Bid Thin Games At IMPs

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 7 6
  2. heartQ 10 3
  3. diamondK 7 3 2
  4. club10 4 3
  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartK J 5 2
  3. diamondQ J 4
  4. clubA 8 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - - - -
S 2 - - - -
E - 2 3 1 -
W - 2 3 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 8 3 2
  2. heartA 9 8 7 4
  3. diamond10 9 8 6
  4. club—

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: club3
  1. spadeK 9 5 4
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA 5
  4. clubK Q J 9 6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
1NT Pass 2club* Pass
2heart Pass 4heart Pass
Pass Pass

* Stayman

The best line must be to draw only one round of trumps before broaching the diamonds. So, win clubA at trick one, cash heartK and lead diamondJ hoping to lose the lead to South. North may be reluctant to go in with diamondK and so you might get away with it even if North possesses neither spade honour, because from his point of view it might seem wrong to cover diamondJ. Here it makes no difference, but the wisdom of drawing only one top trump does. If West takes two top trumps it means that North can draw two with heartQ when he gets in with diamondK. Yet to resist drawing any trumps whatsoever allows South to obtain a diamond ruff.

However the defence continues you will eventually be able to force out the other top diamond honour, cash heartA and throw spade10 on the established diamond. Ten tricks.
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