Only Dummy Failed to Defeat the Contract

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 6 2
  2. heartA 8 6
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubK J 10 8 3
  1. spade10 7 4 3
  2. heartJ 9 7 3 2
  3. diamondA 8 7 4
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 1 - 3 3
S 1 1 - 3 3
E - - 1 - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9
  2. heartK 10 5
  3. diamond10 9 5
  4. clubA Q 9 5 4 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: heart5
  1. spadeA Q J 8 5
  2. heartQ 4
  3. diamondK Q 3 2
  4. club7 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 2heart~
Pass 2spade Pass 3diamond
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* 12-14
~ transfer

This is easy. To give you any chance of success you must assume that partner has the missing spade10, otherwise declarer will be able to ruff the last diamond in hand. You know that declarer will eventiually be able to create a club winner but if you defend passively by, for instance, returning a diamond, North will retain heartA as an entry. You must switch to heartK to force this out while you retain clubA..
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