Theoretically Solid As A Rock

Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs

  1. spade10 8 7 5
  2. heartJ 10 9 5 4
  3. diamond9 8 4
  4. club5
Green square in centre

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeQ

  1. spadeA K 9 4 3 2
  2. heart8
  3. diamondJ 7
  4. clubA Q 9 8
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Dble 2spade 4heart 4spade
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass
In an ideal world, after winning the opening lead you would like to play a heart now and to lose the lead to hand who started with singleton trump - this might give you the option of ruffing three clubs. No, East wins heartQ and returns spadeJ. You win to play clubA, ruff a club on which East interestingly plays club10. After ruffing another heart you have reached this position..
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