CHAPTER ♣10

After lunch BC The Sugar Beet and BC The Seed Potato continued their fierce battle. The Beets were determined to eliminate their 17 IMP deficit, and the Potatoes were equally determined to increase their 17 IMP advantage. During lunch both sides had applied some psychological warfare, all in the best possible atmosphere, and the contestants took their seats for the second session with ample mental and emotional armour.
In the first round Leo and Linda opposed the baron and baroness van Bedum tot Baflo. Soon this board hit the table:

W/-	♠ 9 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A 10 9 5 4 2
♠ K 8 5 ♥ K 10 7 3 ♦ A Q 9 ♣ K J 8	N W         E S	♠ 7 2   ♥ J 9 6 4 2   ♦ 10 8 5 2   ♣ 6 3
	♠ A Q J 10 6 3 ♥ Q 8 ♦ K J 4 ♣ Q 7
West baron 1 NT   3 ♥   4 ♥   double	North Leo pass   3 ♠   pass   pass	East baroness 2 ♦   pass   pass   pass	South Linda 2 ♠   pass   4 ♠   pass

The baron opened as dealer with 1NT, the baroness responded 2♦ and Linda stepped in with 2♠. After the baron's 3♥ Leo knew that the opponents had a good heart fit. His two aces, doubleton spades and sixcard clubs looked pretty handsome, so he decided to compete with 3♠. This call ran to the baron, who after due deliberation took the plunge into 4♥. It was not entirely clear who could make what, but Linda cut this short by bidding 4♠. She nodded her agreement when the baron doubled.

The baron was more or less forced to lead ♠5. Linda won with dummy's ♠9 and cunningly played a spade to her ♠Q! The baron took his ♠K and gratefully exited with ♠8. Linda discarded a diamond from dummy and won in hand with ♠A. She continued with ♣Q, which the baron had to cover with ♣K. Linda won with dummy's ♣A and continued with ♣10. The baron took his ♣J and saw that he had better cash ♦A to prevent the overtrick.

"Pff, 4♠ doubled and made, that is, er ... +590", said Linda gleefully.
The nobleman gave an almost imperceptible nod and entered the score with obvious reluctance.
"That was a Biltcliffe Coup", Leo grinned a trifle tactlessly."
"What kind of coup?", inquired the baronness with a stiff upper lip.
"A Biltcliffe Coup", said Leo amiably. "If opponents are about to end up in a part score but you keep the bidding open in fourth position, opponents then bid game, you double this and opponents then make their contract, it is called a Biltcliffe Coup."

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"What utter nonsense", snapped the baron, who kept a well stocked bridge library and possessed vast theoretical knowledge.
"I did not invent this coup myself", Leo apologized. "The Biltcliffe Coup was introduced by Terence Reese and David Bird in their book 'Doubled and Venerable'..."


A few moments later Joep and Joeri played this board against Uwe and Ute.

W/-	♠ 9 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A 10 9 5 4 2
♠ K 8 5 ♥ K 10 7 3 ♦ A Q 9 ♣ K J 8	N W         E W	♠ 7 2   ♥ J 9 6 4 2   ♦ 10 8 5 2   ♣ 6 3
	♠ A Q J 10 6 3 ♥ Q 8 ♦ K J 4 ♣ Q 7
West Joeri 1 NT   pass   pass	North Uwe 2 ♣   4 ♠	East Joep 2 ♥   pass	South Ute 3 ♠   pass

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Joeri opened 1NT like the baron, but Uwe overcalled with a forward 2♣. After Joep's weak 2♥ the flamboyant Ute jumped to 3♠, and Uwe completed the auction with an enterprising 4♠.

Joeri, like the baron, led ♠5. Ute shot a fierce look at the dummy and then at Uwe, and won with dummy's ♠9. She continued with a spade to her ♠A and a spade to Joeri's ♠K.
Joeri contemplated briefly and realized that he was probably thrown in. But if he had to give away a trick he might as well demolish dummy's entry to the long clubs in the process. Besides, there was always the chance that Joep held ♥Q. So he confidently placed ♥K on the green baize! Ute took the trick with dummy's ♥A, crossed to her ♥Q and advanced ♣Q.
Joeri watched this card for a moment and then calmly played ♣8! That was the end of the road for declarer. She tried a club to dummy's ♣A and a diamond to her ♦J, but Joeri won with ♦Q and simply exited with a heart. Ute ruffed, and to her great annoyance had to concede 1 down a few moments later. She had mustered no more than five spades, two hearts and two club tricks.

