Unexpected Swing

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 8 4
  2. heartK 8 7 2
  3. diamondK 9 5 4
  4. club3
  1. spadeQ 10 7 5
  2. heartQ 6 5
  3. diamondA 7 6 3
  4. clubA 9
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 - - 1
S - 3 - - 1
E 3 - 3 2 -
W 3 - 3 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 2
  2. heartA J 10
  3. diamondJ 8 2
  4. clubK Q 8 7 5

Contract: 2spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeK 9 3
  2. heart9 4 3
  3. diamondQ 10
  4. clubJ 10 6 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart* Pass
1NT~ Pass 2club# Pass
Pass Dble Pass 2spade
Dble End

* 3 or 4 heart 9-15, or 4441 13-15
~ 10+ forcing relay
# five clubs 9-12

At the table West made another bad decision, this time fatal, when he switched to a low spade. Declarer won in hand with the nine, finessed spade8 and cashed dummy's two diamond winners throwing hearts from hand. When heartK was played from dummy East was left on lead - completely powerless to prevent South making the king, ace and jack of spades separately. 2spade doubled made for 670 to North-South. Almost any other defence would have beaten 2spade.

This had been the end position.
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