Gently Does It

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeQ J 5
  2. heartK 6 5 4
  3. diamond10 7 2
  4. club10 9 3
  1. spadeA 7 4
  2. heart8
  3. diamondJ 9 4 3
  4. clubA Q J 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 1 -
S - - 3 1 -
E 5 6 - - 2
W 5 6 - - 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 2
  2. heartQ 7 2
  3. diamondA K Q 8 5
  4. clubK 7 2

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spadeK 10 9 8 3
  2. heartA J 10 9 3
  3. diamond6
  4. club8 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 1spade
2club Pass 2diamond 2heart
4diamond Pass 5diamond Pass
Pass Pass
Although East is making very good progress in the lessons, my teaching skills still have plenty of room for improvement, for declarer made one of the classic mistakes in his search for overtricks. The opening spade was won and trumps drawn in three rounds - no problem. East then carefully cashed clubQ and clubA, in that order, only to realise that the clubs were blocked and there was no quick way of getting back to dummy for the other two winners. He then had to give up a trick in each major suit and be content with eleven tricks.

Incidentally, against 6diamond North-South have a cheap sacrifice available in 6heart, but I decided against explaining why the experience of losing at least 800 was a good idea. Gently does it!
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