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Pentathlon
by George Coffin

South to make 7
Opening lead:
Q
South can ruff three clubs, but he needs yet another trick.
Winning the diamond lead with the king, he advances the
K! That is covered and ruffed.
Four similar coups follow:
K,
J,
J,
9, all covered and
ruffed. Declarer now finesses in spades and draws two more trumps to this
position:

The
2 is led for a double squeeze, which would not
have worked without transferring the heart guard to west and the club guard to east.