Twist Or Stick

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 6
  2. heartA 7 2
  3. diamond7 6 4 2
  4. club7 5 4 2
  1. spadeK Q J 9 5
  2. heartQ 9 4
  3. diamondK J 9 8
  4. club8
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 1 3 3 2
W 2 1 3 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 3
  2. heartK 10 6 5 3
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubA J 9 6 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubK
  1. spade8 7 4 2
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamondA 10 5 3
  4. clubK Q 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1spade Pass 2heart Pass
3heart Pass 4heart Pass
Pass Pass
Declarer made no mistake by leading a club winner (actually a deceptive nine). If South ruffed the dummy could overuff and spade5 would be there for a diamond discard. If South discarded then it would be safe to play a trump. Why not play a trump immediately? Because North would win heartA and give his partner a trump promotion, with diamondA as the setting trick.
Perhaps North ought to have switched to a diamond at trick three - someone out there can tell me if the defence prevails! The four hands with six cards left .....
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