Sound Technique

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 3
  2. heartA K 8 3
  3. diamondA 4
  4. clubA Q J 7 6
  1. spade—
  2. heartJ 9 7 6 5
  3. diamondQ 9 2
  4. clubK 10 9 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 4 3 6 6
S 4 4 3 6 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 7 6 5 4
  2. heartQ 10 4
  3. diamond7 6 5 3
  4. club4

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heart6
  1. spadeK J 10 9 8 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamondK J 10 8
  4. club3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club* Pass 2diamond
Pass 3club Pass 3spade
Pass 3NT Pass 4spade
Pass 5spade Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* GF or 23ish balanced

Declarer didn't find out about the bad trump break until the contract's success had been guaranteed. He won heartA, cashed the king throwing a club and, showing correct cross-ruff technique, cashed clubA and diamondAK. Only then did he begin ruffing the diamonds in dummy, first with a small trump and then with the ace after returning to hand with a club ruff. Holding only spadeKJ1098 in hand there was no problem in gaining the four further tricks.
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