Play Upon the Fears

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 8
  2. heartA 9 8 7 6 3
  3. diamondK 9
  4. clubA 4 3
  1. spadeQ 6 4 3
  2. heartK
  3. diamondA Q 3 2
  4. clubQ 9 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 - -
S - - 2 - -
E 4 3 - 4 1
W 4 3 - 4 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 10 5
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamond10 8 5
  4. clubK J 10 7

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heartA
  1. spade9 7 2
  2. heartJ 5 4 2
  3. diamondJ 7 6 4
  4. club6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
1club 2heart* Dble 4heart
Pass Pass Dble Pass
4spade End

* weak

. . . you play on North's fears of an impending end-play. When you cash diamondA sure enough North drops diamondK under your ace, so now you cross to dummy with a club - (you did retain an entry, didn't you?) and lead diamond10 to pin North's nine. Eleven tricks and almost a complete top.

Of course North should not have unblocked. His play would gain when South started with diamondQJx, but that leaves West with a disgusting opening bid for someone second in hand, vulnerable.
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