Play This One With A Clue

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heartK Q 3
  3. diamondA 8 7 5 4 2
  4. clubA J
  1. spadeJ 10 8 4
  2. heart10 8 7 4
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubK 6 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 - 4 2
S 3 3 - 4 2
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 3
  2. heartA J 9 5 2
  3. diamondK 9 6 3
  4. club9 8

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heart4
  1. spadeA K 7 5 2
  2. heart6
  3. diamondJ 10
  4. clubQ 10 7 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Pass 2diamond Pass 2spade
Pass 3spade* Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* forcing

Now if you play ace and jack of clubs immediately West wins and leads a third round. East ruffs to promote a second trump for his partner. In the correct line, you are choosing to lose your club trick at a more convenient time. Of course if West ducks then you would play in the just the same way as if the cards were benign. Cash clubA, draw three rounds of trumps and continue with clubQ.
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