Expert Reader Spots An Addional Line

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 9 2
  2. heartA 8 5
  3. diamond6 4 3
  4. clubJ 10 5 2
  1. spade6 5
  2. heartQ J 10 9 7 3
  3. diamond5
  4. clubQ 8 7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 2 1 4 5
S 4 2 1 4 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 7 4
  2. heart6 2
  3. diamondK J 10 9 8 2
  4. club9 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond5
  1. spadeK J 10 8 3
  2. heartK 4
  3. diamondA Q 7
  4. clubA K 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1spade
Pass 2spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
East wins spadeA and leads diamondJ, covered and ruffed, but now West has no good exit! A heart concedes a ruff and discard and a club guarantees three immediate club winners.

What if West has three trumps and exits with one after ruffing? Now dummy wins and the club finesse is taken. That may lose, but dummy still has a trump and this can be used to access the vital tenth trick - club10. Well, did you spot this extra line? I certainly didn't.
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