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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 3 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamondK J 8 5
  4. clubA Q 7 4 3
  1. spadeA Q J 8
  2. heartK Q 10 7
  3. diamondA Q 3 2
  4. clubK
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 2 - -
S 3 - 2 - -
E - 1 - 2 -
W - 1 - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 6 4
  2. heart8 4
  3. diamond10 7 6 4
  4. clubJ 8 2

Contract: 3spadex
Declarer: East
Lead: diamond9
  1. spade7 5
  2. heartA J 9 6 5 3
  3. diamond9
  4. club10 9 6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart
Dble Pass 1spade 2heart
2spade Pass Pass 3club
3spade Dble End
An original diamond9 lead might have been a better choice. East does best to rise and play two rounds of trumps immediately so North wins, cashes clubA and exits with a trump. East now plays a heart and when South wins and plays with a club declarer can never come to more than eight tricks.
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