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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: 7spade
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 7spade End

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

Anthony Golding pointed out that there was a better line than winning the diamond lead, ruffing a diamond and running trumps. In fact, on the diamond lead 7spade is cold if the trumps are two-two. Declarer wins diamondA and draws two rounds of trumps. If they break, then even if the clubs are five-nil they can always be brought in for at least four tricks by a straightforward finesse or a ruffing finesse. The difference is that there is still a late entry to the established winners via a diamond ruff. Well spotted Anthony!
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