We Have All Been In Worse

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 6 5
  2. heart7 6 5
  3. diamondQ 4 3 2
  4. clubJ 10 4
  1. spadeK J 10 9
  2. heartA K J 4 3
  3. diamondA J 8
  4. club9
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 3 6 3 4 5
W 3 6 3 3 5
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 7
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 10 9 7 6 5
  4. clubA Q 8 7 3

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: heart10
  1. spadeQ 4 3 2
  2. heartQ 10 9 8 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK 6 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2diamond Pass
2spade Pass 3club Pass
3diamond Pass 4club Pass
4diamond Pass 6diamond Pass
Pass Pass
He then played clubA, ruffed a club, ruffed a spade, ruffed another club and cashed diamondA. When neither clubK or diamondQ had come down he was resigned to defeat.

Surely he was on vaguely the right line, but he should have followed it further by playing completely on cross-ruff lines...
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