One to Get Right At the Table

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 10 9 7
  2. heartJ 7 5
  3. diamond7 5 2
  4. clubQ 6 4
  1. spadeQ J 4 3
  2. heartA K
  3. diamondK Q J 10 9
  4. clubA 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 1 - -
S - - 1 - -
E 2 6 - 5 6
W 2 6 - 5 6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 8 5 2
  2. heart6 4
  3. diamondA 8 6 3
  4. clubK 8 5

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: diamond5
  1. spade6
  2. heartQ 10 9 8 3 2
  3. diamond4
  4. clubJ 10 9 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2NT Pass 3club* Pass
3spade Pass 4club~ Pass
4heart~ Pass 4spade Pass
6diamond End

* Stayman
~ cue-bid

You should cash the two heart winners and eliminate clubs by ruffing the third round in hand, and only now do you cross to diamondA to draw the last trump. The stage is set for a small spade towards the queen in your hand. What does North do? If he wins then he has to lead from his spade1097 or concede a ruff and discard. If he ducks your spadeQ, then you will play a small spade towards dummy, ducking when North plays the nine or ten.. This was the end-game ..
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