♠ Txxx
♥ KTx
♦ KJT
♣ T9x
♠ Qxx ....... ♠ Axx
♥ Qx ....... . ♥ A9xx
♦ Qxxxx ....... ♦ Axx
♣ KQx ....... ♣ Jxx
♠ KJx
♥ Jxxx
♦ xx
♣ Axxx
Contract: 2NT by West Lead: ♠2
T1: ♠x-x-J-Q
T2: ♦x-x-A-x
T3: ♦x-x-Q-K
T4: ♠x-A-K-x
T5: ♦x-J-x-♣2
T6: ♠T-x-x-x
T7: ♠-x-♥x-♥x-?
The position is now with West still to discard:
♠ --
♥ KTx
♦ --
♣ T9x
♠ -- ....... ♠ --
♥ Qx ....... ♥ A9x
♦ xx ....... ♦ --
♣ KQx ....... ♣ Jxx
♠ --
♥ Jxx
♦ --
♣ Axx
West can't throw a heart, as that allows North to exit ♥K, and can't throw a diamond, as that's the eighth trick. Throwing a low club (which was found at the table) allowed North to exit to my ♣A, at which point the club suit is blocked. The heart switch ensured down 1. It doesn't help West to throw a high club, as under the ♣A he needs to play low or he is throwing away the setting trick.
How often do you see one of these? Bridge is a neat game. From the whole regional last week, this humble and irrelevant 2NT contract is the one I most enjoyed.
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