Declarer Tip
You will have the opportunity to look at an instructive problem when you hit play. First I was asked by a player from Wednesday afternoon tournament how to tackle a 3NT contract on board 3.  
On the H4 lead 4 players made the contract, and 3 went down. It appears that when Declarer loses the lead, the defence will take 4 Heart winners and the SA but will they? Terence Reese’s tip was that if you are a trick short run your suit of winners and see what is discarded. You win HJ and take 5 club winners. West must keep 3 diamonds and 4 hearts, so discard 1 diamond and 2 spades .You now exit with the HK. To beat the contract West must win and lead a low heart to partner’s 7. Now East cashes the SA for West to pitch a diamond and East plays his fourth heart to West who takes the last two tricks to beat the contract.
Declarer is home if West discards a heart, or 2 diamonds on the clubs. If she tries to cash the HQ or 9  she will be endplayed to give the DJ a trick in dummy. If she leads the fourth heart to East, Declarer who has pitched a spade on the third heart can pitch a diamond on the fourth and must make a spade trick holding the K and J with the Q already discarded. West cashes the fifth heart, declarer lets go her last spade and gets 3 diamonds winning the J.
If East pitches a heart on the clubs the defence will no longer have the communications to take their 5 tricks. Any East West - who found the winning defense should congratulate themselves on fine play. The likelihood is that failing this Declarer, if she could read the position would be given an opportunity to make the contract.
This fine example could appear in a bridge book on play .
Tip-  When you need an extra trick for your contract try running your long suit of winners

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