Devious Mind

Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeA K J 5
  2. heartK 9 4
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubK 8 6 5
Green square in centre

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA

  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heartJ 10 8 6 3
  3. diamondQ 9 5 2
  4. clubA 2
West North East South
1NT Dble 2club* 3heart
Pass 4heart End

* escape mechanism

South should reason that East's high-low might be true cards from a doubleton but that in that case there would be little hope other than playing West for heartAQ doubleton. South should play East for three diamonds, throw a club on the third diamond and when East obligingly follows then South should ...
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