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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 8 6 3
  2. heartA K J 6 3
  3. diamond5 3
  4. club5
  1. spadeA 10 9 7
  2. heart7 2
  3. diamondA 6
  4. clubA 9 8 7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 1 4 4
S - 1 1 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ 10 9 8 4
  3. diamondQ 9 8 4 2
  4. club6 3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeK 5 4 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondK J 10 7
  4. clubK Q J 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade*
Pass 2heart Pass 2NT~
Pass 4spade Pass Pass
Pass

* playing Blue Club
~ shows weak opening

At the table West switched to a heart. Declarer won in dummy and played a small spade to spadeK in hand - revealing the bad break. West won and continued with a heart, but South ruffed in hand and led a spade forcing West to split his spade109. There was still diamondK as an entry to the South hand, and after cashing some club winners a third spade allowed declarer to pick up West's trumps without further loss. What do you think of West's defence?
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