Wafer Thin to Avoid Wrath

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 8 6
  2. heartJ 8 7 3
  3. diamondQ 9 8 5
  4. clubK J
  1. spadeA J 9 3
  2. heartA
  3. diamondK 7 2
  4. clubQ 10 7 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 5 1 3 3
W 6 5 1 3 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10
  2. heart10 5 4
  3. diamondA J 10 4
  4. clubA 9 8 3

Contract: 6club
Declarer: West
Lead: heart7
  1. spade7 5 4 2
  2. heartK Q 9 6 2
  3. diamond6 3
  4. club6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1diamond 2heart*
Dble 4heart Pass Pass
5club Pass 6club Pass
Pass Pass

* weak

As you can see, 4heart doubled will go for 800 even if South gets the clubs right.

In 6club declarer was taking a chance by cashing two top spades - South might have had a singleton. Nevertheless, it was an elegant line, don't you think?

Another slight variation that occurred to me as I reread the text . . . .
Proceed as before but, on winning the clubA in dummy, ruff a heart in hand, cross to spadeK and ruff dummy's last heart. Now exit with a trump. North is endplayed into leading a pointed suit or conceding a ruff and discard.
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