Two-way Stretch

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeQ 8 7 3 2
  2. heartQ 9 6
  3. diamond5 3
  4. clubQ 9 3
  1. spadeA 6
  2. heartA J 2
  3. diamondA K Q 8 4
  4. clubJ 10 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 2 -
S - - - 2 -
E 1 2 2 - 2
W 1 2 2 - 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 5
  2. heart10 8 7 3
  3. diamondJ 9 7
  4. club8 6 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: West
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeJ 9 4
  2. heartK 5 4
  3. diamond10 6 2
  4. clubA K 7 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
2NT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
West won spadeK in dummy and rattled off five rounds of diamonds to put North in a fix. He was forced to bare clubQ and when West exited with clubJ North eventually had to lead into heartAJ. Had South chosen to overtake his partner's clubQ it would have conceded the ninth trick immediately. This was the position as West exited with clubJ..
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