Making a contract

Playing on BBO with 3 experts I'm in a match designed for my partner and I to practice our system and defense. We're scoring in IMPs and red against green. On this board my partner opened a club and East made a weak jump overcall, 2♠.

Blast! I have the perfect hand to penalize but there's no way to make a double stick. I do have 13 points though so I'll bid 3NT. West leads his partners suit as all long term partners who want to stay that way do and off we go:

	♠ 9 ♥ K T 9 8 ♦ T 8 ♣ A K T 9 6 2
♠ 7
	♠ K J T 6 2 ♥ A 7 2 ♦ K Q 2 ♣ 8 3

Partner is light on values but that club suit is a welcome sight. East wins the opening spade with the Ace and fires back a baby diamond. Double blast! That diamond was a good idea, I'll need to lose a trick to set up the clubs and running diamonds is going to ruin me. Given the 2♠ call was weak it's unlikely the A♦ is on my right so lets hope for the Jack.

The 8♦ wins on the table, victory. Problem is the clubs may not break. I'm going to cross to hand and run the 8. I don't have an entry to finesse twice but if the defense want the diamond suit they'll have to give me one. The 8♣ wins pinning Easts 7 so now I cash Ace, King and exit the fourth round to West.

	♠ - ♥ K T 9 ♦ T ♣ T 9 6
	♠ K J T ♥ 7 2 ♦ K Q ♣ -

I've lost the A♠ and Q♣. West cashes the A♦ and exits in hearts. With KT9 remaining if I rise I stand to lose the last two tricks but I can duck to create a tenace. The duck loses but the defense are out of steam, on any return I can claim the final four tricks.

That's 100 posts. It's taken me just over 9 months but I got there. Thank you to everyone who has read a post and especially to those who have taken the time to comment.