Only One Success Story

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA J 9 8
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamond10 8 6 3 2
  4. clubK 2
  1. spade4 2
  2. heart8
  3. diamondQ J 9 5
  4. clubJ 10 9 7 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 2 4 1 3
S 1 2 4 1 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 7 6 5 3
  2. heartK 10 9 5
  3. diamondK 4
  4. clubQ

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartA Q J 7 6 2
  3. diamondA 7
  4. clubA 8 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade 2heart
3club* Pass Pass 3heart
Pass 4heart End

* weak, long clubs

South cashed ace and another diamond to put East on lead with the king. East played heartK but South won with the ace and exited with another to put East back in again. South threw one club on East's spadeK and another on the enforced spade continuation. In all South made five trumps, two clubs, a diamond and two spades.

Superficially it looks better for East to unblock diamondK under South's ace, but it makes no difference. West could win with diamondJ but whatever her continuation South wins and plays ace and another trump as before.
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