Word: spading
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...defended a four-heart contract with Fellow Expert Bertram Lebhar, against Leonard B. Harmon and Ivar Stakgold. Before Moyse made his opening lead, Goren noted that Declarer Harmon was obviously down, announced that any orthodox lead would set the contract (four tricks: ace and queen of trumps, ace of spades, and a spade ruff by East...
...Goren's astonishment, Moyse led the diamond king, with the notion that it was a brilliant and unorthodox play. Declarer Harmon threw off a spade in the dummy, winning the first trick with his ace, played the queen and jack of diamonds (discarding two more spades in dummy), and went on to make the contract, losing only West's two trumps and the spade...