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Declarer allowed spade 10 to win first trick
 SOUTH
did not have enough to act, over East’s Weak Two opening. When North
bid 3D in the protective position, it was obvious to bid 3NT and West
led the 10 of spades. Suppose you had been South. How would you have
played the contract? Declarer’s first move was to allow the spade 10
to win the first trick. East realised there was no point in overtaking,
since he would not be able to continue the suit.  West switched to the
jack of clubs, won in the South hand. What now? Declarer saw that the
only remaining risk was that the diamond suit might break 5-0. He
therefore led the 4 of diamonds, allowing West’s 7 to win! Had East
followed, the rest of the diamond suit would have been good. When East
in fact showed out, declarer won the next round of clubs and took the
marked finesse in diamonds. Game made. West does no better if he
switches to hearts at trick 2. The jack forces the ace and East returns
the 9 of hearts to dummy’s king. Even if declarer cashes the diamond
ace next, he still succeeds. When East shows out, he can cross to a
club, then finesse the 10 of diamonds. He will score four diamonds,
three clubs, and a trick in each major suit.
— David Bird
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