Sanity Stakes

Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeK J 10 7 4
  2. heartK 9 8 3 2
  3. diamondA 7
  4. club3
  1. spade9 6 3
  2. heart
  3. diamond10 5 2
  4. clubQ J 10 8 6 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 4 3 -
S - - 4 3 -
E 3 2 - - 1
W 3 2 - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 5 2
  2. heartA 6
  3. diamondK Q J 9 4
  4. clubA K 9

Contract: 5heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubQ

  1. spadeA Q
  2. heartQ J 10 7 5 4
  3. diamond8 6 3
  4. club7 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade 2diamond 2heart
4club 4heart 5diamond 5heart
Pass Pass Pass
It looks bad doesn't it? The defence have the heartA to get in with before you can draw trumps and discard your losing diamonds from hand on dummy's spades. However, to play another trump now will incur certain defeat, so you might as well play spades first and hope for a miracle position. The ace of spades was followed by the queen and a club was ruffed in dummy. When the cashing the king spades passed off peacefully declarer led another spade and East ......

...... discarded (!!) - declarer was able to throw his last diamond and gather in a hair-raising eleven tricks.

Spot where declarer went wrong?
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