My Poor Brain Has Had Enough

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 9 6 5
  2. heartJ 6 4
  3. diamondA 8
  4. clubA 9 8
  1. spade8 4
  2. heartQ 5 2
  3. diamondJ 10 6 4
  4. club7 5 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 2 4 4
S 2 - 2 4 4
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartK 9 8 7
  3. diamondQ 9 7 5 2
  4. clubK Q 6

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeA K 7 3 2
  2. heartA 10 3
  3. diamondK 3
  4. clubJ 10 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass 1spade
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
As the play went South would have done better to ignore the finesse on the second round of clubs to rise with clubA and exit with another. If the finesse is right then it's not needed! By winning with the ace and exiting with a club West will be end-played into leading a heart. This tiny improvement gains when East has clubKQ alone. Not likely, but if you continually play to take advantage of these extra chances then it will pay big dividends in the long run.

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