South coasts into the three no-trump
via a Stayman sequence. West leads the ♣2 and South plays dummy’s ♣3. After a pause,
East inserts the ♣10,
which declarer beats
with the ♣Q,
For start, East’s long huddle surely
confirms possession of a higher honour. South put this knowledge to good use. Whether
West has led from three clubs or four, the defenders cannot readily cash three winners in the suit.
Either East’s top club or West’s presumed ♣9 must
block the suit.
With one club in the bag South
counted eight tricks. Dummy’s spades offer good prospects of a ninth and a 3-3
heart division will make fourth card in that suit good.
At trick two South led a ♠2. East smothered
the ª10 with the ªJ and switched to a diamond. The declarer took this in hand
and again underled the ♠A. when East captured the ªQ with the ♠K, South
played ♥K, ♥Q and ♥A. and
when the hearts were
3-3 South had nine tricks.
"It is better to keep your
options open than your eyes closed!”
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