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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heartA K Q 8 5
  3. diamondJ 8 5 3
  4. club8 7
  1. spadeK 10 6 2
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondQ 10 4 2
  4. clubJ 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 4 2 2
S 3 3 4 2 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 4
  2. heartJ 10 6 2
  3. diamond9 6
  4. club10 6 5 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade2
  1. spade9 8 5 3
  2. heart7 4
  3. diamondA K 7
  4. clubA K Q 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 3club*
Pass 3diamond Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* clubs, 16+

Even if partner has spadeK10 or spadeK9 there is a very real danger in continuing spades. You will have to discard a diamond on the fourth spade and well before declarer cashes diamondAK you will have seen what's coming. With four card holdings in the rounded suits, the second high diamond will force you to relinquish the ninth trick.

At the table East found a diamond switch at trick two. South exited with another spade to East who switched to heartJ. South crossed to hand with clubA and led a third spade, but after West had cashed two spades he continued hearts, ruining the entry position for South's squeeze. One off.
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