"A Merrimac Coup", said Uwe sharply. "Well defended, sacrificing ♥K to remove dummy's ♥A prematurely. And you must indeed subsequently refuse to cover Ute's ♣Q, otherwise she will still sail home."
"Yes", concurred Joep. "4♠ can only be beaten by allowing declarer to make both rounded queens."
"Next board", growled Ute. "We are running behind as it is."

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At another table Constance and Mathilde on behalf of BC The Sugar Beet were locked in battle with the vicar and the priest. After a couple of dull part scores this exotic creature appeared on the table:

W/NS	♠ Q 8 5 ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ K 6 3 ♣ K Q 7
♠ A J 10 9 3 ♥ 4 ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ 9 8 5 2	N W         E S	♠ 7 6 4   ♥ 9   ♦ J 9 8   ♣ A J 10 6 4 3
	♠ K 2 ♥ A K 10 8 6 5 3 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ -
West Mathilde pass   pass   pass	North priest 1 ♣   4 ♥   pass	East Constance pass   pass   pass	South vicar 2 ♥   6 ♥

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The vicar went straight to higher spheres, and Mathilde led ♣9 against 6♥. The vicar shot a glance at the dummy and confidently called for ♣K. Constance covered with ♣A and the vicar ruffed. She cashed ♥A, thought for a while and continued with ♠2! Mathilde watched this card as if it were some slimy toad, and then played small. Dummy's ♠Q won the trick, and ♣Q absorbed declarer's ♠K. The vicar cashed ♦AK, conceded a diamond and claimed.

"I ruff my last diamond in dummy", she commenced her sermon. "A true Morton's Fork with only losing options for Mathilde. If, as happened in practice, she ducks ♠A I subsequently get rid of my spade loser, and if she takes ♠A I can discard two diamonds on dummy's black queens."
"Why did you play me for ♠A?", inquired Mathilde amiably. "If Constance has it you must play a small spade from dummy instead of from your hand."
The vicar, who had hoped that someone would have the decency to ask this, eloquently completed her sermon: "Constance held ♣A, but smoothly passed after my 6♥ bid. If she had held ♠A as well she would probably have hesitated for a moment. It does not happen often after all that opponents bid a slam without Blackwood or cue bids while you possess two aces."

The priest opened his mouth to say something, but then changed his mind...

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Soon afterwards Daphne-Jolijn and Diederik-Jan played this board against Black and Jack. Diederik-Jan was growing his first fluffy beard, to the extreme annoyance of their authoritarian father, and Daphne-Jolijn was sporting a torn shaded jeans in spite of their mother's alternating vehement spiels and prayers. Black and Jack however welcomed the bold youngsters appreciatively and sorted their cards in relaxed fashion.

W/NS	♠ Q 8 5 ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ K 6 3 ♣ K Q 7
♠ A J 10 9 3 ♥ 4 ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ 9 8 5 2	N W         E S	♠ 7 6 4   ♥ 9   ♦ J 9 8   ♣ A J 10 6 4 3
	♠ K 2 ♥ A K 10 8 6 5 3 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ -
West Black 2 ♠ *   pass	North Diederik-Jan double   pass	East Jack pass   pass	South Daphne-Jolijn 6 ♥
* Muiderberg convention: 6-10 points, 5 spades and 4+ of a minor

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Daphne-Jolijn was in a very obstinate mood due to her mother nagging about her clothing, and shot defiantly into 6♥ at her first turn. Like Mathilde, Black led ♣9, and like the vicar, Daphne-Jolijn called for dummy's ♣K. Unlike Constance however, Jack paused to analyse the hand. This did not give away anything, because after this lead the young declarer knew well enough that he held ♣A.
Black's ♣9 lead was obviously top of nothing. She therefore had either two or four clubs, or perhaps a singleton, but certainly not three clubs. Daphne-Jolijn, obstinate or not, would never have called 6♥ straight like that with two or three small clubs. So she had to have a void in clubs, and Black's ♣9 had to be from four small!

