16 IMPs In the Out Column

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartQ J 5
  3. diamondA 9 6 3
  4. clubA 7 6 5 2
  1. spadeA 6 5 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 8 7 4
  4. clubK 10 8 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 2 - -
S - 3 2 - -
E 1 - - 3 -
W 1 - - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 8 7 4
  2. heartA 8 7 3 2
  3. diamond5
  4. clubQ J

Contract: 3diamondx
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spadeJ 10 2
  2. heartK 10 9 6 4
  3. diamondQ J 10 2
  4. club9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club~ Pass 2diamond#
Pass 2NT! Pass 3diamond
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass

~ showing clubs!
# relay
! showing diamond suit

West led diamond4 against 3diamond doubled and declarer won in hand with the ten. diamondQ was ducked and declarer turned his attention to hearts. East made the fatal mistake of winning and now there was no defence. To beat the contract East must find the unlikely defence of ducking hearts three times! West must discard two spades, ruff the third round of hearts and exit with diamondK. Some chance! South scored +670 and in all it was 16 IMP in the out column for Britain.
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