Killer Blow

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 10 7
  2. heartQ 10 4 3 2
  3. diamond7
  4. clubJ 9 8 4
  1. spadeK 9 6 5
  2. heartK 7 5
  3. diamond4 3
  4. clubK Q 10 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 1 - -
S - - 1 - -
E 1 2 - 3 2
W 1 2 - 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 4 2
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamondA J 9 8 2
  4. clubA 6

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: diamond7
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA 9 6
  3. diamondK Q 10 6 5
  4. club7 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2diamond Pass
2NT* Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* weak

No, the real problems occurred at the other table. Dummy won diamondA at trick one and spadeQ from the dummy. This was a good hand for the North-South methods of suit preference in trumps but they mixed up their signals. diamond6 at trick one and spade3 at trick two were enough to convince North to switch to clubs at trick three. Not only did this allow declarer to draw trumps, it also gave him four club tricks and the contract. This deal was one the killer blows in the final reckoning
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