Almost Identical Situation

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 9 7
  2. heartJ 8 5 2
  3. diamond2
  4. club7 4 3 2
  1. spade4 2
  2. heartK Q 7 4
  3. diamondK 10 8 5
  4. clubA Q J
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 4 6 5 4 6
W 3 6 5 4 6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 8 6 3
  2. heartA 9
  3. diamondA Q 4 3
  4. club8 5

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: club4
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heart10 6 3
  3. diamondJ 9 7 6
  4. clubK 10 9 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1spade Pass
1NT Pass 2club* Dble
2diamond Pass 3diamond Pass
3NT Pass 4diamond Pass
4heart Pass 4NT~ Pass
5heart Pass 6diamond Pass
Pass Pass

* enquiy
~ RKCB

At the table South found the classic false card when he dropped diamond9 at trick two, giving declarer a nasty guess. Was South's diamond9 a true card? If so, West could pick up North's diamondJ762 and accordingly led low from dummy. When South followed with the six declarer agonized for ages before eventually playing the king, no doubt mortified to see North show out. One off. Of course had South followed routinely at trick two with diamond6 then West would have no guess to make, diamondJ972 in the North hand being impregnable.

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