Score Well Or Score Very Well

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 8 4
  2. heartK J 7
  3. diamond10 3 2
  4. clubJ 9 7 3
  1. spadeA 10 9 7 6 5 2
  2. heartA 9
  3. diamond4
  4. club10 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 3 - -
S 2 - 3 - -
E - 1 - 2 -
W - 1 - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamondK Q J 9 8 7
  4. club8 5 2

Contract: 5heartx
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade3
  2. heart8 6 5 4 3 2
  3. diamondA 6 5
  4. clubA K Q
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond* Pass
1spade Dble 2diamond 4heart
4spade Pass Pass 5heart
Dble End

* Precision

A couple of days later, one of my teammates remarked: You know you could have beaten that, don't you! I said that I knew that, indeed there were a number of ways I could have done so. Looking at the hand again, however, I realise that it took card-perfect defence to let it make! If I had played a different card to any of the first three tricks - any of the other cards in my hand - we'd have beaten it.

That was the second doubled contract I've let through against the same declarer within a few days, so I'm not defending doubled contracts against him again without seeing it two off in my own hand!
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