| ♠ | J 9 6 5 | ||||
| ♥ | Q 5 4 | ||||
| ♦ | J 9 5 2 | ||||
| ♣ | 10 5 | ||||
| ♠ | Q 8 7 | ♠ | K 10 3 | ||
| ♥ | K 9 7 6 | ♥ | 10 3 2 | ||
| ♦ | A 7 | ♦ | Q 8 4 3 | ||
| ♣ | Q 7 6 4 | ♣ | A J 2 | ||
| ♠ | A 4 2 | ||||
| ♥ | A J 8 | ||||
| ♦ | K 10 6 | ||||
| ♣ | K 9 8 3 |
I opened 1N and bought it. The defense started with a low club to the ace and jack. I won and continued the suit; LHO won that and played a 4th round, North and East both pitching hearts. I tried a heart and LHO won the king and continued the suit. I won in dummy, and ran ♦9 to LHO's ♦A. Another heart came back and RHO pitched a diamond without trouble. This is the end position:
| ♠ | J 9 6 | ||||
| ♥ | |||||
| ♦ | J 5 | ||||
| ♣ | |||||
| ♠ | Q 8 7 | ♠ | K 10 3 | ||
| ♥ | 9 | ♥ | |||
| ♦ | 7 | ♦ | Q 8 | ||
| ♣ | ♣ | ||||
| ♠ | A 4 2 | ||||
| ♥ | |||||
| ♦ | K 10 | ||||
| ♣ |
With 4 in the bank for each side, I tried a low spade, and when LHO played the ♠Q the defense was finished. In practice, he cashed the long heart and squeezed his partner, but a spade or diamond would not have been any better. At this stage, the only winning defense is to let RHO win the ♠10 and continue with ♠K.
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