Just Logical Thinking And Superb Technique

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 5
  2. heartA 10 4 3
  3. diamond7 6 3
  4. clubK Q 9
  1. spade10 7
  2. heartK Q J 9 8 7 5
  3. diamond8
  4. club8 6 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 9 8 6 4 3 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamondJ 10 9 2
  4. club2

Contract: 7club
Declarer: South
Lead: heartK
  1. spadeA
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA K Q 5 4
  4. clubA J 10 7 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
3heart 3NT Pass 4diamond
Pass 4heart Pass 4spade
5club Pass 5NT* Pass
7club End

* bid 7club with 2 top honours

If the diamonds are 3-2 or trumps 2-2 then I wouldn't be writing this, so you can assume they don't break. The opening lead has inconveniently removed the one late entry to dummy, so there can be no squeeze on West. How about on East? More likely, but you still have to arrange for the lead to be in dummy at the right time.

To back all the horses, ruff a heart at trick two, cross to dummy with club9, ruff another heart and go back to dummy with a trump. If East started with three trumps, play diamonds intending to ruff one in dummy if necessary. If West has three trumps, ruff the last heart with clubA and cross back to dummy with your last trump. If East started with spadeQ and four diamonds then he can give up now. All that was required was logical thinking and superb technique.
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