Two Bridge Puzzles

A Simple 4H Contract

The contract is 4 Hearts. You are South, the Declarer. North / South are partners against East / West. Declarer controls both hands of the partnership, North / South. West starts the defence by playing the Ace of Spades. How can you make the 4 Hearts contract against any kind of defensive play by East / West?

Contract: 4 Declarer: S Lead: A	10 7 4 J 10 8 6 5 2 A 6 3 2
A K Q 9 6 3 2 Q J 7 Q 10 8	W	N S	E	8 5 3 2 7 4 10 9 8 3 K J 5
	J A K Q 9 5 A K 6 4 9 7 4

A Difficult 7NT

The contract is 7NT! You are South, the Declarer. North / South are partners against East / West. Declarer controls both hands of the partnership, North / South. West starts the defence by playing the Jack of Spades. How can you make the seemingly unmakeable 7NT contract?

Contract: 7NT Declarer: S Lead: J	K A A K Q A 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
J 10 9 8 6 7 5 3 2 8 6 4 3	W	N S	E	7 5 4 3 2 10 9 8 6 4 - K Q J
	A Q K Q J J 10 9 7 5 3 2 2

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