Crazy Contract And Equally Crazy Result

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK 6 3
  2. heartA 10 4
  3. diamondQ J 7 4
  4. clubA 10 5
  1. spadeJ 10 9 5 2
  2. heart8 7 3 2
  3. diamond10 9
  4. clubK 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 3 1 - 3
S 1 1 1 - 3
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 8
  2. heartQ J 6
  3. diamondA K 6 3
  4. club9 7 6 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeJ
  1. spadeQ 7 4
  2. heartK 9 5
  3. diamond8 5 2
  4. clubQ J 8 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Dble 1NT
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
. . . declarer ducked! Reading the situation perfectly, he won the spade continuation with spadeK to squeeze East in the red suits - nine tricks! West should, of course, have led a heart. A crazy contract and an equally crazy result!
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