Jack checked his calculations and then played ♣J to the first trick! Daphne-Jolijn eyed him in astonishment, and then realized that she had to play a card from her hand. But which one?
Eventually she threw a small diamond and continued with ♥A and ♠2, hoping that West would make a mistake. But Black calmly played low, and dummy's ♠Q won the trick. Daphne-Jolijn thought and hesitated in vain for a while, but could not prevent the loss of ♠A and a diamond trick.

"Wow, beautiful duck at trick one!", complimented Black softly to Jack. "If you put up your ♣A Daphne-Jolijn ruffs and can subsequently make her contract by playing a small spade from her hand. Morton's Fork that is called, I believe", added Black, proud to have read her first bridge book recently. "Declarer's legitimate club trick comes too early now to make an effective discard."

Jack opened his mouth to say something, but then changed his mind...

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All tables played the same boards, and on behalf of BC The Seed Potato the baron and baroness van Bedum tot Baflo reached 6♥ on this board as well. The baron felt somewhat insulted by Leo's remark on that Biltcliffe Coup, and as a nobleman he was determined to take revenge and restore his honour.

W/NS	♠ Q 8 5 ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ K 6 3 ♣ K Q 7
♠ A J 10 9 3 ♥ 4 ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ 9 8 5 2	N W         E S	♠ 7 6 4   ♥ 9   ♦ J 9 8   ♣ A J 10 6 4 3
	♠ K 2 ♥ A K 10 8 6 5 3 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ -
West Leo 2 ♠ *   pass	North baroness double   pass	East Linda 4 ♠   pass	South baron 6 ♥
* Muiderberg convention: 6-10 points, 5 spades and 4+ of a minor

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Leo opened a Muiderberg 2♠, the baroness doubled for takeout, and Linda, certain that opponents could at least make a vulnerable heart game, bid an agressive 4♠. She looked mildly amazed when her erudite left hand opponent bid slam like a street fighter. Leo led ♣9, and the baroness displayed her dummy in four neat rows.
"Good luck Leopold", she said melodiously.
"Thank you Leonora", the baron answered militantly. "King of clubs please."

Linda, like Jack, took her time to analyse the hand, reached the same conclusion, and to everybody's astonishment eventually played ♣J. The baron considered this unexpected and unwelcome development for a while and then discarded ♦4 from his hand. He cashed ♥A, saw everybody follow suit, and retreated into a prolonged huddle.
He was not the strongest player in the club, but certainly the most experienced and most scholarly one. He knew the theory of squeeze positions well, and he soon spotted that East could be squeezed in clubs and diamonds if she held four or more diamonds in addition to her supposed ♣A. There was also a small chance of a spade-diamond squeeze against West or a double squeeze against East-West, but this required East to have no spades higher than dummy's ♠8.

Fortified by this analysis the baron continued with ♠K! Leo had to take this with his ♠A, and returned ♠J won by dummy's ♠Q. The baron solemnly said "En garde", and reeled off his trumps while watching the discards like a hawk.

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This was the position after nine tricks:

W/NS	♠ 8 ♥ - ♦ K 6 ♣ Q
♠ 10 ♥ - ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ -	N W         E S	♠ 7   ♥ -   ♦ J 9   ♣ A
	♠ - ♥ 3 ♦ A 7 2 ♣ -

On the baron's last heart Leo, knowing that declarer had closely watched his spade discards, was forced to release ♦5. When the baron saw this cards he gave a triumphant smile and announced:
"Spade 8 please, Leonora. That card has fulfilled its noble task with fortitude."
Linda, who realised what was going on, had cunningly kept ♠7, but had to let this go now. The baron cashed ♦K and ♦A with aristocratic aplomb, and faced his last card, ♦2 with a flourish.

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"Touché", said Leo spontaneously.
"Magnifique", spoke the baroness admiringly.
"Fortunate", grumbled Linda sourly. "If ♠8 and ♠7 are swapped there is no double squeeze."
"True", countered the baron buoyantly. "But this was my only chance after you had ducked ♣A so smartly at trick one. If you hadn't done that I could have made my contract via a Morton's Fork against West. In fact you were in a way exposed to a Morton's Fork yourself at trick one: If you don't play ♣A you are saddled with the club control and the double squeeze ensues, and if you do play ♣A I can catch your partner in a Morton's Fork by playing ♠2 from my hand."

