Choose Your Contract Beforehand

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 3
  2. heartA Q J 9 5
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubA K 8 4
  1. spadeJ 7 6 4
  2. heartK 10 8 7 6
  3. diamondK 8
  4. club6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 4 5 6 5
S 6 4 5 6 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 5
  2. heart4 2
  3. diamondJ 10 5 4 2
  4. club10 9 7 5

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heart8
  1. spadeA 9 8 2
  2. heart3
  3. diamondA 9 7 6 3
  4. clubQ J 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 1spade
Pass 3diamond* Pass 4spade
Pass 4NT Pass 5heart
Pass 5NT Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* fragment:- see text

South cashes diamondA and ruffs a diamond. After cashing spadeKQ he returns to clubQ, draws a round of trumps with spadeA and plays on clubs. If West ruffs in at any time then he is forced to lead a heart, allowing a second finesse. If he refuses to ruff in then declarer cashes heartA and ruffs a heart low, allowing his diamond loser and West's winning trump to get cosy at trick thirteen. How nice.
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