Think It Through Logically

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK 10 9
  2. heartA 6 5 3
  3. diamondK 7 5 2
  4. clubK 2
  1. spade7 6 5 4
  2. heartQ 8 7 2
  3. diamondJ
  4. clubJ 9 7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 4 - 4
S - 4 3 - -
E 4 - - - -
W 4 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 3
  2. heart9
  3. diamond8 4
  4. clubA Q 10 8 6 5 4

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeJ 8 2
  2. heartK J 10 4
  3. diamondA Q 10 9 6 3
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club 2diamond
4club 5diamond Pass Pass
Pass

* Precision

Have a look at the full hand. By leading a low spade at trick seven, you allow declarer the spade trick he was always going to win anyway, but that is all. An American super-star got this one wrong in last year's Cavendish, so you're in good company if you failed to find this difficult defence.
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