Not A Close Result

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade5 3
  2. heartK J 10 7 6
  3. diamondK Q 9
  4. clubK Q 3
  1. spadeQ J 8 6 2
  2. heartQ 9 5
  3. diamondJ 10 8 5
  4. club6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 4 1 - 1
S 5 4 1 - 1
E - - - 3 -
W - - - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 10 9 7 4
  2. heartA 8 4 3
  3. diamond4
  4. club8 5 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeK
  2. heart2
  3. diamondA 7 6 3 2
  4. clubA J 10 9 7 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* 3heart 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* 5-9, 5spade with 4+ minor

. . . ruff a diamond (queen appears from North), ruff a club, ruff a diamond (king appears from North!), cross back to hand with a trump and cash diamondJ. Now a low heart end-plays one of the opponents. Either North is on play to lead away from heartK or South is on play to concede a ruff and discard. This was the end position ....
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