Defence Across the Water

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK
  2. heartQ 10 7 5 3
  3. diamondQ 10 7 6 5 4
  4. club5
  1. spadeQ J 8 6 4 3 2
  2. heartK
  3. diamondA K 9
  4. club9 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 3 3 - -
S 4 3 3 - -
E - - - 3 -
W - - - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 10 7 5
  2. heartJ 8 4 2
  3. diamond8 2
  4. club7 4 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: club5
  1. spade9
  2. heartA 9 6
  3. diamondJ 3
  4. clubA K Q J 10 8 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2spade 3spade*
4spade Pass Pass Pass

* bid 3NT with a spade guard

I hope you cashed heartA at trick three! When West follows with the king partner will drop heart5 - her lowest - to give you the message to switch back to clubs. This will promote her spadeK for the fourth defensive trick.

When the hand occurred originally many Souths continued with a third club at trick three. Superficially that still looks OK for the defence, but declarer countered by discarding heartK. Now try and beat 4spade!
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