Hanging On In There

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 5
  2. heartA 5
  3. diamondK Q 8 4
  4. clubJ 9 5 4 2
  1. spadeA J 9 8 3 2
  2. heartQ 9 7 6 2
  3. diamond6 5
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 2 - - 3
S 4 2 - - 3
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK
  2. heartJ 8 3
  3. diamond10 9 3 2
  4. clubQ 10 8 7 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeQ 7 6 4
  2. heartK 10 4
  3. diamondA J 7
  4. clubA K 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2club Pass 2NT
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
After winning clubA declarer should cash four rounds of diamonds throwing a club from hand. After a club to the king South simply exits with king and another heart and waits. If West wins the heart then he will have to give declarer a trick with spadeQ, whereas if East wins the heart dummy's clubJ will eventually take the ninth trick.

When the deal was originally played one Britain's best ever female players rather tamely conceded one down.
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