Play For the Optimum Position

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 3
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondQ 10 9 5 4 2
  4. clubK 6 4
  1. spadeJ 10 5
  2. heartJ 7 6
  3. diamond6 3
  4. clubA Q 10 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 - 1
S - - 3 - 1
E 4 1 - - -
W 4 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 4
  2. heart10
  3. diamondA K 8 7
  4. clubJ 9 7 3 2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeQ 8 7 6 2
  2. heartA K Q 9 4 3 2
  3. diamondJ
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 2club*
3club Pass Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass

* Michaels:- majors

You can tell from the bidding that East has the bulk of the points, and if he has all the missing high cards then you can gain if he also has a singleton trump. At trick two you lead a spade and West wins with spade10 to switch to a low heart as expected. After taking this you will now exit with the queen of spades forcing East to win. East has no trump to play and both high diamond honours so you can win the second round of diamonds and ruff a spade in dummy. Ironically clubK is now surplus to requirements and you score 420.

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