16 IMPs In the Out Column

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartQ J 5
  3. diamondA 9 6 3
  4. clubA 7 6 5 2
  1. spadeA 6 5 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 8 7 4
  4. clubK 10 8 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 2 - -
S - 3 2 - -
E 1 - - 3 -
W 1 - - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 8 7 4
  2. heartA 8 7 3 2
  3. diamond5
  4. clubQ J

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: East
Lead: club9
  1. spadeJ 10 2
  2. heartK 10 9 6 4
  3. diamondQ J 10 2
  4. club9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 1spade Dble*
4spade Dble Pass Pass
Pass

* negative

Barnet Shenkin faced this horrible decision and decided to play for declarer to have two diamonds and good spades rather than one diamond and poor spades. Once South had remained on lead at trick four the contract was unbreakable. East scored +790

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