How Do You Defend

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 5 3 2
  2. heartJ 9 5
  3. diamondQ 10 6
  4. club7 6 2
  1. spadeJ 9 7
  2. heart7 4 3
  3. diamondA 7
  4. clubK 10 8 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 1 - -
S - - 1 - -
E 4 1 - 3 2
W 4 1 - 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 8 4
  2. heartQ 2
  3. diamondJ 9 5 3
  4. clubA J 5

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: East
Lead: heartK
  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heartA K 10 8 6
  3. diamondK 8 4 2
  4. clubQ 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1NT* Pass
3NT End

* 15-17

As declarer is likely to play the clubs in the correct (safe) way, it's too late to defeat his game contract - but as partner's heart8 looks as though he's requesting the middle of the other suits, did you plonk diamondQ on the table as a matter of correct technique anyway?

When this hand occurred in a World Championship, at many tables East-West stalled at the 2NT level - not surprising is it? Whether the defence cashed their heart tricks or not declarer invariably found a way to get home. However ,,,,,
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