You have no doubt realized that this was played several decades ago, because modern players would almost certainly bid with the West hand. True, the vulnerability is unfavorable, but many would still make a weak jump overcall of two hearts over one club. Or settle for one heart. And if West did pass, East might well intervene over one diamond, although his suit quality is not quite so good.

When Sidney Silodor, a 35-time national champion, was the declarer, West led the heart queen. South won with the king and ran his minor-suit winners to take 12 tricks.

At the other table, West was Helen Sobel, one of the greatest female players of all time. She felt that South held the heart king and that leading the suit would immediately sacrifice a trick. Instead, she selected the spade eight.

As you can see, this worked remarkably well. East ran six spade tricks, then shifted to the heart ten. This gave the defenders six tricks in that suit also for down eight.

The Sobel-Silodor team won the match because of this board.

It is not a “perfect” example, because “only” 12 tricks were taken at each table. But it’s close.