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...This achieved, he led a low club, West rose with A♣ and led his 6♦, which East won with Q♦. No third diamond appeared but, instead, East laid down 7♠....
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...Now, he plays Q♦. If West could win, and he plays a heart, it provides a ruff and discard; if he leads a diamond, K♦ is the 10th trick; a club sorts out the suit for only two losers....
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...He crossed to dummy’s A♦, and led a low spade towards his K♠, losing to West’s A♠. West switched to 10♦, taken with dummy’s K♦. Q♠ and a spade ruff in hand followed, eliminating the suit....
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...At trick two, South ducks East’s Q♣; West does not ruff. East continues with J♣; South plays K♣ perforce, West will ruff and switch to a spade....
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