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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade—
  2. heartK Q 9 8
  3. diamondQ 10 9 8 4 2
  4. clubK 7 3
  1. spadeJ 10 5
  2. heartJ 7 6 2
  3. diamondA 7 5 3
  4. club10 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 3 - 1 -
S - 2 - - -
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 7 2
  2. heart10 5 4 3
  3. diamondK
  4. clubA Q 9 8 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeA K 9 8 6 4 3
  2. heartA
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubJ 6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Dble 1spade
1NT Pass Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
1) West should have found a club lead
2) East should have withheld heart10 at trick one - West would not be leading from the ace and even if West has heartJxx by playing low East will block the suit.
3) East should envisage the end-game and unblock spadeQ allowing West to win the third round of trumps.
4) West must overtake diamondK and switch to a club.

This had been the situation when East led diamondK ....
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