Better to Get the Ruff Early

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 9 6
  2. heartK
  3. diamondA Q 5
  4. clubQ 9 7 6 5 3
  1. spadeJ 5
  2. heartJ 10 9 5
  3. diamondK 10 9 6 3
  4. clubJ 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - - - -
S 2 - - - -
E - 4 3 - 1
W - 4 3 - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 3
  2. heartA Q 8 2
  3. diamondJ 7 4 2
  4. clubA 2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: club6
  1. spade10 8 7 4 2
  2. heart7 6 4 3
  3. diamond8
  4. clubK 10 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1diamond Pass
1heart Pass 3heart Pass
4heart End
You might well choose to play exactly as declarer did at the table. He won clubA, came to hand via a spade ruff and led heartJ. When North's king proved to be a singleton West had to abandon trumps for the time being to establish the diamonds. Now it was routine for the defence to get a diamond ruff and the contract failed.
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