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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade6
  2. heartA K 10 7 4 2
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubA 10 5 3
  1. spadeA 10 7 3
  2. heartQ 8 5
  3. diamondJ 10 6 4
  4. club9 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 3 2 3 3
S 4 3 2 3 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 5 2
  2. heartJ 9 6 3
  3. diamond7 5 2
  4. clubK Q J

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spadeK Q J 9 4
  2. heart—
  3. diamondQ 9 8 3
  4. club8 7 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 1spade
Pass 3club Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
South won and led a spade to the king, ducked. West won the spade continuation and switched to .. clubs. Whatever the opposition did now declarer was a tempo ahead - able to duck a second club, unblocking the ten, and use the fourth club as a late entry to diamondQ and spadeJ. West would have been better advised to win spadeA at trick one and switch to a heart immediately. If declarer ducks, as is likely, East can see that by continuing with hearts declarer is virtually marooned in dummy and must concede two hearts, two clubs and spadeA.

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