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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 2
  2. heart9 8 7
  3. diamondA 7
  4. clubQ 9 7 5 2
  1. spadeQ 10 4 3
  2. heart6
  3. diamondQ 10 8 6 2
  4. club8 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - 4 4 4
S 5 - 4 4 4
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 5
  2. heartA Q J 10
  3. diamondK J 9 5 4 3
  4. club6

Contract: 5club
Declarer: North
Lead: heart6
  1. spadeK 9 8 6
  2. heartK 5 4 3 2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K J 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 1diamond 1heart
3diamond Pass Pass 4diamond
Pass 4heart Pass 5club
Pass Pass Pass
What about other possible contracts? 5diamond was booked for two off and only 500 to North-South - a good save against 4heart. 3NT, if N-S are allowed to play there, would probably succeed as long as declarer had the bottle for a spade finesse.

There are also interesting possibilities in 5club - although I can barely imagine a plausible sequence to get there! After Aheart lead and a ruffing finesse against South, declarer would face the prospect of playing the spade suit for four tricks to allow for a discard of the losing heart. If North reads East for ten red cards and has the confidence to play West for both missing spade honours, this can be done by leading spade98 through West. Not easy!!
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