Leo opened his mouth to say something, but then changed his mind...

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Elsewhere in the room Mr. Pleiter and Dr. Snijder on behalf of BC The Sugar Beet also landed in 6♥ on this board. They were facing the top pair of BC The Seed Potato, and the very tall arrogant East player with the short bristly hair was determined to beat this slam.

W/NS	♠ Q 8 5 ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ K 6 3 ♣ K Q 7
♠ A J 10 9 3 ♥ 4 ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ 9 8 5 2	N W         E S	♠ 7 6 4   ♥ 9   ♦ J 9 8   ♣ A J 10 6 4 3
	♠ K 2 ♥ A K 10 8 6 5 3 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ -
West Rick van de Schans pass   pass   pass   pass	North Mr. Pleiter 1 ♣   2 ♥   5 ♦ **   pass	East Dick van de Toren pass   pass   pass   pass	South Dr. Snijder 1 ♥   5 ♣ *   6 ♥
*  Exclusion Blackwood: ♣A does not count as a key card. ** Zero keycards

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The busty West player with the ample curly grey hair led ♣9 against the heart slam. Dick van de Toren straightened his back and when the dummy was revealed he made a quick and sharp analysis. While Dr. Snijder was contemplating her strategy he came to the same conclusion as Jack and Linda: Declarer had a club void (also in view of her 5♣ call), and he should not cover dummy's honour card with ♣A.
Fully prepared for this brilliant piece of defence he eyed Dr. Snijder expectantly, and the slick surgeon suddenly said:
"Small club please."

Dick van de Toren was perplexed for a moment, but then slowly contributed ♣10. Dr. Snijder ruffed, cashed ♥A and continued defiantly with ♠2. Rick van de Schans hesitated briefly but it made no difference. He decided to play low and dummy's ♠Q won the trick. Dr. Snijder then called for ♣K. Dick van de Toren did his best by ducking smoothly, but Dr. Snijder firmly discarded her ♠K. When Rick van de Schans followed with a small club she grinned and faced her cards.
"You get one diamond", she commented as briefly as possible.

Dick van de toren looked blackly across the table, and Rick van de Schans quickly said:
"Nicely played, that small club from dummy at trick one. If you put up an honour my partner will duck his ace..."
"Obviously", broke in Dick van de Toren gruffly.
"...but you can still make it then on a double squeeze", continued Rick van de Schans imperturbably.
"Correct", intervened Mr. Pleiter wittily. "But for that to operate West must have all missing spades higher than dummy's ♠8. The Morton's Fork against West was much more likely."
Dick van de Toren did not react, and imperiously reached for the next board.

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At the other end of the room a most improbable combination had gathered at one table. Ko and Jo having very little affinity with the rules and structures of the modern law-abiding society, and the sheriff and the prosecutor whose mission it was to uphold these very rules and structures.
The sheriff observed his opponent's shabby clothing disapprovingly and sorted his cards, steeling himself to punish any transgression at the table.

N/EW	♠ 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ A J 3 ♣ A K 7 5
♠ K Q 4 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ K 7 6 4 ♣ J 8 3	N W         E S	♠ A J 10 9 5 2   ♥ J 10 4 3   ♦ -   ♣ Q 9 4
	♠ 7 ♥ A K Q ♦ Q 10 9 8 5 2 ♣ 10 6 2
West prosecutor -   3 ♠   pass	North Jo 1 ♣   4 ♦   pass	East sheriff 2 ♠   pass   pass	South Ko 3 ♦   5 ♦

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Jo bid 1♣ first in hand, and the sheriff placed the red STOP card ostentatiously on the green baize, followed by 2♠. Ko bid 3♦ without pause and the sheriff sternly said "Director!"

"What's wrong this time?", sighed Ko, who had ample experience with police encounters for offences such as begging, drunkenness, urinating in the park and playing guitar in the mall without permit.
"I have used the STOP card followed by a jump bid, and you are not permitted to bid on without pausing..."
"And you are not permitted to say 'Director' during the auction, you have to use that card in your bidding box for that", interrupted Jo intrepidly.
The sheriff shot a devastating glance at her and hissed with ill-disguised anger: "I preserve my rights."

