Simultaneous Pain

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK J
  2. heartQ 10 9 3 2
  3. diamondA 7
  4. clubQ 10 9 3
  1. spade10 7 6 5 2
  2. heartJ 5 4
  3. diamond5 4 2
  4. club8 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 9 8
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamondK Q 6 3
  4. clubK J 6 4

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club8
  1. spadeA 4 3
  2. heartA 8 6
  3. diamondJ 10 9 8
  4. clubA 7 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT Pass
2heart* Dble~ Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass

* transfer to 2spade
~ hearts

East must have heartK, so win the club in dummy and lead heartQ to force a cover. West wins the next heart with the jack and switches to a diamond (best), so you hop up with diamondA and draw two more rounds of trumps.

What does East throw? He can spare one spade, but the next trump is distinctly embarrassing for him, forcing a discard which will enable North to establish a tenth winner. To bare spadeQ allows three spade tricks for declarer, whereas a minor suit card means that either clubK will drop under the ace or a diamond can be established by ruffing.
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