Subtlety Pays Off

Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeJ 8
  2. heart
  3. diamond8 3
  4. clubJ 7
  1. spade
  2. heart3
  3. diamond9 7 4
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubQ 9

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spadeQ

  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondQ 10 6
  4. clubA 10
West North East South
1diamond 1NT
4heart Pass Pass Pass
. . . the four card ending with South still to play. If South throws a club then declarer crosses to dummy and ruffs out clubA. If South throws a diamond then West cashes diamondAK and makes diamond9 at trick thirteen.
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