The Same Effect

Over this weekend, Otters Club is having their Annual State level Bridge Tournament. Mr Chandu Bijlani, the gentleman and the officer, is the pioneer of this event who has encouraged and restarted this mind sport. 

West was playing the intermediate jump overcall showing minimum six card suit. 

West led ♥8, South has to lose to the ♦A and the contract hinges on the spade layout. Given West will have about 11 + points, The ♠A figures to be with West. Declarer’s task is to find some way to restrict the spade loser to one. 

The declarer made short work of it. He won with the ♥K, played ♣A, ruffed a club, cashed the ♥A and played his remaining heart. His plan was to ruff this in dummy, ruff a club and then lead a diamond. With clubs and hearts eliminated, West would be end played if holding the ♦A. 

South’s plan was successful. In practice West ruffed the heart but South simply discarded dummy’s last club for the same effect! 

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