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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 5
  2. heartJ 8 6 2
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubQ J 9 6
  1. spade10 9 8
  2. heart7
  3. diamondQ 9 8 3 2
  4. club8 5 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 5 2 5
S 3 2 5 2 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 7 4
  2. heart9 5 3
  3. diamondJ 5
  4. clubA 10 7 4

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond3
  1. spade6 3 2
  2. heartA K Q 10 4
  3. diamond10 7 6 4
  4. clubK
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart
Pass 3heart Pass 6heart
Pass Pass Pass
Even given the opening lead I think that the contract is still beatable. Dummy wins so South draws three rounds of trumps, cashes diamondK and leads a club towards clubK. Now it is right for East to duck. South ruffs a diamond and leads clubQ. Again East ducks and declarer has no way home. With West holding spade10 then declarer cannot succeed even by coming off the dummy with a low spade. East must be brave and duck for a third time!

04/04/2026 I notice that the DDA confirms that 6heart is always beatable!
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