Top Marks For Getting That One Right

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Aggregate
  1. spadeK 9
  2. heartA 6 4
  3. diamondQ 6 3 2
  4. clubQ J 10 6
  1. spadeA J 6 5 4
  2. heart3
  3. diamondJ 10 8 7
  4. clubA K 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 2 - 2
S 3 3 2 - 2
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 8 2
  2. heartJ 10 9 8 2
  3. diamond9 4
  4. club8 7 5

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeQ 7 3
  2. heartK Q 7 5
  3. diamondA K 5
  4. club9 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT
2spade 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
If you play a diamond declarer will have nine winners - a spade, three hearts, three diamonds and two clubs, so you'll have to play a spade - and best is the jack. If you play ace and another you will be squeezed when South cashes heartQ, but if you exit with the jack then you can spare spadeA when heartQ is played. After all, you know partner has spade10 - otherwise why did declarer not play low at trick one. The defence will then come to one spade, two clubs and two hearts.
This was the position with West on play after winning the clubK.....
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