Sad End

Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spade10 6
  2. heart
  3. diamondA K Q 8 5 3
  4. clubA K 10 6 2
  1. spadeA J 9 5 4
  2. heart10 9 8 7 2
  3. diamond7
  4. club9 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 6 - 1 3
S 2 6 - 1 3
E - - 2 - -
W - - 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade3 2
  2. heartA Q J 3
  3. diamondJ 2
  4. clubQ J 8 5 3

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: North
Lead: spade3

  1. spadeK Q 8 7
  2. heartK 6 5 4
  3. diamond10 9 6 4
  4. club7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2heart* 4NT~ 5heart Pass
Pass 6diamond Pass Pass
Pass

* weak, majors or minors
~ strong, majors or minors

Had declarer ruffed with either diamond9 or diamond10 he could have recovered by coming back to hand with a trump and then ruffing his other two clubs.

A sad result to follow a well judged auction.
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