Board 08

Board 08

♠ 10 8
♥ 10 9 8 6 3
♦ 10 5
♣ K Q J 8
♠ A 6 3 2
♥ A Q 7 5 4
♦ A 8
♣ A 4
N
W   E
 
S
♠ K Q J 7 5
♥ K 2
♦ K Q 4 3 2
♣ 2
♠ 9 4
♥ J
♦ J 9 7 6
♣ 10 9 7 6 5 3

Dealer:

West

Vuln:

None

W N E S
1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass
4♠ Pass 4NT Pass
5♣ Pass 7♠ End

Contract:

7♠ by East

Lead:

♣10

East bids a quiet 1♠ over partner's 1♥. Opener's raise to 4♠ indicates a very strong hand, since responder has shown only 6 points. Even with just a single key card, East is interested in a spade slam and uses RKCB. The 5♣ response shows one or four key cards, but East knows it must be four aces, and bids the grand slam in spades.