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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 7 3
  2. heartQ 5 4 3
  3. diamondQ 8 7 5 2
  4. clubQ
  1. spade9 8 5 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamond9 3
  4. clubA J 8 6 5 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 3 - - 2 1
W 3 - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 10 6
  2. heartA J 9 6 2
  3. diamondA J 4
  4. club9

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: clubQ
  1. spadeA 4
  2. heartK 10 8 7
  3. diamondK 10 6
  4. clubK 10 7 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 1heart Pass 2heart
Pass Pass Dble Pass
2spade Pass 3heart Pass
4club Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
A cross-ruff seems to be the obvious line, but timing is the vital ingredient here. To prevent North from throwing hearts early, you must postpone the club ruffs until there are some heart ruffs in the bank. Ruff the club at trick two, heartA throwing a diamond, heart ruff, diamondA, heart ruff and now you ready to lead a club from hand. North has only diamonds to throw away and whatever the defence do you will come to three aces, two diamond and two heart ruffs in hand plus three trumps in dummy. +620, and a wonderful score.
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