Board 44
North Deals
None Vul
K 8 6 4
A 7 4 3
A Q 9 5 2
10
8 6 5
8 7 6
K Q 7 5 3 2
N
W E
S
Q 7 5
Q J 10
K J 10 4
10 9 8
A J 9 3 2
K 9 2
3
A J 6 4

The bidding was straight forward. N opened 1 and S responded 1. N then rebid 4 which became the contract. W was on lead naturely led K. Declarer has no useful discard in Dummy so should ruff instead of letting the lead run round to the A. Now crossruff by playing A and another , followed by ruffing a in Dummy, then a ruff in hand. Then cash A. You have 6 tricks. Play next 2 top s from hand and Dummy, then A followed by the K. Having noted that the trump Q is outstanding, lead a then and you make the J, either because E plays the Q or ducks it. 11 tricks. Its the crossruffing tempo you need. Notice that no trumps are drawn until you had done the cross ruffing! A trump lead would have enabled you to capture the Q without a guess.

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