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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 9 7 4 2
  2. heartQ J 6
  3. diamond8 6 3
  4. clubK 4
  1. spade8 3
  2. heart5 4 2
  3. diamondA K 4
  4. clubQ J 8 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 3 -
S - - 3 3 -
E 3 3 - - -
W 3 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5
  2. heart8 7 3
  3. diamondJ 10 9 7
  4. clubA 10 9 7 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeK Q J 10 6
  2. heartA K 10 9
  3. diamondQ 5 2
  4. club2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
West should switch to the jack of clubs. If the queen is led and declarer ducks then East has a much more difficult job, in practice, to go up with clubA and revert to diamonds. Well defended indeed.
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