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Just run off all the trumps and come down to 108 and J in dummy, Q3 and 10 in hand. What does East throw? If a spade then both your spades are good. If a club then he is thrown in to succumb to the split spade tenace. After seeing this it may come as a surprise that South failed to find a way home. The records are kind enough not to explain how. Declarer was fully capable of finding the winning line so maybe it was just the pressure of bridge at international level. West's defence was also very uninspired. After winning with A he should swicth to a club - or even a spade! Although the elimination is not now available because of lack of entries, the strip-squeeze still works for declarer - 5 should always make on a non-club lead.
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