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North ♠KQJ2 ♥J4 ♦AJ8 ♣QJ73 |
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West ♠97 ♥5 ♦Q4 ♣AK1086542
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East ♠A8 ♥KQ9762 ♦K653 ♣9
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South ♠106543 ♥A1083 ♦10972 ♣– |
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Dealer: North Vul: Both |
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E |
S |
W |
| 1NT¹ |
P |
2♣ |
4♣ |
| DBL |
P |
4♠ |
P |
| P |
DBL |
P |
P |
| P |
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| ¹ 15-17 HCP |
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The contract can be defeated with the lead of the ♦4. If declarer plays the ♦A and plays trump, East will win the ace of spades and play a diamond to the queen and West will return a heart. South must win (or else West will ruff the next heart for the setting trick), but then there is no way to avoid two more losers, a heart and a diamond.
If declarer ducks the opening lead, East wins the ♦K and plays the ♥K. South must win (or else another heart gets ruffed by West and the trump ace is the setting trick), but East, when in with the trump ace, cashes the ♥Q, with West throwing the ♦Q, and then West ruffs a diamond for the setting trick.
Note that if the opening lead is the ♦Q, declarer will win the ace and play trump. East can take the ace, cash the ♦K and play another diamond for West to ruff, but declarer can then pitch a heart on the fourth diamond and cross ruff the rest to come to ten tricks.
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