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win 2 spades, 2 hearts, 4 clubs and 1 diamond.

Try a similar one

This time it is which suit to develop
West East
because you cannot let one opponent
Í A 9 3 Í K 8 4 2
get the lead. Ì A Q J Ì 7 4
The lead is the Ì5 and South plays Ë A Q 8 Ë J 5 2
the 9. Ê Q 10 6 5 Ê K J 7 2
Bidding
1Ê 1Í
Okay, make C. A. M. P.
2NT (18-19F) 3NT
Count quick tricks by power.
Í -2, Ì -2 (on the lead), Ë -1, Ê -0. Total 5.
Add tricks from other sources. Slow tricks by power. Ë - 1, Ê - 3. Total so
far - 9 and no need to work any harder.
Manage the hand. It might look natural to attack the clubs first but if
South has the Ace he will play another heart and now if the diamond
finesse loses North will be able to cash his long hearts. So we must cross
to a spade and take the diamond finesse. If it loses North cannot attack
hearts profitably and we can then address the clubs.
Play by winning the lead cheaply, crossing to the ÍK and taking the
diamond finesse. As soon as I get the lead back I play on clubs.
Here is the complete hand.

Í J 7 Look, we would have gone done if we
Ì K 10 8 5 2 had played a club first. South wins the
Ë K 6 3 Ace and plays a heart! Now whether
Ê 9 4 3 you plays the ace or finesse when
Í A 9 3 Í K 8 4 2 North gets in with the ËK he can run
Ì A Q J Ì 7 4
Ë A Q 8 Ë J 5 2 his hearts.
Ê Q 10 6 5 Ê K J 7 2
Í Q 10 6 5
Ì 9 6 3
Ë 10 9 7 4
Ê A 8

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