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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 10 3
  2. heartK J 10 7 5
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ 10 8 6 2
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ 3 2
  3. diamondA J 8 7 5 4 3 2
  4. club7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 - 2 5 4
S 7 - 2 5 4
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 8 6 4 2
  2. heartA 9 8 6 4
  3. diamondQ 9
  4. club3

Contract: 6spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeK Q J 7 5
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 10 6
  4. clubA K J 9 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1club
4diamond 6club Pass Pass
6diamond Pass Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass
Simon correctly pointed out that all East has to do is ruff and return a heart. South still cannot get to hand without conceding a second club ruff or shortening his trumps to one fewer than East. One down! Anyone else spot it?

Incidentally, an initial club lead from West kills the contract stone dead.

See my own comment from this date posted at the bottom of the same article on 27/04/2003. All in all, 6spade shouldn't make!

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