Not A Mind Blower But Quietly Elegant

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spade9 4
  2. heart5 2
  3. diamondJ 7 3
  4. clubJ 9 7 5 4 2
  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartA Q 10 6
  3. diamondQ 10 9 6 4 2
  4. club10
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 5 4 4 5
W - 5 4 2 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 6 3 2
  2. heartJ 7 3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubK 6 3

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: spade9
  1. spadeK Q 7 5
  2. heartK 9 8 4
  3. diamond8 5
  4. clubA Q 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
2diamond Pass 2NT Pass
3heart Pass 4diamond Pass
5diamond End
. . . were you tempted to lead heartJ though South? That would have led to defeat, for now South must make a heart to go with spadeK and clubA.

Better to lead a small heart at trick four, finessing the queen. You draw the last trump and exit with spade10. South is fixed. Whatever he leads will give West his vital eleventh trick.
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