Making slam the hard way in a spade contract
Bridge columnist James Jacoby analyzes an unusual deal where dummy holds three small cards in the shortest suit yet six spades is feasible. South makes six spades despite a 5-1 trump split, after careful play in clubs and diamonds, with East forced to underrun on a final spade entry.
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