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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs

  1. spadeJ 6 3 2
  2. heartQ 10 8
  3. diamondA K 10 3
  4. clubA 4
  1. spadeQ 9 4
  2. heart6 5 2
  3. diamondQ 7
  4. clubQ 10 8 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 6 2 5
S - 4 5 2 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 8 7 5
  2. heart9
  3. diamondJ 9 4 2
  4. club9 7 6 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club5

  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartA K J 7 4 3
  3. diamond8 6 5
  4. clubK J
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart
Pass 1spade Pass 2heart
Pass 4heart End
This spade switch does indeed kill the criss-cross squeeze, but South wins the second spade, cashes clubA and runs the trumps to catch East in an equally deadly trump squeeze. This would be the five card end position ..
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