Slightly Better Line Yields Big Swing

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K J 9 3 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondA 7 5 3
  4. club4 3
  1. spadeQ 7 4
  2. heartQ 10 8 4 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ J 10 9 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 6 - 3 1
S - 6 - 3 1
E - - 2 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 8 6 5
  2. heartK 9 7
  3. diamondQ J 9 2
  4. clubK 8

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: clubQ
  1. spade—
  2. heartA J 6 3
  3. diamondK 10 8 6 4
  4. clubA 7 6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2diamond
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 4spade Pass 5club
Pass 6diamond End
Now safe on any 3-1 or 2-2 trump break, South cashed diamondK and duly went down.

In the other room South found a better line when he discovered the appalling trump break very early. He won clubA and immediately led a diamond to the ace, intent on establishing the spades. When West showed out he followed with three rounds of spades, heartA, ruff a heart. Now spadeJ allowed South to throw his last club, a club was ruffed in hand and a heart ruff taken in dummy. A further spade from dummy left East with no recourse.

This had been the ending .
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