1st Challenge

How would you plan to play this hand? Contract: 3NT. Lead: Q spades
 
 
Dummy
S 8 7
H Q 10 6
D A K 10 8 6 2
C J 8
 
 
You
S A K
H A 9 5
D 7 4
C A 9 7 6 4 2

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The Solution

It is important to set up the diamonds in dummy, hoping that they are split 3-2. But you do not have an outside entry to the board. Give up the first diamond trick. Then use the second diamond to cross to the A-K of diamonds. If they are split 3-2 you can cash all the remaining diamonds.
Sally Kneser