7NT Flattery Rates

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 5 2
  2. heart9 7
  3. diamondA Q 10 9 2
  4. clubA Q 3
  1. spadeA Q 3
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamond7 6
  4. clubK J 9 8 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 6 3 6 6
S 1 6 3 6 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 4
  2. heartJ 10 8 6 2
  3. diamondJ 8
  4. club10 7 5 2

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeJ 10 9 8 6
  2. heartA K Q 5
  3. diamondK 5 4 3
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
2club 2diamond Pass 4club
Pass 4NT* Pass 5NT~
Pass 6spade End

* RKCB
~ 2 of 5 key cards, plus void

I admit it all - I have been very economical with the truth, for West did not lead spade3 but actually heart4. So why did I lie? Well, anyone would have made the contract on the actual lead, wouldn't they, but had West decided to employ a classic but little known ruse by leading low from AQx of trumps, South might still be wondering whether to go in with the king from dummy. After all, only a madman (or genius) leads away from the queen of trumps in a slam, doesn't he?
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