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A six card major
This
deal is from a Manchester league match recently.
At
the first table South opened one club which could be
a two card suit. West overcalled two diamonds
to show a six card major (a treatment I have not
seen before). After North passed East jumped
confidently to four spades. South decided that
either the opponents were making game with their big
major suit fit or would misjudge over five clubs or
that five clubs would be a cheap save*. West
doubled and led the ace of spades, switching to the
queen of hearts at trick two. Declarer won
with the ace and cashed a top club followed by the
ace of diamonds. West followed small without
thinking, now South drew the last trump and exited
with a diamond. West was endplayed, a spade
gave a ruff and discard, the alternative of a heart
would allow declarer to finesse the ten and play the
king ditching two diamonds.
In
the other room East West were less ambitious in the
bidding and made declarer's life easier by starting
with two rounds of spades to concede the ruff and
discard immediately.
*The
best saves are those that make.
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