The Hardest Part of Bridge

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 8 4 3
  2. heartA 10
  3. diamondA Q 5
  4. clubK Q 9
  1. spadeK 9 7 6 5 2
  2. heartQ 3
  3. diamondJ 10 7 3
  4. club5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 3 - 2 2
S 2 3 - 2 2
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA
  2. heartJ 9 8 6 5 4
  3. diamond6
  4. clubA 10 8 6 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heartQ
  1. spade10
  2. heartK 7 2
  3. diamondK 9 8 4 2
  4. clubJ 7 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
Pass 1spade Pass 1NT
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
At the table West led heartQ. You can see what the effect was. East has two sure entries along with his hearts and his partner's vital lead gave the defence the tempo they required. When declarer discovered the 4-1 diamond break, he continued without inspiration and eventually went three off to give East-West a well deserved 150. At another table, somebody did not show the insight as our first West and led a low diamond. This led to plus 400 for North-South.
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