The Plan X by Tim Bourke (AUS)

IMPs;  Dealer South; All Vulnerables

	8 4  J 7 6    Q J 10 7 3            7 5 3
J 10 9 6              Q 9 8 3  A 9 5   Q 8		7 5 3 2           10 5 2  8 2            K 10 9 4
	A K Q     A K 4  K 6 4       A J 6 2

The Auction:

West	North	East	South
			2
Pass	2	Pass	2NT
Pass	3NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Contract: 3NT

Lead: J

West led the J after this straightforward auction. Declarer counted six top tricks. He saw that unless there were a singleton or doubleton A, he would make only two tricks in the diamond suit; otherwise the defender with the A would take it only on the third round of the suit.

So, declarer had only eight certain tricks. The one chance for a ninth trick outside of diamonds was in clubs. Any approach would do if clubs proved to break 3-3. Declarer saw that there was  an extra chance available in the suit if he ducked a club at trick two.

East took the trick with the 9 and returned a spade to declarer’s A. Now declarer cashed the A and was please to see the Q fall on his left.

Declarer’s next move was to play the K, which was allowed to hold. A diamond to the Q won and declarer now led dummy’s remaining club towards his jack-six.

East rose with the K and declarer’s J was then his ninth trick.

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