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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
I don't think so. My favourite line is to play reverse dummy style. Win clubA, ruff a club and cash diamondAK. Heart to the king, ruff a club, heartA, heartQ, heartJ, ruff a club. That still leaves spadeAK and diamond9 to take two of the last three tricks. If a defender ruffs in at any time the rest of the tricks are guaranteed.

At one table in the men's competition West used 5NT to offer his partner a choice of slams but 6heart was selected. On the trump lead declarer won and ruffed a club. He ducked a diamond, but another club locked him in dummy and the four-two trump break could not be handled. On any other lead declarer can make twelve tricks on a cross-ruff.
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