That Would Have Been Cold

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 9 7
  2. heartA K J 8 7 6 5
  3. diamondJ
  4. club3 2
  1. spadeK Q J 4 3 2
  2. heart3
  3. diamond9 7
  4. clubJ 10 9 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 - -
S - - 3 - -
E 4 4 - 5 -
W 4 4 - 5 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamondA K Q 6 5 3 2
  4. clubA K 4

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: heart2
  1. spade10 8 6
  2. heart9 4 2
  3. diamond10 8 4
  4. clubQ 8 6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass
1spade 4heart 5diamond Pass
Pass Pass
. . . and finally if North had originally bid a mere 2heart then East-West would have had a much better chance to reach 4spade - absolutely cold for 620. This, of course, uses the J.M.Masonesque definition of cold - in other words - very difficult to reach, card play straightforward. Try it out - your comments will be appreciated.
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