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Desrousseaux Leads Spade for a Five Diamond Contract
In a bridge column, Ursula Desrousseaux finds a sharp opening lead on a deal. North rebids one spade forcing a strong hand, indicating no four spades, guiding the play toward five diamonds as the better contract. Declarer’s ruff and club sequence reveal the constructed bad news, with spade management deciding the outcome.
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France
Gerard Desrousseaux
Desrousseaux
Gerard
Ursula
North
North America
South
Declarer
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West