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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK
  2. heart5 4 3
  3. diamondA K Q 9 8 4 2
  4. club7 3
  1. spade8 2
  2. heartQ 10 6
  3. diamond10 3
  4. clubA J 9 8 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 4 3 - 4
S 2 4 3 - 4
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 10 7 6 5 4
  2. heartA 2
  3. diamondJ 7 6
  4. club2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spade8
  1. spadeA 9 3
  2. heartK J 9 8 7
  3. diamond5
  4. clubK Q 10 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
3spade Pass
Pass 4diamond Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
The winning line is quite easy to spot - afterwards. There is no way this contract can make on a four-one trump break, so it must be right to exit with a low trump when in with club10 - East's refusal to ruff with heartA being the only rational explanation given a three-two trump break. West was completely barmy - and should have exited with a diamond or spade when in with heartQ. Alternatively East should have risen with heartA on the first round and switched his singleton club.

All in all, not one of the great demonstrations of cutting edge bridge.

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