Foresee the Dilemma

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 8 5 2
  2. heart9 2
  3. diamondQ 10 6 4
  4. club7 5 2
  1. spade9 4 3
  2. heartK Q 10 7 4
  3. diamond7 2
  4. clubK 9 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 - 3 2
S - 4 - 3 2
E 1 - - - -
W 1 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 7
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamondA 9 3
  4. clubJ 10 8 6 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heartK
  1. spadeA Q 6
  2. heartA 6 5 3
  3. diamondK J 8 5
  4. clubA Q
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2NT
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
The secret is to cash three rounds of spades before attacking diamonds. Now declarer knows if the spades are breaking before having to make a premature decision about the club finesse.
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