A Satisfying Defence

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade3
  2. heartQ 8 5 4
  3. diamondK 9 6
  4. clubQ 9 8 7 5
  1. spadeQ 9 7 5
  2. heartK 3 2
  3. diamond5 2
  4. clubA J 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 - - -
S 3 3 - - -
E - - 1 2 -
W - - 1 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 8 4
  2. heartA 10 9 7 6
  3. diamondQ 8 4
  4. club3

Contract: 1NT
Declarer: North
Lead: heart10
  1. spadeA 10 6 2
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondA J 10 7 3
  4. clubK 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 1heart Pass 1spade
Pass 1NT Pass Pass
Pass
How about spadeK?!!! Declarer, a top class American, decided that from East's lead and spade switch he must hold major suit length, and therefore West would be likely to hold length in diamonds. So he took the diamond finesse by running diamondJ through West.. East won diamondQ, cashed jack and another spade which West won the nine. spadeQ and three further heart tricks meant that declarer was four down!!
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