Conservative Day

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA J 8 5 2
  3. diamondJ 8 4 3
  4. clubA 7 3
  1. spadeQ 8 5 3
  2. heart7
  3. diamondQ 10 7 2
  4. clubK 8 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 3 - 2
S - 2 3 - 2
E 2 - - 2 -
W 2 - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 7 6 4 2
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubQ 9 5 4

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondK
  1. spadeA 10 9
  2. heartK Q 10 6 4
  3. diamond9 6 5
  4. clubJ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
If you decided on a spade at trick three, declarer wins, draws trumps and leads a diamond towards the jack which eventually provides a parking place for one of dummy's clubs. North-South plus 420.

So it is imperative to switch to a club. You lead club4 to the jack, king and ace. Declarer cashes spadeK, draws trumps ending in dummy, plays spadeA throwing a club from hand and ruffs dummy's last spade. Now he exits with a club and it's your turn...

No good is it? You're end-played and are forced to concede a ruff and discard.

What to do?
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