Bridge

South ruffed to continue with a diamond for the queen. West forced declarer by exiting with a club as South then ruffed a diamond felling the ace. A club ruff was followed by the heart ace revealing the abysmal 5-0 break. An advance of the queen of spades fetched a club pitch from West. East grabbed the king to return the ten of diamonds, covered by the king but ruffed by West. South won the exit of the jack of hearts and cleared the suit by playing three more rounds of the suit. Now he could dispose of a diamond from hand on a spade winner to, somewhat miraculously, finish down one, N-S -100. South was somewhat heavy for a four-level pre-empt but he did not want any competition and this wish was fulfilled when all passed. An enterprising West might have ventured five clubs, reasoning that partner's heart shortness intimated club length. However, North's double would reveal the fallacy of that conclusion. N-S own eight-card fits in both majors but the suits break 5-0. E-W hold eight-card fits in the minors but clubs also divide 5-0 and diamonds break 4-1. If West and South had been partners, a heart grand slam would have been a laydown.