Tough Game Indeed

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q J 10 8 6
  2. heartA 6
  3. diamondQ
  4. club8 7 5 3
  1. spadeA
  2. heartQ 5
  3. diamondA 10 9 6 3 2
  4. clubK J 10 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 4 -
S - - 2 4 -
E 5 4 - - 1
W 5 4 - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 7 3
  2. heart9 7 3
  3. diamondK 8 5
  4. clubA Q 4 2

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: North
Lead: diamond5
  1. spade5 4 2
  2. heartK J 10 8 4 2
  3. diamondJ 7 4
  4. club9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 1spade Dble* 2spade
3club 3spade 4club Pass
Pass 4spade~ Dble# Pass
Pass Pass

* negative
~ after long pause
# after very short pause

Although I'm fairly sure that 4spade cannot be beaten even at double-dummy, North in this room faced a sterner test with the defence of a trump lead, club switch, trump continuation. East's negative double was explained as very likely, although not guaranteed, to show four hearts, so declarer therefore followed with heartA and a heart finesse! West won heartQ, led a diamond to East's king and a third round of trumps finished dummy's active participation. The cost was 1100 and a total swing of 17 IMPs!

What might have happened had West decided to bid on over 4spade ...
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