Game On Minimal Values

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 8 6 5
  2. heartA 9 6 5 3
  3. diamondA 9
  4. clubA K
Green square in centre

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: clubQ
  1. spadeA 9 7 4 3
  2. heart7 4
  3. diamond10 6
  4. club8 7 4 2
West North East South
1NT 2diamond* Pass 2spade
Pass 3heart# Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* Asptro (spade and another)
# Invitational

South could see that there were two possible trumps losers, although it was unlikely that West would hold KQJspade or he would have led one. Even if there were two losers in trumps, because the defence had failed to find the diamond lead, South could see that it might be possible to discard his diamond loser on dummy's hearts.

With this plan in mind, and in order to maintain easy communications, he played a low heart from dummy at trick two. West won and switched to a diamond, but it was too late.
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