Not So Well Judged

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ J 4
  3. diamondA K Q 10 5 3
  4. clubK 9 6 4
  1. spadeQ 10 9 4 3
  2. heart6 5
  3. diamond7 4
  4. club10 8 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 5 - -
S 6 6 5 - -
E - - - 3 -
W - - - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K J 8 7 5
  2. heart10 9 8 2
  3. diamond9 2
  4. clubA

Contract: 5club
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spade6 2
  2. heartA K 7 3
  3. diamondJ 8 6
  4. clubQ J 7 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 1spade Dble*
4spade 4NT Pass 5club
Pass Pass Pass

* Sputnik

The one thing South must not do after ruffing at trick one is to lead a low club to hand, ruff the other spade and play clubK. If a defender started with clubAxxx then declarer risks losing control - the defence will now win clubA and force you with spades. At the table declarer played clubK at trick two, intending to play a second if that was ducked. Now if a defender ducked again with clubAxxx then South could ruff his last spade and play on diamonds - losing just two trump tricks. And what about the play in 6club?
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