No Need For Heroics

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10
  2. heart8 5 3
  3. diamond8 7 6 3
  4. clubK Q 9 4 2
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA K 10 7 6
  3. diamondA Q J
  4. club7 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 1 6 4 4
W - 1 6 4 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 6 5 4 2
  2. heartQ J 9 2
  3. diamond5 2
  4. clubA

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spade10
  1. spadeK J 9 7
  2. heart4
  3. diamondK 10 9 4
  4. clubJ 10 8 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2spade Pass
3heart Pass 5club Pass
5diamond Pass 6heart End
There's no real need for heroics. By playing spadeA and another spade immediately you give yourself the best chance of success. If North discards on the second spade, you will have to decide what to do when South switches to a diamond - as he inevitably will. By rising with diamondA you are committed to playing for a two-two trump break, but the finesse is better, for the trumps are unlikely to be kind.

If South discards on the second spade ..
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