Movie #3 : page 2
You have sufficient information to place your hand upon the
table — with an appropriate announcement, of course.
You could try a minor-suit finesse at great risk, but either
ploy would be giving up a sure thing. West had two chances
to lead a third heart, if any; therefore, he does not have one.
On the knowledge that east has eight major-suit cards,
the surefire line is to win the second diamond with the ace
,
then a diamond to the queen
. If the suit splits 3-3
school is out. In the unlikely event that east has four diamonds,
then he could have but a singleton club, and a second-round club
finesse is marked.
Most likely, west has four diamonds. In this case, declarer cashes two trumps, to this position:
The lead of the last spade effects a double squeeze.
West must guard diamonds, so he discards a club. The diamond seven
is now expendable, and east is forced to part with a club in order to guard hearts.
Note that winning the second diamond in hand kills the squeeze position. The full deal:
At the table, declarer reasoned that my partner (east) surely would not have made such a conservative preempt at favorable vulnerability; so he finessed clubs the wrong way and went down.
Never underestimate the power of a preempt!