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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Aggregate
  1. spadeA K J 10 5
  2. heartA
  3. diamondK Q 8 6 4
  4. clubA 7
  1. spade9 8 3 2
  2. heart8 5 3 2
  3. diamondJ 5 3
  4. club6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 2 7 4 3
S 5 2 7 4 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heart10 7
  3. diamondA 10 9 7 2
  4. clubK 10 8 3

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartK Q J 9 6 4
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ J 9 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2heart
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 4club Pass 4heart
Pass 5heart Pass 6heart
End
The first thing to try would be diamondK from the dummy at trick two. Good players in East's position could play low and look bored irrespective of whether they held diamondA, but it's no lose option for you to try. If East covers you ruff, draw trumps, and hope to play spades for four tricks. No, East plays low and you ruff and draw trumps, West having four. The sensible way to maximise your options would be to cash spadeAK and if the queen does not drop follow with ace and another club hoping for a three-three break, a doubleton ten, or clubKx with East. In theory you could make it when West has clubKx or East has clubK10xx, but that would be asking a little too much of your intuition!

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