Point-a-board Winner

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Point-a-board
  1. spadeK J 10 4
  2. heartQ 10 8 4
  3. diamondK 7 2
  4. club10 3
  1. spadeQ 9 5
  2. heartA 7 2
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubA J 9 7 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 - - -
S - 1 - - -
E 4 - 1 2 3
W 4 - 1 2 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 8 6 3
  2. heart9 5
  3. diamondA 10 6 3
  4. clubK 8 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: West
Lead: heart4
  1. spade7 2
  2. heartK J 6 3
  3. diamondJ 9 8 5 4
  4. clubQ 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1diamond Pass
2club Pass 3club Pass
3NT End
. . . then he could raise 2club to 3club, leaving West with a sensible shot at 3NT, knowing that the clubs might well be coming in for at least five tricks. As you can see 3NT would have been a real winner, scoring two points for the win on the board and going a long way to securing the bulk of the "Total swing" points.
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