Fine Judgement

14^th July – Board 4. Game All. Dealer West.

In a strange sort of way the opposition bidding made things a lot easier for North who in the final analysis had to show fine judgement.

	North: S A K J 5 3 H A K 8 3 D J 9 8 3 C none
West: S 7 6 2 H Q 10 7 5 D K Q C Q 7 6 2		East: S Q 10 9 H J 4 2 D A C K J 9 8 5 3
	South: S 8 4 H 9 6 D 10 7 6 5 4 2 C A 10 4

West	North	East	South
No	1S	2C	No
3C	Dbl	No	3D
No	4C	No	4D
No	5D	End

Without any opposition bidding the final contract would undoubtedly have been 1S but as it happens North had the opportunity to show all three of his suits when the opposition bid and supported clubs. More than that he could afford to make a slam try of 4C when his partner bid diamonds and in fact if South had held the ace of diamonds rather than the unwanted ace of clubs then slam would have been heavy odds on.