Partner Must Not Be Crossed

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 6 3 2
  2. heartQ 10 8
  3. diamondA K 10 3
  4. clubA 4
  1. spadeQ 9 4
  2. heart6 5 2
  3. diamondQ 7
  4. clubQ 10 8 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 6 2 5
S - 4 5 2 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 8 7 5
  2. heart9
  3. diamondJ 9 4 2
  4. club9 7 6 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club5
  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartA K J 7 4 3
  3. diamond8 6 5
  4. clubK J
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart
Pass 1spade Pass 2heart
Pass 4heart End
At the table West continued with a neutral heart, but his partner was to suffer the consequences. South cashed clubA and rattled off all the trumps to catch East in a criss-cross squeeze. It was not easy for West, but a spade continuation was required to break up the squeeze and collect an average score. When I was looking at the hand more closely, I did wonder that perhaps South had been very conservarive ... Is a 16 count and a good 6 card suit not worthy of a little more respect?

This was the four card ending ...
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