Well Known Answer

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Dealer: North

  1. spade9
  2. heartJ 10 9
  3. diamondA K Q
  4. clubA Q 9 8 7 6
  1. spade—
  2. heart—
  3. diamondJ 10 9 8 7 6 5
  4. clubJ 10 5 4 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 1 - 3 1
E - 3 2 3 2
W - - 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K Q 8
  2. heartA K Q 8 7
  3. diamond4 3 2
  4. clubK

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: East

  1. spadeJ 10 7 6 5 4 3 2
  2. heart6 5 4 3 2
  3. diamond—
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
If East is declarer, South has to lead a major suit perforce and so declarer wins. If the lead was a spade, then East cashes five hearts and exits with a minor suit. South is repeatedly end-played to lead into East's trump tenace. Nine tricks. If the original lead is a heart, East draws one round of trumps, cashes the rest of the hearts and exits in a minor suit as before. Again nine tricks. The bridge guru, Richard Pavlicek, was the original constructor of this famous hand. Check out his own website - full of useful stuff.
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