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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade4 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamondA Q J 6 5 4
  4. clubA J 8 5
  1. spadeA K 10 9 5
  2. heart10 3
  3. diamondK 10 3
  4. clubQ 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 - - -
S - 1 - - -
E 1 - 4 6 2
W 1 - 5 6 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 7 3
  2. heartA K J 8 7 6
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK 9 6

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: East
Lead: diamond8
  1. spade8 6
  2. heartQ 9 5 4
  3. diamond9 8 7 2
  4. club10 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade* Pass
2club 2diamond 2heart Pass
4spade Pass 5club Pass
5spade Pass 6spade Pass
Pass Pass

* playing Blue Club canapé

To enter hand at trick seven via a second diamond ruff will lead to failure. After establishing the hearts the only way back to hand is via clubK - but now North can rise with clubA and cash diamondA - you have no trumps left in hand!

A nice, yet simple, example of an avoidance/Morton's Fork type of deal.
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