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

If declarer started with heartAJx - tough! The contract was always unbeatable after that lousy lead.

North's line was completely barmy of course. After deciding to adopt the diamond ruff line she should have attacked diamonds while there remained no possibility of the defence playing a third round of trumps. Eventually a diamond is ruffed in the North hand and declarer loses just two clubs and a diamond.
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