Textbook Stuff - the Sequel

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade5 2
  2. heartK J 7 6
  3. diamondA K 9 8 7
  4. clubQ 5
  1. spadeA Q 9 6
  2. heart2
  3. diamond10 6 4 2
  4. clubJ 10 9 8
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 5 5 - 5
S - 5 5 - 5
E 4 - - 2 -
W 4 - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 7 3
  2. heartQ 4 3
  3. diamond3
  4. clubK 6 4 3 2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubJ
  1. spadeK 10 4
  2. heartA 10 9 8 5
  3. diamondQ J 5
  4. clubA 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1heart
Pass 2heart Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
This is a classic text-book hand. You have ample winners available but must take care so that you do not lose four tricks. To avoid a spade through from East you must prevent him from obtaining the lead .... and that means you should play low on the first trick. You win the club continuation and take a second round trump finesse into the West hand - your contract is now impregnable. Either the finesse will have won or West will be on lead. Naturally if East shows out on the second heart you will rise with the ace and play another to end-play West.

With club pips distributed as they are you can get away with covering at trick one, but you would have been very fortunate.
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