No Rocket Science Required

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 8 3
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondA J 9 8
  4. clubA 10 8 4 2
  1. spadeQ 10 7 4 2
  2. heart8 6 5 4 2
  3. diamond6 4
  4. club7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 5 4 1 -
S - 5 4 1 -
E 2 - - - -
W 2 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 6
  2. heartA K 9 3
  3. diamond10 7 2
  4. clubJ 6 5 3

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: heart4
  1. spadeK J 5
  2. heartQ 10 7
  3. diamondK Q 5 3
  4. clubK Q 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 2club Pass 2NT
Pass 3diamond Pass 3NT
Pass 4diamond Pass 5club
Pass 6diamond Pass Pass
Pass
This one of those hands where you have to keep your options open while catering for the possible bad breaks in the minors - no rocket science, all a matter of timing. First, play a trump to hand to learn if the trumps are 3-2. If they are, ruff a heart, return to hand with a club and ruff your remaining heart loser. Come back to hand with a spade, draw the last trump throwing a spade from dummy, then ruff out the clubs if they are 4-1 offside, and finally return to dummy with the spadeA to cash the last club.
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