Blinder of A Hand

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade—
  2. heart8 7 3
  3. diamondJ 10 5 2
  4. club10 9 8 6 5 3
  1. spadeA K 8 6 5 2
  2. heartQ 10 9 5 4 2
  3. diamondK
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 1 - - -
S 3 1 - - -
E - - 4 4 4
W - - 5 4 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 10
  2. heartA K J
  3. diamondQ 9 7 6 4
  4. clubQ J 7

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4 3
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA 8 3
  4. clubA K 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 1heart* 1spade
6heart Pass Pass Pass

* !!!!!!!!

Declarer continued by leading spade10, and when South covered, played low from dummy! clubK continuation from South was ruffed, a low spade ruffed in hand and dummy entered with a diamond ruff. The last trump was drawn and dummy's spades were good. No doubt you too found the same line as Sweden's Mr. Lilliehook.

This deal comes from the 1953 World Champonship! South could have led any other suit and gained on the board, and also by covering clubJ with the king.
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