A Personal Catalogue of Errors

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 7 6 4 3
  2. heartK 9 4
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK 10 9 6 2
  1. spadeA
  2. heartQ 6 3 2
  3. diamondK Q J 9 7 6 3
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - - - -
S 5 - - - -
E - 4 1 1 -
W - 4 1 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 9 8 5 2
  2. heartJ 10 7
  3. diamondA 10 4
  4. club8

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartA 8 5
  3. diamond8 5 2
  4. clubA Q J 7 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* Pass 2NT~
Dble 3club Pass 4club
4diamond Pass 4heart# Pass
Pass Pass

* 5 spades, 4+ minor, 6-10
~ puppet to 3club
# can I join in?

At the table South cashed heartA and clubA when it would have been much better the other way around. With the last trump in dummy, East was home. If South continues with clubA instead, declarer accepts the ruff and discard in hand, but North ruffs as declarer attempts to access dummy with a diamond. Alternatively, South could have simply given North a ruff when in with clubJ, but ...
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