There was a threatening silence, and then the prosecutor said: "Three spades."
No one at the table remarked that she should not say this but instead use her bidding cards, and Jo called 4♦. Ko wantonly advanced to the diamond game, and the prosecutor attacked with ♠K. This held the trick and she continued with ♠Q. Ko ruffed and advanced ♦Q in an effort to smoke out the king. But the prosecutor smoothly followed with a low diamond, so did dummy, and the sheriff discarded a spade with a fierce look to his left.
Ko shrugged his shoulders and played a small diamond to dummy's ♦J. He continued cunningly with ♣AK, everybody following with small spot cards, and only then ruffed dummy's last spade. Next came ♥AKQ on which, to his great relief, everyone followed suit.

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This was the position after ten tricks:

N/EW	♠ - ♥ - ♦ A ♣ 7 5
♠ - ♥ - ♦ K 7 ♣ J	N W         E S	♠ A   ♥ J   ♦ -   ♣ Q
	♠ - ♥ - ♦ 10 9 ♣ 10

Ko, lacking a concrete plan, felt intuitively that it would be pointless to play a trump. Therefore he carelessly spun ♣10 onto the table. The sheriff won the trick with ♣Q and sullenly eyed his two remaining cards. These were both high and both into a triple void, and he flinged ♠A on the baize without further ado. Ko played ♦10 and suddenly became aware that something peculiar was going on. He watched the prosecutor in amusement, who by now realised that contrary to all expectations her ♦K was doomed. She finally threw ♦7 with a fatalistic gesture and Ko exclaimed "Wow, I made it! Club away in dummy."

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Jo studied the curious end position pensively, wondering how on earth Ko had managed to catch West's guarded king with dummy's bare ace. Suddenly the penny dropped, and she bluntly addressed the sheriff:
"If you throw your ♣Q under dummy's ♣K your partner wins the third round of clubs with her ♣J, beating the contract".
"That is correct", said the prosecutor stiffly. "But we would then have been deprived of witnessing a genuine Smother Play."

The sheriff's face was slowly turning purple, and Ko said hastily "Come on, next board..."

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The atmosphere was filled with tension when the players retrieved their cards for the next hand.

W/all	♠ A 8 7 4 ♥ J ♦ A K 7 5 3 2 ♣ Q 6
♠ - ♥ K 10 8 6 2 ♦ Q J 9 8 ♣ K 9 3 2	N W         E S	♠ 10 9 5 2   ♥ 7 4 3   ♦ 6   ♣ J 10 8 5 4
	♠ K Q J 6 3 ♥ A Q 9 5 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 7
West sheriff 2 ♥ *   pass   pass	North Ko double   5 ♥   pass	East prosecutor pass   pass   pass	South Jo 4 NT   6 ♠
* Muiderberg convention: 6-10 points, 5 hearts and 4+ of a minor

The sheriff opened a Muiderberg 2♥ in his most intimidating manner. Ko however was unimpressed and doubled to show opening strength and four spades. Jo immediately wheeled her favourite Blackwood cannon into position and was soon installed in 6♠.

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The sheriff led ♦Q, visibly annoyed that his Muiderberg opening had not prevented these outlaws from bidding a slam against him. Jo won with ♦A and noticed East's ♦6 with some concern. That was the lowest diamond out, and it looked very much like a singleton.
She continued with a small spade to her ♠K, and eyed Wests's ♥2 with even more concern. Somebody up there was in a foul mood!

Jo paused shortly in search for inspiration, and then continued with ♦10. The sheriff covered with ♦J and Jo played small from dummy! The prosecutor shed a small club as expected, and the sheriff considered his next move. The uncivilized declarer more or less had to have all missing points for her bidding, so a heart or a club would most probably give away a trick. Therefore, after due deliberation, he advanced ♦9. Dummy played low again, the prosecutor shed another club, and Jo ruffed.

Dummy's diamonds were high now, but to enjoy them Jo could not afford to ruff a heart. That meant that she was still a trick short. The heart finesse was bound to fail after West's Muiderberg, and without any concrete plan Jo cashed ♣A to see if something interesting would happen. Everybody followed with a spot card however, and she continued stoically with ♠QJ and a spade to dummy's ♠A. She then cashed dummy's diamonds.

