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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 10 8 5
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club9
  1. spadeQ 7 6 4 3
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK
  2. heart8 4 3
  3. diamond9
  4. club

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heartJ
  1. spadeJ
  2. heartK Q 10
  3. diamond
  4. club10
West North East South
Pass 1heart Pass
1spade Pass 1NT* Pass
2club~ Pass 2diamond# Pass
3spade Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* 15-18
~ Crowhurst
# 15-16, denies 3 spades

. . . with both declarer and defence needing another three tricks, West leads a small spade towards the king.

North does better by playing low. Whatever is played from the dummy, North over-ruffs declarer and exits with club9. North takes the last two tricks.
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