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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 3
  2. heart10 2
  3. diamondQ 7 2
  4. clubK Q 10 8 4
  1. spadeA K 8 4
  2. heartA 9 7
  3. diamondA K 8 4 3
  4. club6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 6 5 4 3
W 2 6 5 4 3
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 6
  2. heartK Q J 5
  3. diamond9 6 5
  4. clubA 5 3 2

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: clubK
  1. spade10 9 5 2
  2. heart8 6 4 3
  3. diamondJ 10
  4. clubJ 9 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1diamond Pass 1heart Pass
1spade Pass 3diamond Pass
3heart Pass 4heart Pass
6diamond End
Nothing too difficult about this one. The trumps will almost certainly have to be 3-2 so it's just a question of getting the timing right, so one line is to win clubA and duck a trump at trick two! You win the return, draw a second round of trumps (to guard against a defender being two-two in the pointed suits) and play spadeAK, ruff a spade. Returning to hand with a club ruff, you draw the last trump and claim. This line is vastly superior to cashing diamondAK immediately, ruffing a spade and attempting to play four rounds of hearts... so is the first line the best?
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