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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade10 8 5 4 2
  2. heartA 6 2
  3. diamondQ 10 7
  4. clubA Q
  1. spadeA Q
  2. heart7 5
  3. diamond9 8 6 5 4
  4. club10 8 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 1 3 - 1
S 1 1 3 - 1
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 9 7 3
  2. heartJ 8 4
  3. diamondA K
  4. club9 4 2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeA
  1. spade6
  2. heartK Q 10 9 3
  3. diamondJ 3 2
  4. clubK J 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass
1NT Pass Pass 2heart
Pass 4heart End
Of course, 4heart can be made by cashing heartKQ and playing on diamonds - preserving the vital jack as a late entry to the clubs. Maybe, but that is semi double-dummyish and purley for the less imaginative.
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