Bridge Column for December 20, 1992 
Dealer: West 
Vulnerable: None
                              North
                              S: Q 9 6 5 4 3 2 
                              H: 6            
                              D: 9 4        
                              C: 10 9 6     
            West                             East
            S: K                             S: J 10 7
            H: 10 8 5                        H: K Q J 9 7 3
            D: K J 8 7 3 2                   D: 10 6              
            C: Q 8 4                         C: 5 3        
                              South                         
                              S: A 8    
                              H: A 4 2    
                              D: A Q 5               
                              C: A K J 7 2

                 West    North   East     South                   
                  Pass   Pass      2H      3NT
                  Pass    4H(1)   Pass     4S 
                  Pass   Pass     Pass 
                  
                  (1) Transfer to spades.
     West led a very friendly seven of diamonds.  Declarer won
the queen and played the ace of spades (catching West's singleton
king) and a spade to the queen.  West discarded a small diamond
and East followed suit.  Now a third spade was led and East won
the jack.  South pitched a small heart and West shed another
diamond.  The king of hearts was returned by East (a diamond
would have been much better) and Declarer won the ace.  He now
played the ace and king of clubs in an attempt to drop the queen. 
When the queen did not appear, a small heart was led and ruffed
in the North hand.  The remaining spades were now cashed.  
     In the three card ending, North held a trump, the nine of
diamonds, and the ten of clubs.  South held the ace and five of
diamonds and the jack of clubs.  West held the king and jack of
diamonds and the queen of clubs.  East's cards were not material. 
When the last trump was played from the North hand, South was
able to part with the jack of clubs, but West had no safe
discard.  If he threw the jack of diamonds, Declarer's ace and
five of diamonds would win the last two tricks, and if he threw
the queen of clubs, dummies ten of clubs would provide a resting
place for the five of diamonds and the ace of diamonds would win
the final trick.  Making six was an excellent result.