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Win the ♦A and play the ♦Q. If East doesn’t cover, you have 11 tricks. Assuming East covers, ruff high, draw trumps, cash the ♣A and ♣K, and run the rest of the trumps. West has to hold on to three spades (or else East-West will have to let dummy score a minor suit winner at the end). But which three spades will West hold? This is the position at the tenth trick, before the lead of the last trump: |
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North ♠ — ♥ — ♦J5 ♣ Q7 |
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East ♠ 104 ♥ — ♦10 ♣ J |
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South ♠ K95 ♥ 2 ♦– ♣ — |
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West is caught in a single-suit squeeze. If West keeps the ♠AQJ, a low spade will force West to give you a trick with the ♠K. If West discards the ♠Q or ♠J, South plays the ♠K and has to score the last trick with either the ♠9 or one of dummy’s winners. |