Bleak Prospect In Wales

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 7 6 4
  2. heartJ 5
  3. diamond8 2
  4. clubA 9 7 2
  1. spadeQ 9 8 3
  2. heart6 4
  3. diamondJ 9 4 3
  4. clubQ 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 1 3 4 4
S 5 1 3 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 2
  2. heartQ 10 8 7 3
  3. diamondA K 7 6
  4. club8 5

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond3
  1. spadeA K
  2. heartA K 9 2
  3. diamondQ 10 5
  4. clubK J 10 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
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-- 2spade Pass 2NT
Pass 3club Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* 5-9, five spade, 4+ minor
# enquiry
~ weak with clubs

Club to the nine, jack of hearts covered by the queen and king, club to the ace, and then a heart to the nine. Clubs turn out to be 3-2. Nine tricks. Easy game really. But are there any chances for the defence? The answer is yes but it looks pretty inspired. When you lead a club towards clubA9 West can deny you a second entry to the table by playing the queen thus blocking the suit in your hand. Difficult to find and indeed not found at the table.
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