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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 7 4
  2. heartA 10 9 3
  3. diamond10 6
  4. club9 8 5 4
  1. spade10 9 8
  2. heart8 5 4
  3. diamond8 2
  4. clubA K J 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 4 4 3
S 2 - 4 4 3
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 5
  2. heartK 7 2
  3. diamondK J 7 5 4 3
  4. club6 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeA K Q 3 2
  2. heartQ J 6
  3. diamondA Q 9
  4. clubQ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2NT*
Pass 3club~ Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade End

* 20-22
~ five card Stayman

West has nine black cards and two hearts. The safest way to proceed is to cash diamondA and lead your last heart. If West follows then his diamond was a singleton so you can afford to rise with heartA and lead a diamond towards the queen with the happy knowledge that it will win if East ducks.

At the table declarer continued with a third heart and finessed again! East won heartK and switched todiamondJ. Although diamondQ won there was still diamond9 to lose. Top marks to East for his daring play.

Please note: see tomorrow's article before you start shouting at the screen ...
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