Correct Lead Correct Continuation

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 7 5 2
  2. heartK Q 10 9 8 6
  3. diamond7
  4. club8 5
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA 7 3
  3. diamondK 10 6 2
  4. clubQ 9 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 5 2
S - - 3 5 2
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade6
  2. heartJ 5 4 2
  3. diamondQ 9 8 3
  4. clubK J 7 2

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: club3
  1. spadeA K Q J 10 4
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA J 5 4
  4. clubA 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club*
Pass 2diamond~ Pass 2spade
Pass 3heart Pass 3spade
Pass 6spade End

* big
~ weak

As you can see, to defeat 6spade a club must be led initially and West must switch to a trump when in with clubQ. Now declarer cannot ruff all his minor suit losers in dummy and eleven tricks are the limit. Hats off to Gary for finding this great defence.

On an initial trump lead .
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