Interesting Run-of-the-mill Affair

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 8 7
  2. heartA 10 7 5
  3. diamondA J 8 7
  4. club7 4
  1. spadeK 4 3 2
  2. heartK 9 3 2
  3. diamond4 2
  4. clubA 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 1 1 3 4 3
W 1 1 3 4 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 10 6
  2. heartQ 6 4
  3. diamondK Q 10
  4. clubK 10 9

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: heartJ
  1. spade9 5
  2. heartJ 8
  3. diamond9 6 5 3
  4. clubQ J 8 6 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
Pass Pass 1NT* Pass
2club Pass 2spade Pass
4spade End

* 15-17

How much easier it would have been had declarer played heart4 towards dummy at trick five. The nine covers South's eight and on the next round of hearts North has to play the ace to prevent East's six becoming a winner. heartK becomes the vital tenth trick. Of course had North not stupidly played heart7 at trick one then declarer would have to find another, perfectly plausible, line . . . . .
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