Compete With Helgemo

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 6 5
  2. heartA 9
  3. diamondK Q 10 9
  4. club9 7 3
  1. spadeA 8 7
  2. heartK Q 8 3 2
  3. diamond6 5
  4. clubK 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 - 2 -
S 3 3 - 2 -
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 4 3
  2. heart10 7 4
  3. diamond8 7 4 2
  4. clubJ 4 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: North
Lead: spade3
  1. spade10 9 2
  2. heartJ 6 5
  3. diamondA J 3
  4. clubA Q 10 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* weak

. . . heart10! Note that declarer succeeds if East ducks at trick two or fails to find this specific switch.

If you found an original lead of a small heart then you get top marks. If you led a minor suit then partner will have to do something clever when he comes in with clubK. A small spade away from the ace to your king and heart10 switch will produce the happy result for East-West.

Btw, if you led heart10 originally, are you fixed up for next year's competitions?
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