If It Were Done

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade—
  2. heartK 6 5
  3. diamondK Q 10 6 4
  4. clubK 9 6 4 3
  1. spadeA J
  2. heartQ 8 3
  3. diamondA J 5 2
  4. clubJ 10 8 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 6 3 2 4
S 4 6 3 2 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 8 7 3 2
  2. heartJ 7 4 2
  3. diamond3
  4. club5 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeK Q 6 5 4
  2. heartA 10 9
  3. diamond9 8 7
  4. clubA Q
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Pass 2club Pass 2NT
Pass 3NT End
The only problem is - West doesn't have it! At the table East won heartJ and returned a spade to the king and ace. West exited with another heart and South had to lose five tricks.

Hats off to West for a brilliant lead. Holding such a good hand, therefore marking his partner with meagre values, West decided that it would be a case of "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly". (One of Macbeth's favourite sayings about opening leads.)
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