Endymion77, on 2014-January-20, 05:39, said:
2) if diamonds are 4-0, you need clubs to break 4-2 so cash AK clubs, ruff a low club with the Q and draw trump.
I think your line is pretty decent, especially the way you played clubs, we can improve your line imo, regarding the need of finding clubs 4-2 when trumps are 4-0
Perhaps we should not have cashed a trump before we establish a spade trick and/or an entry to dummy.
Ruff, and cash
♣ A, then play
♠ Q (we probably can/should play
♠ Q before
♣ A)
If this holds cash a diamond and see 4-0 break, then play small club (cl A and then small if we did not cash A previously)
If someone takes
♠ A, they will have to play something, say they played
a- a spade back; win in dummy and play club and play low if RHO ruffs, or simply just play a diamond to hand after winning 2nd spade and duck a club
b-a heart back; cash a diamond and if 3-1 now you have extra chances to establish hearts if they are 4-3 in addition to other chances. If 4-0, assuming RHO holds 4 of them, cross to dummy with
♠ K and play 2nd club to hand and win it if he discards and ruff small club with Q dia, if he ruffs 2nd club then play small and claim
c- a diamond is back; you know what to do.