Under Bid Under Played

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade7
  2. heart8 6
  3. diamondA K J 8 5
  4. clubK Q 6 5 2
  1. spadeJ 8 5 4
  2. heartA J 5 4
  3. diamond7 2
  4. clubA J 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 3 4 1 3
S 3 4 4 2 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 6 3 2
  2. heartQ 3
  3. diamondQ 9 4
  4. club10 9 4 3

Contract: 2NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeA K Q 10
  2. heartK 10 9 7 2
  3. diamond10 6 3
  4. club8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1heart
Pass 2club Pass 2NT
Pass Pass Pass
It looks wrong to cash immediate tricks in opponents' suit, but here you have to. It also looks as though you can preserve communications by playing a diamond to the jack instead of running the ten, but and an inspired East can duck!! Eve if you run the diamonds and play a top club, West will win the ace and return the jack. If you win and belatedly play a heart to the ten, the last two clubs will squeeze you in the majors!
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