Experts Find A Way

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 10 9 4
  2. heartK 5 3 2
  3. diamondA K 9
  4. club10 8
  1. spadeA K J 8
  2. heartA Q J 10 9 6
  3. diamond6
  4. club6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 - - -
S - 1 - - -
E 6 - 3 4 1
W 6 - 3 4 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 3 2
  2. heart4
  3. diamondJ 7 4
  4. clubA K Q 5 4 3

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: West
Lead: diamondA
  1. spade7 5
  2. heart8 7
  3. diamondQ 10 8 5 3 2
  4. clubJ 9 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
1heart Pass 2club Pass
2spade Pass 3club Pass
4heart End
In fact there is a way to make 4heart, and this was spotted by Pedro from Brazil and Gary from America.

Win the club switch at trick two, ruff a diamond and play ace and queen of hearts. Win the club continuation with the king and ruff another diamond. Draw trumps and play the spade8 from hand. Bingo!!! North has to play spades into spadeAKJ.

Gary:- North could kill any hope of game as the cards lie by leading a club at trick one. Now, even the double-dummy line (as explained by Pedro above) doesn't work, since only one diamond can be ruffed. North will have a diamond at the end for a safe exit and will collect two spades, a heart, and a diamond for down one.
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