Play to admire

South made respective efforts to summation the accusation that would alteration him to bid a expansive slam earlier settling for six hearts. Partner had four-card bosom support, but the remainder of the dummy was a disappointment

South recovered a terrific enactment of play. He ruffed the opening nine pb with the ace of hearts and led the 10 of hearts to dummy’s jack. He ruffed different nine with the king of hearts and led the 8 of hearts to dummy’s nine. He ruffed dummy’s remaining nine with the queen of hearts and cashed the ace of spades. South past led a debased spade from his hand! West won but was end-played. He had to pb a spade into the kingjack, a diamond into the ace-queen, oregon springiness a ruff-sluff. 12 tricks connected immoderate choice. To admit declarer’s play, ideate different layouts of the spade suit. Had the spades divided 3-2, the king of spades would driblet the queen, if it hadn’t fallen already, and 2 diamonds would beryllium shed from dummy connected the agelong spades. South could ruff the queen of diamonds successful dummy and claim. Should East person 4 spades, South would triumph the diamond displacement with the ace, pb his 2 of hearts to dummy, and instrumentality the proven spade finesse. Two diamond discards and a diamond ruff would again bring him to 12 tricks. Beautifully played.