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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade5
  2. heartA K Q 4 3
  3. diamond5 2
  4. clubA K Q 8 2
  1. spadeA 9 7 3
  2. heart9 7
  3. diamondA 8 6
  4. clubJ 9 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 - 2 4 -
S 4 - 2 3 -
E - 3 - - 1
W - 3 - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartJ 8 5 2
  3. diamondK Q 10 9 7 4 3
  4. club—

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeK Q J 10 8 2
  2. heart10 6
  3. diamondJ
  4. club10 7 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart 4diamond 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
East will not have nine diamonds on this bidding and so you ruff low. Careful!! If you play a spade now West win will and lead a heart. Now you cannot get back to hand without promoting West's spade9. First you must extract West's exit cards, like a dentist, by cashing two hearts before leading a spade honour. Even if he has a heart left you can ruff the return and pick up the clubs to make your contract. It's usually painful for defenders when the dentist does his job properly.
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