Not the Boat Race

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 6 2
  2. heartK 9
  3. diamondA J 8 3
  4. clubA Q J
  1. spade9 8 3
  2. heartQ 8 4
  3. diamondQ 7 5 4
  4. club10 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 2 6 6
S 5 5 1 5 1
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 4
  2. heartA J 10 5 3 2
  3. diamond9 2
  4. club8 4 2

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: North
Lead: heartJ
  1. spadeK Q 7 5
  2. heart7 6
  3. diamondK 10 6
  4. clubK 9 7 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 2NT Pass 3club*
Pass 3diamond* Pass 6NT
Pass Pass Pass

* natural

Declarer's instincts proved correct when he decided that East had led away from heartA. Having assigned an initial four diamonds to West, he played with the odds in cashing diamondK and finessing the jack. The last trick fell to East's heartA.

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