Double for the right lead.
Bridge Column for July 16, 2000, By HARVEY BERNSTEIN
East-West vulnerable.  North deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: A 8 7 3          
                              H: J 10 9 3    
                              D: A Q J 4     
                              C: 3       
            WEST                             EAST
            S: 10 2                          S: J 5   
            H: 7 6 4 2                       H: A K Q 8 5  
            D: 9 8 6 2                       D: Void              
            C: 10 7 2                        C: A K Q J 6 5 
                              SOUTH                         
                              S: K Q 9 6 4
                              H: Void       
                              D: K 10 7 5 3 
                              C: 9 8 4    
          The Bidding://
                  NORTH    EAST    SOUTH    WEST                  
                    1D      6C       6D     Pass
                   Pass     6H       6S     Pass
                   Pass   Double    Pass    Pass
                   Pass
     This hand was bid and played as shown during the IMP
(International Match Point) Pairs event at the 1998 World Masters
tournament in Corsica, France.  East, Mario Dix of Malta, decided
to abandon any attempt at scientific bidding after North opened
the auction.  He bid six clubs.
     While I can't imagine making a bid at this level with the
South cards, six diamonds was probably going to make.  But Dix
wasn't done.  The bid by South just presented him with an
opportunity to introduce his second suit.
     At this point, South should pass.  The six spade bid is a
prime example of the sin of "walking in front of your partner". 
South knows very little about his partner's hand.  He must give
North a chance to double this contract if, in fact, that is the
correct action.  
     Dix was still not finished.  His double is known as a
"Lightner" double, named after Theodore Lightner of New York City
who first determined that this type of double should ask partner
to lead the first suit mentioned by the hand that will be the
dummy, in this case, diamonds.
     Margaret Parnis-England, also of Malta, showed complete
faith in her partner and led the two of diamonds which was
trumped by Dix.  If you thought that Dix would now cash the ace
of clubs you have truly underestimated him.  Dix led the five of
clubs to his partner's ten in order to get another diamond lead
and a result of +300.
     Did Dix treat the two of diamonds as a suit preference card
for clubs?  Did Parnis-England intend it to be?  We may never
know, but it was a spectacular result.
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