J 7 6 
K 10 9 4
A Q 9 2
9 3
10 5 4 2 A J 7 6 3 A K J 2
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Q 9 3 8 5 2 10 7 5 4 7 6 4
A
A K 8 Q 3 K J 8 6 Q 10 8 5
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| J 7 6 K 10 9 4 A Q 9 2 9 3
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| 10 5 4 2 A J 7 6 3 A K J 2
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| Q 9 3 8 5 2 10 7 5 4 7 6 4
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| Lead: A
| A K 8 Q 3 K J 8 6 Q 10 8 5 |
Made 3 —— NS +400 ——
I opened as south 1NT and finally became declarer in 3NT while West had shown at least 4-4 in clubs and some other suit. West started the club ace and shifted to a spade. How would you play?
I tried the jack in the dummy but east covered it with the queen. I had to take it with the king, because I could not stand a club switch. I crossed to the diamond queen and played a heart to my queen. Not minding it when west took it with the ace. A small spade went to the nine and king. Again I could not let east gain the lead.
However, I was now in control. I played a heart to the nine and played two more rounds of diamonds, which resulted in the diagram below.
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| 6 K 10 A 9
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| 10 5 J 7 - K
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| 3 8 10 7 6
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| Lead: A
| 8 - 6 Q 10 8 |
On the diamond ace west had to part with a winning spade and was then thrown in with a club to give me my contract by a heart return into my K10 tenace.
Note that the contract becomes much harder and a interesting double dummy problem if west ducks the ace of hearts!