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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade
  2. heart4
  3. diamondQ
  4. club3
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondK
  4. clubK J
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK
  2. heart
  3. diamondJ
  4. club9

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeJ
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. clubA Q 10
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

so win the spade continuation, cross to a top trump, ruff a spade, back to dummy, ruff the last spade, cash diamondA (Vienna Coup) and run the trumps. This is ending as the last trump is played from dummy. West has no good discard.

Two things West could do to thwart declarer.
a) Lead a low spade at trick one!
b) or switch to a trump at trick two.
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