An Unusual Play

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK 9 4
  2. heartA 10 7 5 3
  3. diamond10 7 5 4
  4. clubK
  1. spade7 6 3
  2. heartQ 9 6 4
  3. diamond8
  4. clubJ 9 7 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - - 3 1
S 2 - - 3 1
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 2
  2. heartK 8 2
  3. diamondA Q J 6 3 2
  4. clubA 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond8
  1. spadeA Q J 10 8
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondK 9
  4. clubQ 10 8 6 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT 2spade
Pass 4spade Pass Pass
Pass
West must under-ruff when South ruffs the third round of diamonds! A club discard is fatal as you have seen, but so is a heart because declarer can now establish the hearts with a couple of ruffs. If West under-ruffs South's spade10 the defence must prevail. Although South is likely to see why West has under-ruffed it won't help. If declarer opts for a cross-ruff then East's spade5 becomes vital - South is unable to ruff all three of his club losers in dummy.

Under-ruffing to avoid a backwash squeeze on yourself is an unusual play .. did you find it?
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