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This was the position after ten tricks:

W/all	♠ - ♥ J ♦ 5 ♣ Q
♠ - ♥ K 10 ♦ - ♣ K	N W         E S	♠ -   ♥ 7   ♦ -   ♣ J 10
	♠ - ♥ A Q ♦ - ♣ 7

On dummy's last diamond Jo discarded ♣7, and noticed from the corner of her eye that the sheriff's face was turning crimson again. Eventually he threw ♥10, and Jo, certain that ♣Q was not a winner, played ♥J and overtook in her hand with ♥A. When the sheriff hurled ♥K to the green baize she rubbed her eyes and faced her last card, ♥Q, with a very broad smile.

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"I made it!", she exclaimed loudly.
"Unbelievably lucky", snarled the sheriff angrily.
"Was it necessary to concede a diamond?", inquired Ko critically.
"A Vienna Coup", observed the prosecutor softly. "Declarer must indeed cash ♣A at an early stage, otherwise the heart-club squeeze against West does not work."

She wanted to say more, but then noticed the sheriff's deep red face and decided not to pass any further comment...

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After a short while this board arrived at the other table, where Dick van de Toren on behalf of BC The Seed Potato also reached 6♠ via an identical auction.

W/all	♠ A 8 7 4 ♥ J ♦ A K 7 5 3 2 ♣ Q 6
♠ - ♥ K 10 8 6 2 ♦ Q J 9 8 ♣ K 9 3 2	N W         E S	♠ 10 9 5 2   ♥ 7 4 3   ♦ 6   ♣ J 10 8 5 4
	♠ K Q J 6 3 ♥ A Q 9 5 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 7
West Dr. Snijder 2 ♥ *   pass   pass	North Rick van de Schans double   5 ♥   pass	East Mr. Pleiter pass   pass   pass	South Dick van de Toren 4 NT   6 ♠
* Muiderberg convention: 6-10 points, 5 hearts and 4+ of a minor

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The first few tricks went the same: ♦Q lead to dummy's ace, a spade to declarer's ♠K and a diamond to West's ♦J, ducked in dummy.
Dr. Snijder glanced at the arrogant declarer from the corner of her eye and started to look for ways and means to defeat him. She soon concluded that declarer needed to bring in dummy's diamonds (otherwise he would not have played them himself in the first place). So she would have to stand on her head in order to prevent him from ruffing a diamond and subsequently reaching the dummy. East had to have four spades for this, and she should in any case not lead a diamond now!

It was going to be a club or a heart then. Declarer undoubtedly held ♣A, so a club would not only give away a trick but also create an extra entry in dummy. So it had to be a heart. A small heart might allow dummy's bare ♥J to score...

Dr. Snijder, being specialized in emergency surgery, was used to take important decisions without undue delay, and she firmly placed ♥K on the table! Dick van de Toren won with ♥A and saw that dummy's diamonds were now dead. He discarded a club on ♥Q and ruffed a heart hoping that ♥10 would drop with East. When this did not happen he crossed to ♣A and ruffed a club. He finally cashed ♠A and fatalistically called for ♦K. But Mr. Pleiter ruffed, Dick van de Toren overruffed, and had to concede his ♥9 to Dr. Snijder's ♥10 at the end.

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Everybody opened their mouth, but Rick van de Schans was there first.
"Clever defence, madam. That ♥K was really the only card to beat 6♠. After a diamond switch my partner will make his contract on a Vienna Coup plus squeeze."
This smart double compliment cut short any further discussion, and Dick van de Toren left the table with a gruff "obviously".


Partly thanks to this board BC The Sugar Beet had recovered part of their 17 IMP deficit. The third and last session was going to bring the decision, and the players took a short but tense tea break. This was the score after 32 of the 48 boards:


151   BC The Sugar Beet
161   BC The Seed Potato


Results of the second session:

29   Leo and Linda / Joep and Joeri
21   Ute and Uwe / baron and baroness van Bedum tot Baflo

10   Daphne-Jolijn and Diederik-Jan / Constance and Mathilde
22   Black and Jack / vicar and priest

30   Dr. Snijder and Mr. Pleiter / Ko and Jo
19   Dick and Rick / sheriff and prosecutor


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