Slim Slam Best Chance

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeA K 10
  2. heartA Q 4
  3. diamond7
  4. clubK Q 8 6 5 2
  1. spade6 2
  2. heartJ 8 2
  3. diamondQ J 10 6
  4. clubA J 7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 1 6 5 2
S 4 1 5 5 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 5 3
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondK 9 8 5 3
  4. club10 9 4

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeJ 9 8 7 4
  2. heartK 10 7 6 5
  3. diamondA 4 2
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1spade
Pass 3club Pass 3heart
Pass 5spade* Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* What did North mean?

South wins diamondA, ruffs a diamond with spadeA and leads clubK. If East coves, fine, but South ruffs irrespective of East's card. As it happens East plays low, so South ruffs his last diamond with spadeK and leads spade10 intending to overtake. After forcing out spadeQ and ruffing the diamond return, declarer draws the remaining trumps and cashed the hearts. All in all, declarer needs a three-two trump break in both major suits, with the caveat that South can cope when East has four hearts.
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