Very Unusual Dilemma

Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Aggregate

  1. spadeA Q 7 5
  2. heartQ 10 5
  3. diamond5 4 3 2
  4. club8 6
  1. spadeK J 10 6 4
  2. heart2
  3. diamondQ 7 6
  4. club10 7 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 - 2
S - - 3 - 2
E 2 2 - 1 -
W 2 1 - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 3
  2. heart8 6 4
  3. diamondA 10 9 8
  4. clubA K Q 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond6

  1. spade8 2
  2. heartA K J 9 7 3
  3. diamondK J
  4. clubJ 9 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 1heart
1spade 3heart* Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass

* non constructive

South won the trump switch, cashed diamondK and finessed spadeQ. When that held a diamond was ruffed, a spade led to the ace and a spade ruffed as East threw a club. South exited with a club won by East who had to persevere with trumps to prevent a club ruff in dummy. North led a spade from dummy to catch East in a very unusual ending ..
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