An OK Line But Not Best

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Aggregate
  1. spadeA K Q 7 3
  2. heartA 8 3
  3. diamondQ 7 2
  4. club10 5
  1. spade10 9 5 4
  2. heart9 7 4
  3. diamondA K 10 3
  4. club6 4
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 6 2
  2. heartQ 10 5 2
  3. diamond9 8 5
  4. clubA K 8

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart7
  1. spadeJ
  2. heartK J 6
  3. diamondJ 6 4
  4. clubQ J 9 7 3 2
West North East South
1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2spade Pass 2NT
Pass 3NT End
. . . of unblocking spadeJ at trick two and switching to clubs means that you can win the immediate heart return with the ace and cash the spades, assuming there are 4-3. You can afford three clubs and a diamond on the spades and now a club continuation assures the ninth trick. The defence will play a third heart or switch to diamonds, but diamondQxx opposite diamondJx is impregnable. It's an OK line ...... if the spades are kind.

Incidentally, just take a look at the bidding - that's how the opposition really bid to 3NT!!!
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