Unlikely Tricks

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 9 7
  2. heart—
  3. diamondJ 10 7 6 2
  4. clubK Q 6 4
  1. spadeQ J 6 4
  2. heart6 5
  3. diamondA K 9 8
  4. club9 7 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 1 - 2 -
S 6 1 - 2 -
E - - 4 - -
W - - 4 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 3
  2. heartA K Q J 10 4 3
  3. diamondQ 5 3
  4. club2

Contract: 5club
Declarer: East

  1. spade10 8 2
  2. heart9 8 7 2
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA J 10 8 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West leads a trump (best), so South wins in hand to lead a diamond which West takes to lead another trump. Realising that the spades must be brought home to give himself a chance, South wins in hand again and leads spade10 intending to run it, so West covers. A diamond ruff and spade finesse gives South five trump tricks, four spades and two heart ruffs ... an unlikely eleven tricks on a combined 18 points.
28/03/2026: I notice that the DDA shows that North-South can actually make 12 tricks!
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