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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 7 5 2
  2. heartK 7 5 3
  3. diamond10
  4. clubK J 4 3
  1. spadeK 4
  2. heartA 4
  3. diamondA J 9 8 6 5 3
  4. clubA 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 7 3 5 7
W - 7 3 5 7
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 10 6 3
  2. heartQ J 10 6
  3. diamondK Q
  4. club7 2

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: club3
  1. spade9 8
  2. heart9 8 2
  3. diamond7 4 2
  4. clubQ 10 9 8 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass
3diamond Pass 3heart Pass
4diamond Pass 5diamond Pass
6diamond End
Instead of leading a low spade from dummy at trick four, declarer should surely have led an honour and, if South discards, declarer ditches his losing club. West ruffs the club return and crosses to dummy with a trump to lead the spade winner. South must ruff, but now declarer over-ruffs, draws all the remaining trumps by crossing to dummy and cashes the last spade for a heart discard.

If South ruffs the third round of spades, declarer over-ruffs and establishes the fifth spade without further problems.
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