Narrating Bridge Stories

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeQ J 7 5 4 2
  2. heartA 6 2
  3. diamondA 9
  4. clubK 8
  1. spade10 9 6
  2. heartJ 8 4 3
  3. diamondK 8 7 4 3
  4. club7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 - 2 7 7
S 7 - 2 7 7
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8
  2. heartK Q 10
  3. diamondQ J 10 5 2
  4. clubJ 5 4 3

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeA K 3
  2. heart9 7 5
  3. diamond6
  4. clubA Q 10 9 6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2spade Pass 4diamond*
Pass 4NT~ Pass 5club#
Pass 5NT Pass 6club
Pass 6spade End

* splinter agreeing spades
~ RCKB
# 3 of 5 key cards

I'll use the words of my correspondent to explain:

However, I played 6spade off (!) after getting a diamond lead, but there were twelve easy tricks even if trumps had broken four-nil. Not the way I played it though - my mind must have been elsewhere. I decided not to ruff a diamond at trick two, but played two rounds of trumps and then started on clubs. Now when West ruffed the second club (the ace) I could no longer make the contract.

Whoops. It's hard not to feel sympathetic - we've all done something similar, but have a thought about the play in 7spade.
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