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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 2
  2. heartA J 2
  3. diamondA K 10 8 3
  4. clubA Q 2
  1. spadeJ 8 6 3
  2. heartK 10 8 6
  3. diamond9 5
  4. club9 7 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 5 6 6
S 6 6 5 6 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 5 4
  2. heart9 7 5
  3. diamondQ J 4 2
  4. club10 8 6

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond9
  1. spadeA K Q 9
  2. heartQ 4 3
  3. diamond7 6
  4. clubK J 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 3diamond Pass 3NT*
Pass 4NT Pass 6NT
Pass Pass Pass

* 12-15

This lead does not bode well, for if West's lead is a true card from a doubleton, then the diamonds cannot be relied on for more than two quick tricks. Goren won diamondA and crossed to hand with a spade to lead a heart to the jack. When that passed off peacefully he cashed four clubs, noting East's discard of a spade. diamondA and the other top spades came next, so when spadeJ failed to appear and East ditched a heart he simply exited with spade10 and waited for West to lead a heart away from heartK.

It strikes me that Goren could also have made his contract in another way .......
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