Good Work Partner

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q J 8 5 4 3
  2. heart10
  3. diamondA Q 7
  4. clubK 7
  1. spadeA 2
  2. heartK Q J 6 2
  3. diamond6 2
  4. club10 9 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 2 - 3 -
S 2 2 - 3 -
E - - 3 - -
W - - 3 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 6
  2. heartA 9 8 5
  3. diamondK J 5 4
  4. club3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: heartA
  1. spade7
  2. heart7 4 3
  3. diamond10 9 8 3
  4. clubA Q J 8 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 1NT
2heart 4spade Pass Pass
Pass
The winning defence is to carry on partner's good work and continue with clubs, effectively cutting declarer's communications with dummy. North is finished - a third club is ruffed by East and any diamond finesse is doomed to failure.

Hats off to partner for finding the club switch - several Easts led a diamond at this stage and their respective Norths soon wrapped up +650. The best defensive result came where East-West were silent. East led a club initially and North knew he was in trouble. After winning in dummy, a diamond finesse lost and back came a second club. Again dummy won and again a diamond finesse lost. A diamond ruff and trump promotion eventually led to three down. Ouch!
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