Cavendish Conundrum

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeQ J 8 4 3
  2. heartA K 10 4
  3. diamondK
  4. clubQ 6 5
  1. spadeK 10
  2. heartJ 9 8 6 2
  3. diamondQ J 10 5 2
  4. club7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 3 - 2 4
S 5 3 - 2 4
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 7 6 5
  2. heartQ 7 5 3
  3. diamond4
  4. clubJ 8 2

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: spade10
  1. spade2
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA 9 8 7 6 3
  4. clubA K 10 9 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2diamond
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 3NT Pass 4club
Pass 4heart* Pass 6club
Pass Pass Pass

* cue-bid agreeing clubs

Of course, when I say killing and deceptive, sometimes this referred to the defence! Where declarer covered spade10 East won spadeA and continued with a spade in case West's card was a singleton. South ruffed and when spadeK dropped it was natural for him to unblock diamondK, cross back to hand with a high trump and ruff a diamond low. When East over-ruffed declarer was one off. East-West +50.

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