Standard Play Alternative

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade2
  2. heart8 7 6
  3. diamondJ 8
  4. clubA Q 9 7 6 5 2
  1. spadeK 10 9 7 6 3
  2. heartQ 4 2
  3. diamond5
  4. clubK J 8
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 1 - 3
S 4 - 1 - 3
E - 1 - 4 -
W - 1 - 4 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 8 4
  2. heartK 10 5
  3. diamondA K Q 9 7 2
  4. club4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heart7
  1. spadeA J 5
  2. heartA J 9 3
  3. diamond10 6 4 3
  4. club10 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass
1spade Pass 3diamond Pass
3spade 4club 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
Try the play of heartK from dummy at trick one. South must win and switch to a club, so the imminent threat of losing two hearts early on in the play is avoided. Say North wins the club switch and reverts to hearts. Declarer wins heartQ, ditches his heart loser on diamondK and leads a small trump with the intention of finessing against South's assumed trump length. The defence is powerless.

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