Different Tables Different Mis-defences

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 3
  2. heartA 8 7 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K 10 8 5 4
  1. spade5
  2. heartK Q 10 6
  3. diamondK Q 7 6 3
  4. clubQ 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 2 1 6 3
S 5 2 1 6 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 8 6 2
  2. heartJ 9 5 4
  3. diamond10 4 2
  4. club9 3

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeJ 10 9 7 4
  2. heart3
  3. diamondA J 9 8 5
  4. clubJ 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Dble Pass 2spade
Pass 4club Pass 4diamond
Pass 4heart Pass 4spade
Pass 6spade End
Declarer should play the queen from the dummy. If East takes the king then South wins the return, cashes spadeA, returns to hand with a heart ruff, draws the last trump, cashes diamondA and finesses against clubQ to pick up six club tricks. If East should duck spadeQ at trick two then declarer simply leaves spadeA in dummy, comes to hand with a heart ruff and runs the clubs. Eventually East must ruff with spadeK, but now South can win the heart return, cash diamondA and enter dummy with spadeA, drawing East's last trump with at the same time.

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