ZP Line

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 5
  2. heartJ 8 7 4 2
  3. diamondJ 6 3
  4. club5 3
  1. spade8 7 4
  2. heartA 10 9
  3. diamond10 8 5 2
  4. clubK J 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 2 3 -
S - 3 2 3 -
E 2 - - - -
W 2 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 6
  2. heartK 5 3
  3. diamond9 7
  4. clubA 9 8 7 4 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade7
  1. spadeA Q 9 3 2
  2. heartQ 6
  3. diamondA K Q 4
  4. clubQ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
How about conceding a club early? Perhaps West was lulled into complacency when South's club "finesse" at trick two failed, but it seemed that he had found a good lead and he continued with another trump. South won, cashed four diamonds throwing dummy's last club, ruffed club10 and claimed ten tricks.

It's easy to criticise players for letting through a ZP* contract, but how many of us would have been sitting in West's seat and writing down minus 620 after declarer's line of play? Me for one.

* ZP :- zero percent
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