Andrew Robson is well known in the UK and internationally.  To my regret, I have never played with him but have met him several times.  He is charming and tall (3" taller than me and I can look Gunnar in the eye).  He is an excellent teacher and runs a successful club.  His card play is world class. 

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Given that South has shown an eight card diamond suit, North is odds on to hold four spades.

The play in 6♠ is interesting: First, the clubs are likely to get blocked so ♣10 must be got out of the way early. When North follows with ♣Q (which could be a false card) the play in spades is fairly clear.

If North holds ♠Q 10 x x declarer will have to lose a trump trick and then has to bring in the clubs without loss. So ♠J is the card to play.

When South follows with ♠10 the suit can be picked up without loss but now the lack of entries to West create another problem.

If declarer risks all on a 2-2 club break he will make 13 tricks but this is teams so after three rounds of trumps the club finesse is a safety play.

If North wins the rest are solid and if North is void and ruffs that is his last trick.  In the other room West doubled and beat 5♦ by two tricks.

How to Play:

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1 - Bidding: Click the 'Play' button in the middle of the page to display the bidding box.

When you are ready, click the 'Start Bidding' button.

When a bid is alerted, it is shown on a yellow background. You can then click that bid to display the related alert.

When there is a comment or a question about your own bid, you can read it on the bidding box comments pane, and then, click the 'Ok' button to continue bidding.

Click 'Close Bidding Box' to proceed to playing the hand.

2 - Playing: The lead is automatic if you are declarer, otherwise you'll see the 'It's your lead' warning in the center pane.

You will play your cards and dummy's as if you were at a live table.

2.1 -Touching cards are considered equivalent! e.g. if you have 876 and you play the 7 while Vu-Bridge expects you to play the 6, then the 7 will blink and the 6 will be played.

2.2 -Sometimes there will be a comment or question during the play.
You should read it and click the 'Click to continue' button at the top of the comment text.

If its a question, there will be a 'Show Answer' button to click at the bottom of the comment panel.

2.3 - When a comment bears a 'Finish flag' button, you can click it to reveal hidden hands and continue playing. We use this to explain technical coups like end-plays, squeezes etc.

2.4 - You can review the last trick by clicking on the last won or lost trick (back of card) at the bottom of the screen. The last trick will show during 3 seconds and then play will continue.

2.5 - You can click the 'Undo last trick' button at the let of the screen in order to redo one or several tricks and review the attached comments.
You can review the auction by clicking the 'Auction' tab in the same area.
3 - Moving the comment panel:

When the mouse hover the dark green background of the bidding box or the comment panel, you'll see a crosshair cursor and you can drag and move it around the page.

The left and right arrows on the top left corner of the comment panel allows you to increase or reduce the width for better readability.

4 - When a hand is finished, you can click the 'Board List' at the top of the comment panel, and play other hands From the same Series.

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