Bad Contract Nice Score

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 10 8 4 3
  2. heartQ 9 7 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA 10 7 2
  1. spadeK J 7 2
  2. heart8
  3. diamondA Q 10 9 5 3 2
  4. clubK
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 1 -
S - - - 1 -
E 1 6 4 - 4
W 1 6 5 - 4
Green square in centre
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K J 10 4 2
  3. diamondJ 8 7
  4. clubQ 8 5 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeA 9 6 5
  2. heart6 5
  3. diamondK 6 4
  4. clubJ 9 6 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
1diamond 1spade 2heart Pass
3diamond Pass 4heart End
Where East played in 4heart a club was led. North won, and not wanting to allow a cheap trump finesse, continued clubs. East ruffed in dummy and led a LOW diamond! "Knowing" that East must have the king, North ruffed!!! It was now trivial for East to hold his overall losers to three.
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