I Would Have Made It

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 7 4
  2. heartA Q J 8 2
  3. diamondA 7 3
  4. club4 2
Green square in centre

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond5
  1. spadeA Q J 3
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK Q J 10 4
  4. clubA Q 7
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 1heart Pass 2spade
Pass 3diamond Pass 4club
Pass 4heart Pass 4spade
Pass 6diamond Pass Pass
Pass
Faced with an array of finesses, South decided to take the one which would have most to gain and give the greatest resolution. Accordingly, he won the lead in dummy with diamondA and played a club to the Queen. When this finesse was successful, the way forward was clearer, so he cashed another trump, West following with the diamond8 and East the diamond6. All followed to clubA, but West discarded a spade when declarer ruffed his remaining club with dummy's last trump.

The next page shows the position after trick 5:
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