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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 7 6 4 2
  2. heartQ 5
  3. diamondK 6 3
  4. clubJ 8 2
  1. spadeJ 10 8
  2. heartA 7 6
  3. diamondJ 7 5 4
  4. club10 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 2 - 3 3
S 1 1 - 3 3
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5
  2. heartJ 10 8 4 3
  3. diamondQ 10 2
  4. clubK Q 9 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade8
  1. spadeA K Q 3
  2. heartK 9 2
  3. diamondA 9 8
  4. clubA 7 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2NT#
Pass 3heart* Pass 3spade
Pass 3NT Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

# 20-22
* transfer

When I read about this hand in an old magazine there was no additional comment about declarer's line but if, after winning heartQ, South adopts the time honoured ploy of rattling off the last trumps, both defenders come under pressure.

They must arrive at exactly this ending to defeat declarer....
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