Do the Prep Work

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 4 3
  2. heartA 3 2
  3. diamond9 4
  4. clubA K Q J 5
  1. spadeQ 10 9 7
  2. heart5
  3. diamondA K J 8 6 2
  4. club7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 3 1 1
S 2 - 3 1 1
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J
  2. heartK 9 7 4
  3. diamondQ 10 3
  4. club10 8 6 2

Contract: 3heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeA 6 5 2
  2. heartQ J 10 8 6
  3. diamond7 5
  4. club9 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart
2diamond 2heart Pass Pass
2spade Pass 3diamond 3heart
Pass Pass Pass
This is one of those situations where good declarers do their early preparatory work to avoid problems later in the play. Here, nothing more complicated than ducking at trick three was required. After all, West is unlikely to have 5 spades. When East comes in with the heartK, he is unable to get across to his partner's spades and declarer has ample time to draw trumps and run the clubs. +140.
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