Partner Makes A Master Play

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 9 4
  2. heartA K 9 4
  3. diamondA 10 4
  4. club10 4
  1. spadeJ
  2. heart6 2
  3. diamondK Q 6 2
  4. clubA K 7 6 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 - 1
S - - 2 - 1
E 3 4 - 1 -
W 3 4 - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 10 8 7 5
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondJ 9 8 5
  4. club9 8

Contract: 3heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
  1. spade6 3 2
  2. heartQ J 10 7 3
  3. diamond7 3
  4. clubQ J 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Dble 1spade 2heart
3club 3heart Pass Pass
Pass
There is an excellent reason for cashing the king. If you do not cash it but switch to spadeJ instead, partner might find a master play by winning spadeA and reverting to clubs. This would, of course, achieve absolutely nothing and it would be left to you to decide if a club continuation or diamond switch was called for.

So much better to force partner into doing the right thing. After you cash both club honours and switch to spadeJ partner can hardly doing anything else other than win spadeA and lead another for you to ruff. Your diamond continuation will give declarer no chance.

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