AFTER a long time, my
friend from the 21st Floor sent me this interesting hand. Just the
right thing on a rainy day.
West’s pass of two
spades must be regarded as much too conservative. He should have bid three
diamonds instead. This might have elicited a further bid from East and led to a
contract of five hearts which goes down only one.
As the bidding west,
though, South was allowed to play in four spades and made the contract by
careful play. West stared with A-K of diamonds, declarer ruffing the King.
South’s problem was
to avoid losing three club tricks. Had he relied solely on East having the ace,
he would have finished down one. But instead he placed his hopes on an end play
that was practically sure to succeed.
After leading a trump
to the ace and ruffing the last diamond, South again crossed to dummy with a
trump and played a heart, finessing the 10 after East followed low. This
unusual play rendered the defense helpless.
West won with the Queen,
but could score only one more trick for his side. Whether he returned a heart,
a diamond or a club. Whatever he hid South was bound to wind up with 10 tricks
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