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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 7 6 2
  2. heart10 9 6
  3. diamondA J 9 8
  4. clubQ 8
  1. spadeA K Q 9
  2. heartA 8 5 4 3
  3. diamondK 10 4 3
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E - 2 5 5 3
W - 2 5 5 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 5 4
  2. heartK Q
  3. diamondQ 2
  4. clubJ 10 9 3 2

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spade3
  2. heartJ 7 2
  3. diamond7 6 5
  4. clubA K 7 6 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 1spade Pass
4club* Pass 4spade~ Pass
5club# Pass 5heart Pass
6spade End

* splinter, big spade fit
~ not interested
# confirms the void

For America, Sam Stayman ruffed the club, came to hand with heartK, ruffed another club, returned with heartQ and ruffed a third club. North ditched his last heart on this and now heartA would not stand up so it was impossible to ditch the losing diamond. Eventually Stayman was one off.
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