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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 7 4 3
  2. heartA K J 9 7 4
  3. diamondQ 3
  4. club3
  1. spadeJ 5
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK 10 9 7 5
  4. clubK J 6 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 5 1 4
S - - 5 2 4
E 1 1 - - -
W 1 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 9 6 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondJ 8 2
  4. club9 8 7 5

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeJ
  1. spadeA 8
  2. heartQ 10 8 6 2
  3. diamondA 6 4
  4. clubA Q 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT*
Pass 2club~ Pass 2heart
Pass 4club# Pass 4NT
Pass 5spade Dble 6heart
Pass Pass Pass

* 15-17
~ Stayman
# singleton club, heart fit

Why not duck completely at trick one - low from dummy and hand?! East cannot play spadeK if you play low from dummy and you will have successfully retained the club finesse option until the end-game.

Why is that so vital? Actually it's not so much as to retain finesse possibilities but more to keep the vital entry for a minor suit squeeze on West. With ten minor cards West is likely to hold both minor suit kings
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