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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K Q
  2. heartJ 4 3
  3. diamondA K 5 2
  4. clubK 8 6
  1. spade7 2
  2. heart9 7 6 5 2
  3. diamondQ J 9 7 6
  4. club9
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 2 - 2 3
S 4 2 - 2 2
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 9 8 5
  2. heartK Q 10
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA 10 4 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: North
Lead: heartK
  1. spade6 4 3
  2. heartA 8
  3. diamond10 8 3
  4. clubQ J 7 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
. . . so cash spadeKQ and diamondAK (hoping that East has two at most) and get off lead with our last club. East takes clubA and can now win two spades and a heart but must give North a heart or dummy a club for the ninth trick.

If East had found the standard spade lead, as did many, then with heartA still intact, all North has to do is play the clubs correctly by leading the eight first. With that out of the way declarer plays a second club towards the king and East has no winning answer.
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