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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
Well, I should have played a club at trick two, beginning the entry-building process early. Imagine East wins and switches to a heart, so declarer can now win and duck another club. East cannot profitably attack hearts so he reverts to diamonds and now declarer has the tempo to force out spadeA, win the next heart and cash his nine winners however the defence goes.
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