Low Level Tussle

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 4
  2. heart
  3. diamondA 9 8
  4. clubJ 9
  1. spadeJ
  2. heart8
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubA 8 6
Green square in centre
  1. spade7
  2. heartK 9 6 5 2
  3. diamond
  4. club4

Contract: 2heart
Declarer: East
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeK
  2. heartJ 10 3
  3. diamond
  4. clubK 10 7
West North East South
1heart Pass
1spade* Pass 2heart Pass
Pass Pass

* artificial relay

The lead is in dummy. To get home declarer needs to cash clubA, ruff a club and exit with spade7. South wins and exits with a fourth club, but now East ruffs again and exits with heart6. For this to be the correct line declarer must assume that the trumps were originally 4-1, not unreasonable after the first trick.
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