Entry Conservation

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 3
  2. heartJ 6
  3. diamondK 9 6 4
  4. clubA J 9 8
  1. spade10 9 7 6 5
  2. heartK 5 4
  3. diamondJ 8
  4. clubK 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 4 6 3 4
S 2 4 6 3 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 4
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondQ 7 3 2
  4. clubQ 10 7 5 2

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: North
Lead: spade8
  1. spadeQ J 2
  2. heartA Q 10 8 7 2
  3. diamondA 10 5
  4. club4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1NT* Pass 2diamond~
Pass 2heart Pass 4club#
Pass 4diamond Pass 4heart
Pass 4spade Pass 4NT
Pass 5heart Pass 6heart
End

* 15-17
~ transfer
# self-agreeing splinter

It is vital that a spade entry remains in hand to enable you to get back after ruffing the second club. You win the second spade in dummy (South) at trick three, club to the ace, ruff a club and draw the last trump pitching a diamond from hand as East throws a club. Now spade to hand to ruff another club isolates the club menace and East is left controlling both minors. When you throw another diamond from hand on dummy's last trump East has to surrender.
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