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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 2
  2. heart8 6 5 4 2
  3. diamond6
  4. clubJ 6 5 3
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 7 6 4
  2. heartA K 9 3
  3. diamond10 7 4 2
  4. club7

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
If the trumps had been 4-1 originally, you would have had to take just one heart ruff, draw trumps and hope that the clubs were kind enough to yield five tricks.
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