Rendered Completely Worthless

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 10 9 7 3
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamondA Q J 10
  4. club7
  1. spade8 6 2
  2. heart10 9 7 5 4 2
  3. diamond3
  4. club8 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 5 - 1 -
S 3 5 - 1 -
E - - 3 - -
W - - 3 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 5 4
  2. heartA K Q 6
  3. diamond9 8
  4. clubA Q 6

Contract: 2diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: spadeA
  1. spade—
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK 7 6 5 4 2
  4. clubK J 10 9 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass
Pass 1spade 1NT Pass
2diamond* Pass Pass Pass

* transfer (or not)

If you put clubA on this trick then you have achieved your best possible result! At the table West put in clubQ and South won with the king. After club ruff, spade ruff, club ruff, spade ruff, South switched a trump and the defence soon had all the tricks. 2diamond minus eight cost 800 the hard way and East's nineteen points had been rendered completely worthless!!
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