The Blameless Defender

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spadeJ 9 6
  2. heartA
  3. diamondK 9 8 6 4 2
  4. clubJ 6 3
  1. spadeK Q 8 3
  2. heartK Q 2
  3. diamondJ 3
  4. club8 5 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 4 - - -
S 3 4 - - -
E - - 2 1 -
W - - 2 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 5 4 2
  2. heart9 8 7 6 5
  3. diamondA Q
  4. club10 7

Contract: 1NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartJ 10 4 3
  3. diamond10 7 5
  4. clubA K Q 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1NT
Pass Pass Pass
A very uninspired West led a low spade and this whistled round to declarer's ten. A diamond went to the three, nine and queen, so East hurriedly switched to a heart to knock-out dummy's highly visible entry. On winning with diamondA East reverted to a spade and declarer wrapped the rest of the tricks with spadeA, four diamonds and four clubs.

Look what a low heart can do! Dummy wins and declarer comes to hand for a diamond lead. East wins and switches to a spade, ruining South's tenace position. The defence win two hearts, three spades and two diamonds - five tricks difference from the actual result. Did West blame himself? No I didn't!
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