Peculiar Deal

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 8 4
  2. heartK J 10
  3. diamondJ 9 8 5 2
  4. clubQ J
  1. spadeA 6 5 2
  2. heart9 7 5 3 2
  3. diamondK 4
  4. club9 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 4 3 - 2
S 4 4 3 - 2
E - - - 2 -
W - - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 3
  2. heart8
  3. diamondQ 10 7
  4. club10 7 6 4

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeA
  1. spade7
  2. heartA Q 6 4
  3. diamondA 6 3
  4. clubA K 8 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 1diamond 1spade 2heart
2spade 3heart Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
A cross-ruff is indeed the winning line, but you must be careful about entries. After ruffing the spade you cross to dummy's clubQ, overtake clubJ with the king and lead clubA intending to ruff it whatever West plays. Ruff a second spade, ruff a club, return to diamondA and ruff a third club with dummy's last trump. You still retain heartAQ and they are your ninth and tenth tricks.

If declarer makes the mistake of crossing to clubQ at trick two and immediately ruffing a spade then he is an entry short - try it out.
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