Blind Spot

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 8 3 2
  2. heartQ 4 3
  3. diamondA 9 6
  4. club7 5
  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heartA K J 10 7 6 5
  3. diamondQ J 7
  4. clubA
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 6 4 - 4
W - 6 4 - 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K
  2. heart9
  3. diamondK 10 8 5 4 3
  4. clubJ 10 9 4

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: clubK
  1. spade9 6 5 4
  2. heart8 2
  3. diamond2
  4. clubK Q 8 6 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1diamond Pass
1heart Pass 2club Pass
2spade Pass 2NT Pass
3diamond Pass 3spade Pass
6diamond End
Having had one successful ruffing finesse, declarer felt it was time for another, but this time South covered. Now it was time for declarer to have a complete blind spot - he ruffed low in dummy! Curtains. North overruffed with the nine and cashed diamondA for one off, resulting in a 13 IMP swing when 4heart+1 was the result at the other table. All that declarer needed to do was ruff high, but he had been lulled into a false sense of security by South's cover with clubQ.

Possibly declarer's best line after slipping one club through is to cash two high hearts. If that gets ruffed by North then both losing clubs can still be ruffed in dummy. If South ruffs - tough!
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