Tricky to Play

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeA K 3 2
  2. heartK 9 8 7
  3. diamond2
  4. clubA 10 9 4
  1. spadeQ J 10 8 7 6 5
  2. heart5 4 3
  3. diamond9
  4. club8 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 4 7 1 5
S 3 3 7 1 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9
  2. heart2
  3. diamondQ J 8 5 4 3
  4. clubK Q 6 5 2

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spade4
  2. heartA Q J 10 6
  3. diamondA K 10 7 6
  4. clubJ 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart
3spade 4spade* Pass 5diamond~
Pass 6club~ Pass 7heart
Pass Pass Pass

* heart fit, good hand
~ cue bid

You win the opening lead and play ace and another diamond, ruffed in dummy when West shows out. Cross back to hand with a trump and ruff another diamond. Cash heartK and pray that East has fewer than three trumps because you are also going to need to cash spadeK now. Ruff a spade, draw the trumps and cash diamondK. Your thirteenth trick comes from a double squeeze as you cash the last trump, irrespective of where the missing club honours are.

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