The Share of the Lion

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 6 5 3
  2. heartJ 3
  3. diamondQ 7 4
  4. clubJ 9 3 2
  1. spadeQ 10 8 7 4
  2. heart9 7 6
  3. diamond9 6
  4. clubK Q 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 7 7 - 7
S 1 7 7 - 7
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 9 2
  2. heart4
  3. diamondJ 8 5
  4. club10 8 7 5 4

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubK
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K Q 10 8 5 2
  3. diamondA K 10 3 2
  4. clubA
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
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-- -- Pass 2club
Pass 2diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 3spade Pass 4diamond
Pass 4heart Pass 5diamond
Pass 5heart Pass 6club
Pass 7heart Pass Pass
Pass
On the not unreasonable assumption that West has clubQ to go with the his opening lead of the king, 7heart is absolutely stone cold. South wins and cashes all his trumps throwing two low clubs and three low spades from dummy. After diamondA and a diamond to the queen the diamond position is clear. If they break then all is well, but if East has started with diamondJxxx(x) then a finesse of diamond10 is available. If West has started with four (or five) then by cashing spadeA he will be squeezed. The only way for 7heart to be beaten is for East to ruff the opening lead ... and that's not allowed!
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