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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

Benito Garozzo for Italy timed the play correctly. He cashed heartKQ at tricks three and four and next ruffed a club. Declarer's diamond2 went on heartA and a cross-ruff successfully saw declarer home.

The well-known principle of cashing your side suit winners before embarking on a cross-ruff had been proven correct once again.
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