Critical Or Sympathetic

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 7 2
  2. heartA K 6
  3. diamondJ 8 6 4 3
  4. clubA Q
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartQ J 8 4 3 2
  3. diamondK 9 7
  4. club7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 2 4 2
S 2 - 2 4 2
E - 2 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 8 5
  2. heart7
  3. diamondA Q 10 5 2
  4. clubK J 10 6

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeK Q J 9 3
  2. heart10 9 5
  3. diamond—
  4. club9 8 5 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade*
Pass 4spade Pass Pass
Pass

* weak

At the table South, a strong player, for once took his eye off the ball. He won the lead in hand and finessed clubQ, so East won and returned a second trump. Now declarer was in trouble, for the only way back to hand after cashing clubA was via a diamond ruff. When the clubs failed to break South could not draw all the remaining trumps and establish the long club, so he finished one light.

This is a text-book deal ..
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