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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 10 7
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamondK 10 9
  4. clubJ 10 8 3
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA K 10 7 6
  3. diamondA Q J
  4. club7 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 1 7 4 3
W - 1 7 5 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 6 5 4 2
  2. heartQ J 9 2
  3. diamond5 2
  4. clubA

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spade10
  1. spade9
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamond8 7 6 4 3
  4. clubK Q 9 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2spade Pass
3heart Pass 5club Pass
5diamond Pass 6heart End
. . . because North will be unable to attack diamonds you will have time to see if the trumps are two-two before committing yourself to the diamond finesse. In that way you can establish the spades while keeping your options open.

Of course if South is uncooperative and ruffs the second spade, you will decline the diamond finesse on the basis that he would have the more likely to hold trump length.
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