One For the Technicians Amongst You

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 8 4
  2. heartJ 7 6 3
  3. diamond7 5
  4. clubA J 10 5
Green square in centre

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeA
  2. heartK
  3. diamondA K 10 9 4 2
  4. clubK Q 8 4 3
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 1heart Pass 2club
Pass 3club Pass 4NT
Pass 5diamond Pass 6club
Pass Pass Pass
Everything will be easy if the minor suits behave, so it's important to maximise your chances if they don't.

Winning the opening lead with spadeA, you cash the clubK and all follow, but when you play a small club to the ten East shows out. If West has a singleton diamond this contract will be impossible - unless you are willing to gamble that East started with diamondQJxx and opt for a couple of deep finesses!

No, much better to cater for when the diamonds are either 3-2 or when West started with four diamonds along with his known three trumps.
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