All Very Pretty

Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs

  1. spadeK J 7
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club10
  1. spade10 9 5
  2. heartQ
  3. diamond
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 8
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. clubQ J

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: club8

  1. spadeA 3
  2. heart7
  3. diamond4
  4. club
West North East South
Pass 1club Dble
Pass 1spade 2club 2diamond
2heart 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 3spade Pass 6diamond
Pass Pass Pass
When South leads the last trump West is squeezed and has to throw a spade to prevent South's heart7 becoming a winner. South knows that West has only two spades left and therefore knows the queen will drop under dummy's king. Very pretty.
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