27th February 2019

Dealer South
S
KJ74
   
Love All
H
K62
   
    D AJ3
   
    C K106
   
S
1092
    S
65
H
QJ984
    H
105
D
Q6
    D
K9742
C
875
    C
QJ42
    S
AQ83
   
    H
A73
   
    D
1085
   
    C
A93
   


South
West
North
East
1C 1H Double
2D
2S Pass 4S Pass
Pass Pass




An entertaining deal from the Swiss Teams at Deva featuring a double endplay (not a slam hand this time).

North South quickly reached game in spades with West having bid hearts and East diamonds.
West led the diamond queen, declarer won with the ace and drew three rounds of trumps ending in dummy.
Declarer now led a diamond from table and East ducked, so the ten won.  Now three rounds of hearts left West on play.
She had to return a club (or concede a ruff and discard). 
Declarer won club in hand and exited with a diamond to endplay East to lead a club or concede a ruff and discard.

Nicely played by John Currie to gain 1 IMP.

Thanks to John Currie for reporting this deal