Pleasing Symmetry

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 6 4
  2. heartA K 10 5 2
  3. diamond2
  4. clubK 10 9 3
  1. spade8 7
  2. heartJ 8 3
  3. diamondA 9 8 4
  4. clubA 8 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 1 4 4 3
S 1 1 4 4 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 10 2
  2. heartQ 4
  3. diamondQ J 6 5
  4. clubQ 7 6 5

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeA K 9 5 3
  2. heart9 7 6
  3. diamondK 10 7 3
  4. clubJ
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart Pass 1spade
Pass 2heart Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
The winning line, not an immediately attractive one, is to ruff the club, ruff a diamond and draw the last trump. spadeJ covered is followed by a second diamond ruff and a finesse of spade9. Hair raising stuff! Had you decided to rise with clubK then you could afford the luxury of ducking a spade to give you five trumps, four spades and clubK.

And 4spade?
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