Mild three part challenge

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1♦-(pass)-1♠-(pass)

4♠-all pass

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Hi everyone, first post here. This board came up in a club game last week (our side on defense), and being the expert defender, I managed to give up an overtrick for a bottom. It's probably not that interesting except that I botched it, spent too much time trying to analyze, and now must share the misery. Here are a couple problems...

 

 

1. Your opps lead the ♣A, righty following with the 8, then switch to the ♠7. They play A from AK and UDCA. What's the best (single-dummy) plan at matchpoints?

 

2. Can you make eleven tricks against any lead (double-dummy)?

 

3. Can you make eleven tricks and save the ♦7 for last?

 

 

Neil