Good Contact Poor Play

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 8 5 2
  2. heartA 7 2
  3. diamondA 8 4
  4. clubA J 9
  1. spade7 6 4
  2. heartK J 9 8 5 4
  3. diamond2
  4. clubK 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 3 1 4 4
S 2 3 1 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 3
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamondK Q 7 6 5
  4. club10 8 7 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeA J 10 9
  2. heart6 3
  3. diamondJ 10 9 3
  4. clubQ 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
2heart* Pass Pass Dble
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* weak

It never ceases to amaze me that many average players do not appreciate the potential of ducking a trick, and that is exactly what declarer should do on this deal. West will not have seven hearts or he would have overtaken the queen, and when East continues the suit you can win in hand and lead spadeQ for a finesse. With the king happily placed you can now draw trumps and run diamondJ to East who is now end-played. Whatever he does will reduce North's minor suit losers to two.
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