A Most Unusual Play

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 7 4 3
  2. heart6 5
  3. diamond9 4 2
  4. clubK Q 8 2
  1. spade10
  2. heartQ 10 7
  3. diamondQ 10 7 5
  4. clubJ 10 9 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 2 1 3 1
S 1 2 1 3 1
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 8 2
  2. heartK J 8 2
  3. diamondJ 3
  4. clubA 7 4

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade10
  1. spadeA 9 6 5
  2. heartA 9 4 3
  3. diamondA K 8 6
  4. club5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1club*
Pass 1diamond~ Pass 2spade#
Pass 3spade! End

* 14+ points, 3+ hearts
~ 8+ points, < 4 hearts
# 4-4-4-1, singleton club
! weak raise

The trouble with that club winner was that declarer could not get at it, so when East cashed spadeJ South unblocked the nine!!!!! What could East do now? To continue with spade8 would squeeze his partner in the minor suits and to play a club would allow dummy to win clubQ and declarer to make spade6 en passant. An extraordinary play indeed.

This was the four card end position ...
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