Both vulnerable. South deals.

Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
10 8
6 4 3
9 7 5 2
8 6 4 3
WEST EAST
9 7 6 4 2
9 8 5 2 K 10 7
K Q 4 J 10 8
Q J 10 A K 9 7 2
SOUTH
A K Q J 5 3
A Q J
A 6 3
5
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
2 Pass 2NT Pass
3 Pass 3NT Pass
4 Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead: Queen of
This hand was played in team match in 1932. It has, since then, become a staple in the files of every bridge writer. Sitting South was George Unger of New York.
The auction was routine for those days. A strong two-bid in spades followed by a negative response, a rebid of the six-card major followed by a second negative, and a final contract of four spades.
West led the queen of clubs, and declarer's problem was obvious. He was faced with three losers in the minor suits, and a possible heart loser. Chances of finding East with the king of hearts guarded only once were slight, so declarer needed to find a second entry to dummy to permit two heart finesses. Once the problem was isolated, the solution was obvious.
West's lead of the queen of clubs held, and West continued with the jack. Declarer took care to ruff high, then led a low spade and finessed dummy's eight. When that held, a heart finesse was taken and, when that too, was successful, to all intents and purposes the hand was over.
Declarer crossed back to the table with the ten of trumps to repeat the heart finesse and the last trump was drawn. Declarer conceded two diamond tricks and racked up six spade tricks, three hearts and the ace of diamonds.
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