A Matter of Timing

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 10 6
  2. heart10 9
  3. diamondK Q 5
  4. clubK J 10 9 3
  1. spadeA K 7 4 3 2
  2. heartJ 4 3
  3. diamondA 4 3 2
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 1 - -
S 2 - 1 - -
E - 2 - 4 -
W - 1 - 4 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 5
  2. heartA K 6
  3. diamond10 9 8
  4. clubQ 7 4 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heart10
  1. spade8
  2. heartQ 8 7 5 2
  3. diamondJ 7 6
  4. clubA 8 6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart
1spade Pass 2heart* 3club
4spade Pass Pass Pass

* unassuming cue-bid

Declarer rose with the ace and, rather than pull trumps, passed diamond10 round to North's queen. The next heart was won in dummy and declarer repeated this "finesse"/entry-killing line by continuing with another diamond. Again South had to play low to give declarer a chance to go wrong but West ducked and again North won. Unable to lead a heart he continued with a club, so West simply ruffed, drew two rounds of trumps and ditched dummy's heart on the thirteenth diamond. heartJ was ruffed and 4spade was made.
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