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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 7 2
  2. heartK 4 2
  3. diamondA K 9 3
  4. club8 2
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heart10 9 8 6
  3. diamondQ 7 4
  4. clubJ 7 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 3 3 3 3
S 1 3 3 3 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 8 4
  2. heartA 7
  3. diamondJ 6 5
  4. clubQ 10 9 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: club3
  1. spadeK 6 3
  2. heartQ J 5 3
  3. diamond10 8 2
  4. clubA K 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart*
Pass 1spade Pass 1NT~
Pass 3NT End

* playing four card majors
~ weak no trump style

. . . by leading a spade to the king at trick three. Now declarer had to lose a fifth trick when the red suits failed to oblige.

South should have extended the safety principle with a small heart from dummy towards hand. East cannot rise without gifting declarer a ninth trick, so South wins with the queen and reverts to spades, again leading a low one. This time the ace pops up and although the defence can establish two clubs to go with the major suit aces, that is all.
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