his side were already booked for a poor board.

This was a truly wonderful defence and fully deserved the top score that it produced for North-South.
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