Game Opposite Passed Hand

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 6 5
  2. heartJ 9 8 4
  3. diamond5
  4. clubK Q J 6
  1. spadeQ 8 4 3 2
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamond7 3
  4. club10 8 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 4 2 2
S 3 - 4 2 2
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 7
  2. heartA 6 2
  3. diamondK Q J 9 6 2
  4. club9 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond7
  1. spade10 9
  2. heartQ 10 5 3
  3. diamondA 10 8 4
  4. clubA 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1club 2diamond* 2NT
Pass 3NT End

* weak

This is a classic situation, and I'm sure that many of you will have refused the opportunity to split your diamondKQJ. Partner will not have three diamonds after diamond7 lead, so you must concede your second diamond trick early while West still retains another. When West gets in with heartK the diamond continuation will force out diamondA while you still retain heartA entry, and South will be restricted to a maxiumum of eight tricks. We would all have had to be wide awake to spot this at the table!
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