So Obvious When You Think of It

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 2
  2. heartK 10
  3. diamondJ 10 5
  4. clubJ 10 6 5 4
  1. spadeK Q 8 6
  2. heartQ 7 2
  3. diamondQ 7 3
  4. clubQ 8 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 3 5 1 4
S 6 3 5 1 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 7 4 3
  2. heartJ 4
  3. diamond9 8 6 4
  4. clubK 9

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeK
  1. spade5
  2. heartA 9 8 6 5 3
  3. diamondA K 2
  4. clubA 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart
Pass 2club Pass 2diamond
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 3NT Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
I really like this hand - the winning line is so obvious when you think about it, Depending only on reasonable breaks, you win the spade lead and play ace and another club! On the diamond or spade you play high or ruff respectively, and follow with a third club. The clubs are now established, so you win any return and draw two rounds of trumps ending in dummy. When you lead a club your losing diamond goes away as the opponents ruff in with their trump winner. Simple, but so easy to miss. You even have time to change tack if a club honour comes down under the ace.

At the table declarer went one down when he ran diamondJ at trick two - not the best line. I have altered the actual layout slightly - West started with only diamondQ7 - but the message of the board remains.
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