With the Heart lead your trick count at Trick one is 2 Spades, 2 Hearts, 3 Diamonds and 2 Clubs.

Your best bet for extra tricks in this No Trump contract must come from your two Minors. If the Diamonds break no worse than 3:1 and either the clubs break 3:3 or 42 with a doubleton Club honour then you will establish one more Club.

 Firstly, you test the Diamonds by playing 1 top Diamond from hand keeping dummy’s K10 tenace intact. (They are breaking) Do not play any more Diamonds at this stage as you will need the Diamond in dummy as your entry to a possible extra Club trick. Now start on the Clubs. The clubs break 3:3 and because you preserved the Diamonds you will be able to get over to dummy’s established Ten of Clubs (the 13^th club).

 You will make 2 Spades, 2 Hearts, 5 Diamonds and 3 Clubs for a very good Match Point score.

You can also watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. To view this programme you will need  to download htttp://www.haroldschogger.com/bridgevu.setup

  alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm

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