Both vulnerable. South deals.

Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
x A 6 5
u Q J 7 3
v K 10 7 5
w 7 6
WEST EAST
x 9 8 7 4 3 x 10 2
u 8 6 5 u A 10
v 8 6 v Q 4 3
w J 4 2 w A K 9 8 5 3
SOUTH
x K Q J
u K 9 4 2
v A J 9 2
w Q 10
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTHEAST
1NT Pass 2w Pass
2u Pass 4uPass
Pass Pass
Opening lead: Two of w
If there's one thing an expert abhors, it's having to rely on a finesse. If there's anything he hates more, it's a two-way finesse with no clue as to which way to take it. See how one of the world's all-time great players, Benito Garozzo, went out of his way to avoid arriving at that position.
The auction was routine. With a ruffing value in clubs, North used the Stayman Convention to reach a good game in hearts.
West led low from a three-card club fragment containing an honor. East took the king and ace and shifted to the ten of spades, declarer winning in hand to lead a trump to the jack and East's ace. East reverted to a spade. Garozzo won in hand with queen and drew the outstanding trumps ending in hand.
The fate of the contract now hinged on locating the queen of diamonds. Some players always play for the queen lying over the jack in these situations; others implore the gods of bridge for guidance.
Garozzo found a more reliable guide. He cashed dummy's ace of spades, on which East discarded a club. West was now marked with five spades, three hearts and three or four clubs, hence could hold at most two diamonds. East held either three or four diamonds, and thus was a strong favorite to hold the queen. Declarer led a diamond to the king, returned the ten and ducked in hand when East followed low. When that held, a diamond continuation assured the game even had East started with four to the queen.
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