Early Week Extraction

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 5 4 3
  2. heart7
  3. diamondQ 10 6 5 2
  4. clubK J 7
  1. spadeQ 2
  2. heartA 10 8
  3. diamond8 7 4
  4. clubA 8 6 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 3 1
S - - - 3 1
E 4 1 2 - -
W 4 1 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10
  2. heartK 9 4 2
  3. diamondA K J 3
  4. clubQ 9 5 4

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond7
  1. spadeA K 9 8 7 6
  2. heartQ J 6 5 3
  3. diamond9
  4. club10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 2spade*
3diamond 3spade Pass 4spade
Dble End

* described as not weak

Cash clubA at trick four before continuing with spadeQ. Think of it as an early dental extraction. Now declarer has no winning line. An early dentist's coup by the defence. Not easy
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