A Nice Quiet Start to the Season

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 9 6
  2. heart8 7 6
  3. diamondK Q 9 6
  4. club7 6 2
  1. spade8 7 5 4 3
  2. heart10 9
  3. diamond8 7 3 2
  4. clubK 8
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 - - 1
S - 2 - - 1
E 2 - 2 2 -
W 2 - 2 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 10
  2. heartA J 4 3 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ J 9 4 3

Contract: 3NTx
Declarer: South

  1. spadeK 2
  2. heartK Q 5
  3. diamondA J 10 5 4
  4. clubA 10 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1heart 1NT
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass
If you plonked the clubK on the table, you've just scored +500, but if you led a heart it won't be easy for partner. Have a look at the full deal now, and you'll see that he has to win the heartA immediately and shoot back a small club to defeat the contract. Otherwise declarer wins the first trick, crosses to dummy in diamonds and leads a small spade from dummy. What's partner to do? If he rises with the spadeA, declarer has nine top tricks. If he plays a lower honour, declarer wins with the spadeK, crosses to dummy with another diamond and leads a heart. The result is still nine tricks.
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