Bridge Spectaculars 3
The Genius of Belladonna
(Majorca, 1967)
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Contract : 3NT by South       Lead : ♠6

  Dummy (N)
♠ -
♥ 10 8 (7)
♦ J 9 8 6
♣ A
Tricks won
NS : 5
EW : 1
West (Baird)
♠ A J 7 3
♥(K)
♦ A
♣ K J
Next
East
♠ -
♥ 9 4 (3)
♦ -
♣ Q 10 9 8 7
  Declarer (Belladonna)
♠ Q 10
♥ (A) 6
♦ -
♣ 5 4 3 2
 

Trick 6
A small heart is now lead from Dummy to Declarer's ♥A, underwhich West's ♥K drops.

© 2002 Andrew Ward, from his book 'Bridge's Strangest Hands'
Published by Robson Books, 64 Brewery Rd. London N7 9NT