Another Gold Cup Puzzle

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K Q 8 5 2
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamondK Q J 8 5
  4. club—
  1. spade10 9 7 6 4
  2. heart10 2
  3. diamond9 7 3
  4. clubK 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 6 6 4 5
S 3 6 6 4 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 3
  2. heart6 5 4 3
  3. diamondA 10
  4. clubQ 8 7 5 4

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: North
Lead: heart3
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K Q 9 7
  3. diamond6 4 2
  4. clubA J 10 9 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2heart
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 3spade Pass 3NT
Pass 4diamond Pass 6diamond
Pass Pass Pass
To make 6diamond you must continue heart winners. If West ruffs, you can over-ruff, draw the opposing trumps in one round and ruff a spade to access the remaining winners in dummy. +1370. If drew a round of trumps, ruffed a spade before cashing clubA and then ran the hearts - unlucky, West ruffs heartQ and still has a spade winner.

In the other room North cue-bid 4club over 3heart and South reached 6heart. Declarer ruffed the opening club in dummy, cashed heartJ, ruffed a spade and drew trumps throwing small cards from dummy. East was unable to hold up diamondA and so South had a vital late entry to dummy's winners. +1430
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