North-South soon reached the
contract of 5♣. West continued
with the ♥K at trick two. There
were two certain losers a club
and spade finesse.
South took good five minutes
and played to the perfection.
Perhaps, he analyzed if West
has both the ♥AK, obviously
some club shortness and has
failed to bid. West’s silence
suggests that East probably
has both ♣A and ♠K. This
could give South a slightly
better, albeit marginal, chance
for an endplay.
Clearly, East has the heart
length while West has the heart
strength. South did the best
thing possible. Trumped the
second heart and played ♦AK.
Trumped a diamond in the
dummy with the ♣6 and then
led a club. East had a singleton
♣A and no more diamonds, he
was end played. East, on
winning the ♣A, must lead a
spade or return a heart,
permitting South to discard a
spade while ruffling in the
dummy.
South’s partial elimination
came with a no-loss and a lot
of gain. ‘You must lose everything in
order to gain anything!’
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