One More Clue

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 4 3
  2. heartK 6 5
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA J 10 7 6 3
  1. spade7 6 2
  2. heartQ J 10 4
  3. diamondA 8 5 2
  4. club9 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 4 - 4 1
S - 4 - 3 1
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 8 5
  2. heartA 9 8 3
  3. diamond9 3
  4. clubK Q 8 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeK Q J 10
  2. heart7 2
  3. diamondK Q J 10 7 6
  4. club5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 2club Pass 2spade
Pass 3club Pass 3diamond
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
The winning defence is to duck diamondK, yes duck! When South continues with diamondQ you duck again, and yet again for a third time when South persists with diamondJ. Partner ruffs, returns a heart and in whichever hand declarer ruffs then his chances have evaporated. This was the position after the third round of diamonds...
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