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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 8 3
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA J 3
  4. clubJ 10 7 6 5 3
  1. spadeQ 10 9 7 4
  2. heartK J 10 8
  3. diamond9 7 4
  4. clubQ
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 1 - 4 2
S 6 1 - 4 2
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5
  2. heartQ 9 7 4 2
  3. diamond10 8 6 5 2
  4. clubK 8

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: heartJ
  1. spadeK J 6 2
  2. heartA 5 3
  3. diamondK Q
  4. clubA 9 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 3heart* Pass 3NT
Pass 4club Pass 4heart
Pass 6club End

* splinter

. . . but in fact declarer had cashed spadeA before continuing with diamondJ. Look at the difference it makes on this layout. When diamondJ is not ruffed South exits with a club from dummy and although East is able to win, he has no spade with which to exit, and so the contract comes home anyway.

On the actual layout declarer's careful line made absolutely no difference ... but who knows about next time?
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