Seat of the Pants Stuff

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 7 6 5 3
  2. heart4
  3. diamondQ J
  4. clubK 9 4 3 2
  1. spade8 4 2
  2. heartQ 9 6 5
  3. diamond10 9 8 3
  4. club8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E - 1 4 2 4
W - 1 4 2 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q J 10
  2. heart10 8 7 3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubA J 10

Contract: 4heartx
Declarer: East
Lead: spadeK
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA K J 2
  3. diamond7 6 5 4 2
  4. clubQ 7 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart Pass
Pass 2heart* Dble 3club~
3heart Pass 3NT Dble
4heart Pass Pass Dble
Pass Pass Pass

* spades and a minor
~ pass or correct to 3diamond

OK! 4heart could not be beaten - especially not on spadeK lead. With North unable to get in - East could duck a switch to clubQ - declarer only lost two hearts and a club for England to score +590. Seat of the pants stuff.
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