Think of Partner

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Point-a-board
  1. spadeA 10 6 5
  2. heartQ 2
  3. diamondA 10 9 7 2
  4. clubA K
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J
  2. heart9 6 5 3
  3. diamondK Q 5
  4. clubJ 8 7 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart4
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1NT
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
North South reached 3NT in all eight tables when this hand occurred at The Hague in 1996. At four of those tables the contract slipped through. You can probably guess what happened at the other four.

West leads the heart4 (fourth highest) and declarer plays low from dummy. You follow with the heart6, and South wins with the jack to run the diamond6 to your queen. Your return of the heart5 goes the king, ace and queen, and the next trick comprises 7heart, 5spade, 9heart, 10heart. After you win South's diamondJ, ...... Well, how would you have defended?
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