Theoretically Solid As A Rock

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade10 8 7 5
  2. heartJ 10 9 5 4
  3. diamond9 8 4
  4. club5
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartA 7 2
  3. diamondA K 6 3
  4. clubJ 7 6 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 4 -
S - - - 4 -
E 2 3 2 - -
W 2 3 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 6
  2. heartK Q 6 3
  3. diamondQ 10 5 2
  4. clubK 10 2

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spadeA K 9 4 3 2
  2. heart8
  3. diamondJ 7
  4. clubA Q 9 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Dble 2spade 4heart 4spade
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass
. . . our old friend the Rule of Restricted Choice. If East had started with clubJ102 then because the jack and ten have, in effect, equal status, East might have chosen to play the jack sometimes and the ten on other occasions. The fact that he played the ten therefore made it much more likely that he had no choice in the matter! It's slightly amazing that The Rule, originally postulated by Terence Reese, is also theoretically solid as a rock.
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