Giving Too Much Away

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade2
  2. heart9
  3. diamondA K J 8 6 4
  4. clubQ J 10 9 7
  1. spadeA Q 9 8 3
  2. heartK Q 3
  3. diamond9 3
  4. clubK 8 5
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 5 4
  2. heartA 8 5 4 2
  3. diamondQ 7
  4. clubA 3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeK 10 7 6
  2. heartJ 10 7 6
  3. diamond10 5 2
  4. club6 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1spade 2diamond 2heart Pass
3heart 4club 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
You win the club at trick three with clubA and lead spadeJ. South covers, so you win, cross back to heartA and choose to finesse again in spades, knowing that it is very likely that they will break badly. When North throws a diamond, you cash heartKQ, North throwing two more diamonds. By now you have a complete count, so you exit with king and another club. North wins and has to lead a minor suit, so you ruff in dummy.

What can South do? If he ruffs you over-ruff and draw the last trump. If he discards you under-ruff dummy's spade5 and trump coup South at trick twelve.

When partner returns to see ten tricks on your side he will feel much better.
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