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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA
  3. diamondK Q 6 5
  4. clubQ J 9 6 5 3 2
  1. spade9 5
  2. heart9 7 6 4
  3. diamondA 10 8 7
  4. club8 7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 2 7 5 6
S 7 2 7 5 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 7 6 4 2
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondJ 9 4 3 2
  4. clubK

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeA Q 10 8 3
  2. heartK Q J 10 3 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club Pass 2diamond
Pass 3club Pass 3diamond
Pass 3spade Pass 4club
Pass 4NT Pass 7heart
Pass Pass Pass

* 12-16, clubs
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# upper range, singleton

Many players would decide to establish the spades by ruffing a small one with heartA. Accordingly, they'd play a spade to the king, discard club10 on diamondK and return to hand with clubA to ruff a small spade. They would then be left with decisions whether to cash diamondQ for a discard of spade10 and also which suit to ruff to return to hand.

Typical of a world class player, Kokish gave himself an little chance which solved all his problems at a stroke. Realising that the discard of club10 on diamondK could wait, Kokish ruffed the opening lead, played a spade to the king and returned to hand with clubA intending to ruff the spade. That became totally unnecessary when East dropped clubK! Kokish drew trumps and overtook club10 for thirteen tricks.
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