Top Class Declarer Play

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 4 3
  2. heartA K Q J 9 5 4 3
  3. diamond—
  4. club8 2
  1. spadeK 9
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK J 9 8 7
  4. clubA Q J 9 7 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 4 - -
S - - 4 - -
E 4 5 - 3 -
W 5 5 - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 8 7 6 2
  2. heart7 2
  3. diamondA 10 4
  4. club10 3

Contract: 5diamondx
Declarer: East
Lead: heart6
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heart10 8 6
  3. diamondQ 6 5 3 2
  4. clubK 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
4heart Pass Pass
4NT Pass 5diamond Dble
Pass Pass Pass
With one spade under his belt declarer now abandoned spades and started on the winning clubs. South ruffed and found himself in a dilemma. To lead a heart would allow declarer to throw spadeK while ruffing in hand. A trump finesse and winning clubs would lead to eleven tricks. So South cashed spadeA first before continuing hearts. No good either. Declarer ruffed in hand and tabled diamond10 - South had to duck or dummy was high. Now East simply played spade winners through South. Whenever South chose to ruff declarer could over-ruff, draw the last trump and claim. Very elegant.
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