How Did He Fail to Find A Way Home

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 10 8 6
  2. heart8 5 4
  3. diamond7 5 4 2
  4. clubA J
  1. spade5
  2. heartA
  3. diamondA K J 8 3
  4. club9 8 7 5 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 4 2 -
S - - 4 2 -
E 4 5 - - -
W 3 5 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4
  2. heart10 9
  3. diamondQ 10 9 6
  4. clubK Q 6

Contract: 5heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondK
  1. spadeA Q 3 2
  2. heartK Q J 7 6 3 2
  3. diamond—
  4. club10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 2diamond 4heart
5diamond 5heart Pass Pass
Pass
Draw the last trump, cash spadeA, and cross to spadeK. Unless East has four spades to the jack the contact is now cold, so when West shows out you ruff another diamond, cross again to dummy with clubA, ruff the last diamond and exit with your losing club. Whoever wins that trick is end-played.

With East holding both king and queen of clubs with his spadeJxxx there is an alternative, though inferior line ....
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