No Swing For Routine Slams

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 9 7
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club9
  1. spade10 8 6 4
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 5
  2. heart
  3. diamondJ 9
  4. club

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South

  1. spadeK J 2
  2. heartJ
  3. diamond
  4. club
West North East South
1club*
1spade Pass Pass 6spade
End

* strong

What could East do on West's enforced trump exit? To play low on dummy's spade7 would allow South to ruff dummy's club with spadeJ, while to cover the seven with the queen allows declarer's heart to ruffed with dummy's spade9. Twelve tricks and no swing!!!
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