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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 5 3
  2. heart8 6 2
  3. diamond5 3
  4. clubQ J 10 7 5
  1. spadeA 10 6 4
  2. heartQ 3
  3. diamondA Q 9 8 6
  4. clubK 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 4 4 1 1
W - 4 4 1 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heartJ 10 9 5 4
  3. diamondK J 10 4
  4. club8 6

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeK 9 8 2
  2. heartA K 7
  3. diamond7 2
  4. clubA 9 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1NT*
Dble 2club~ 3heart Pass
4heart End

* 12-14
~ 5+ clubs

If you play the hand through in your mind then the problem becomes apparent. You win the diamond switch and play a trump, unblocking the queen if necessary, so South wins and exits with another diamond. You win this and play another trump - but South wins and exits with a club. Now you are fixed - there is no way back to hand to play another round of trumps and you must concede either a spade trick or diamond ruff.

The solution.
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