Alll About Symmetry

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 5
  2. heartA K Q 9
  3. diamondJ 8
  4. club10 8 7 5
  1. spade9 2
  2. heartJ 5 4
  3. diamond10 7 6 5
  4. clubK J 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 1 4 5 5
S 4 1 5 6 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8
  2. heart10 8 3 2
  3. diamondK Q 9 3 2
  4. club4 2

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond5
  1. spadeQ 10 7 6 4 3
  2. heart7 6
  3. diamondA 4
  4. clubA Q 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 3heart~
Pass 4heart# Pass 5club#
Dble 5heart Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* 15-17
~ strong transfer to spade
# cue-bid

. . . declarer could have cashed heartAKQ throwing a diamond, ruffed a diamond, spade to the ace, ruff the last heart high, cross back to dummy with spadeK and lead a club for a perfect elimination. Declarer's actual line does not have all the advantages of the one outlined above, but certainly is not such a hair-raising one. A good compromise, in fact.
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