Bridge Quiz 47 Answer
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None Vulnerable North
 
Contract : 6NT
West
♠  7
♥  A K
♦  Q J 8 5 3 2
♣  Q 8 5 4
  East
♠  A K J 9 2
♥  6 5
♦  A K 10
♣  K J 6
South
 
 

The Slam contract is rock solid, provided you play it correctly : losing a trick early !!!
You have 2 sure winners in ♠s + 2 sure winners in s + 6 sure winners in s, a total of 10 sure winners.
Holding K♣ Q♣ J♣ the remaining 2 winners should of course come from ♣s.

Therefore win the first trick with the K♥, then immediately lead a small ♣ to East's K♣.
If Opponents don't win this trick with the A♣, play ♣ once more leading the J♣ (High cards from the short side first !) from East's hand.
After one Opponent wins the trick with his A♣ he will lead another : win the trick in West with A♥, then cash East's A♠, K♠, A♦ and K♦.
Now lead 10♦ and take it over with West's Q♦ and run the remaining diamond winners and finally the Q♣, making 12 tricks in total.