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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4 2
  2. heartK 6 5 4
  3. diamondA 7
  4. club6 2
  1. spadeA 6 3
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondK 6 4 2
  4. clubJ 10 9 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 2 - - -
S 2 2 - - -
E - - 1 1 -
W - - 1 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 10 8
  2. heartA J 10 8 2
  3. diamond10 3
  4. club8 4

Contract: 3clubx
Declarer: South
Lead: heart9
  1. spade5
  2. heartQ 7
  3. diamondQ J 9 8 5
  4. clubA K Q 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart 2NT*
Dble Pass Pass 3club
Dble End

* minors

spadeA is the real winner. You'll have to continue with another spade but after this opening South cannot quite bring home his contract. After ruffing and cashing clubAKQ he then switches attention to diamonds by playing ace and another, but you win and continue the force with a third spade. After South cashes two diamonds you ruff the last one and lead a heart to East who cashes the last spade.

When the hand was played originally there was a heart lead. Declarer followed the above line but because his trump shad not been shortened he was always a tempo ahead. East-West scored nil points.
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