One Point Five Per Cent

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 8 6
  2. heartA 7
  3. diamondA 5 3
  4. clubQ 8 7 4
  1. spadeA 3 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondQ 8 4 2
  4. clubA K 10 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 2 -
S - - - 2 -
E 2 5 1 - 1
W 2 5 1 - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade9
  2. heartK Q 8 6 3
  3. diamondK J 10 9 6
  4. club9 2

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: East

  1. spadeK 10 7 5 4
  2. heartJ 10 9 4 2
  3. diamond7
  4. clubJ 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart Pass
2club Pass 2diamond Pass
2spade Dble 3diamond Pass
5diamond End
Back to 5diamond. East to make it on a spade lead. Declarer won and played a heart, won by North who continued spades. I will use Anthony's exact words:
I suspect you can always make 5diamond after that start without a defensive error. After ruffing the second spade, cash heartK and pitch dummy's last spade, then ruff a heart high and lead a trump. If North plays low you can ruff a second heart high and play a second trump and have control. If he rises and returns a trump you can win in hand, ruff your last heart and return with a club ruff to draw the last trump. This is not necessarily a double-dummy line, if North is a good player, as he wouldn't play heartA on the first round without shortage.
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