Last round Turkish delight by Christer Andersson
(Sweden)
The board below was spectacular. Ince earned 10 IMPs by making 4S, while the
same contract was down one in the other Room:
Love All. Dealer West.
S K83
H 93
D A9752
C AKJ
S 6 S 9542
H AQJ8652
H 7
D KT D Q63
C T74 C Q9652
S AQJT7
H KT4
D J84
C 83
Open Room
West North East South
Danyliuk Ozdil
Danyliuk Ince
1H Dbl Pass 2H
Pass 2S Pass 4S
All Pass
East lead his singleton heart to partners Jack. West continued with the H AQ
and Ozdil ruffed high in his hand. Declarer now played one round of trumps
(S8), to keep the communication between hands open and hoping for split honors
in diamonds, followed with DA and a low card in the suit.
It was of no help for West to throw away his DK on the Ace. In with the DK he
tried a club, but Ozdil could win it in his hand and play four rounds of
trumps, to squeeze East in the minors. This was the situation before the last
trump:
S --
H --
D 9
C KJ
S -- S --
H J H --
D -- D Q
C T7 C Q9
S 7
H --
D J
C 8
On the last trump from the dummy, Ozdil discarded the diamond from his own hand
and East elected to keep both minor suit queens, discarding the C9. Feeling
that East most probably would play the ten, if he T9 left in clubs, declarer
played a club to the King and made his contract.