Board 07
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Dealer:
South
Vuln:
All
| W | N | E | S |
| 1NT | |||
| Pass | 2♣ | Pass | 2♥ |
| Pass | 3NT | End |
Contract:
3NT by South
Lead:
♣8
We play low from dummy on the first trick, and East's ten is covered by our jack.
This is not very nice. West's ♣8 lead is ominous – it may well be a 5-card suit. So, we cannot afford to set up a spade trick, and will have to rely on the red suits. We should take four hearts first and hope that opponents discard a long diamond, or that diamonds are 3-3.
We want to win the third round of hearts in hand, so we must play ♥A on the first or second round. We should count any diamond discards. Then we start on the diamonds. Again, we want to win the third round in hand, so must play ♦A before that point.
We are lucky – the diamonds are 3-3, and we make our fourth diamond for nine tricks.