Truly A Board For Him to Forget

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 6
  2. heartJ 9 8 7
  3. diamondK 8 6 2
  4. clubQ 10
  1. spade—
  2. heart10 6 4 3
  3. diamondJ 10 9 4
  4. clubK 8 7 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 4 -
S - - - 4 -
E 5 1 5 - -
W 5 1 5 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8
  2. heartA K Q 5 2
  3. diamondA 5
  4. clubA 6 3 2

Contract: 5spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: heart10
  1. spadeA 10 9 7 5 4 3 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamondQ 7 3
  4. clubJ 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass
4heart Pass Pass 4spade
Pass Pass 5heart Pass
Pass 5spade Dble Pass
Pass Pass
South covered and, crossing to dummy three times in trumps, eventually established heart7 with a series of ruffing finesses. A diamond from dummy allowed South to win with diamondQ and duck another on the way back, felling East's ace. South clocked up +850.

It then dawned on West that 6heart was cold on anything except an unikely diamond lead. Truly a board to forget
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