 8 4
 J 7 6
 Q J 10 7 3
 7 5 3 |
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| 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 |
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| A K Q
A K 4
K 6 4
A J 6 2 |
| West | North | East | South |
| 2 |
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| Pass | 2 |
Pass | 2NT |
| Pass | 3NT | Pass | Pass |
| Pass |
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.
