Devilish Defence

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 7 3
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondA Q J 8 7 4 2
  4. clubA Q
  1. spadeJ 10 2
  2. heartA Q 10 5 2
  3. diamond10 6
  4. clubJ 9 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 - 3 2
S - 4 - 3 2
E 3 - 2 - -
W 3 - 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heart9 7 6
  3. diamondK 9
  4. club10 8 7 4 3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade2
  1. spadeK Q 9 6 4
  2. heartK 8 4 3
  3. diamond5 3
  4. clubK 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2diamond* Pass 2heart
Pass 2spade Pass 2NT
Pass 3diamond Pass 4club
Pass 4spade End

* Game Forcing

In the better line where South overtakes dummy's clubQ with the king, I did wonder whether South would succeed if East had found a devilish duck when the diamond finesse was taken. It would look so easy now to South:- back to hand to draw trumps and take a second diamond finesse. East would win and lead a heart, and that would be at least two off.
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