Another John Armstrong Classic

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 9 7 5 3
  2. heartQ J 6
  3. diamond9
  4. clubQ 4 2
  1. spadeK 10 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA K 10 6 3
  4. clubA J 6 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 7 2 1 6
W 6 7 2 1 6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA
  2. heartA K 9 8
  3. diamondQ J 8 7 5 2
  4. club10 9

Contract: 7diamond
Declarer: West

  1. spade8 6 4
  2. heart10 7 5 4 3 2
  3. diamond4
  4. clubK 8 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1diamond 2spade* 4NT~ Pass
6club# Pass 7diamond! Pass
Pass Pass

* weak
~ meant as Blackwood
# partner must have minors
! well, one of them

John, now on more intimate terms with the precise nature of his hand, was left with the task of catching up. 4spade would have been a possibility but he decided that only Blackwood would get the job done. Convinced that East could not be employing Blackwood after an initial pass, West now leapt to 6club, on the basis that East must have a massive minor two suiter. East thought that was enough to have a swipe at 7diamond and that was 2140.

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