Hair Raising Alternative

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 2
  2. heartJ 8 7
  3. diamondQ 9 6 5 2
  4. club8 7
  1. spade5 3
  2. heartK 9 6 4 2
  3. diamondK J 4 3
  4. clubK 10
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - - 3 -
S 3 - - 3 -
E - - 4 - 1
W - - 4 - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 6 4
  2. heartA Q 10 5 3
  3. diamond10 8
  4. clubA Q 9

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeA Q 9 8 7
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA 7
  4. clubJ 6 5 4 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1heart 1spade
4heart 4spade Pass Pass
Dble Pass Pass Pass
Winning in hand, declarer led a club, won by West's ten. Another trump, another club, and a third trump from Jill Gore meant that declarer had to lose a diamond and was one off. Note that Colin and Jill have produced a perfect defence, but South would have done much better to win the opening lead in dummy and lead a club, for if East fails to play the nine the contract is now solid. With the clubs blocked, the defence cannot effectively play three rounds of trumps and South eventually ruffs a club in dummy for the tenth trick.

There is another interesting alterative defence to 4spade ..
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