IMPs;Â 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:Â 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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