Unlikely Defence Wins the Day

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 10 9 6
  2. heartK 7 3
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubA K 9 3
  1. spadeQ J 5
  2. heartA Q 2
  3. diamond6 3 2
  4. club10 5 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 1 2 4 4
S 4 1 2 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 4
  2. heartJ 10 8 6
  3. diamondA 10 9 8 7
  4. club8 7

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: heartJ
  1. spade7 3 2
  2. heart9 5 4
  3. diamondK J 5 4
  4. clubQ J 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2spade
Pass 4spade Pass Pass
Pass
I must duck the opening lead!!!!! North cannot afford to duck and now the timing is all wrong for the heart ruff in dummy. If declarer follows the previous winning line he still has to concede a heart. West can then win heartQ, draw dummy's last trump with spadeQ and cash heartA. One off.

Of course, declarer can always make this contract by way of a double spade finesse, but at the table he cashed two trumps and tried a diamond - playing me for spadeJx heartAQ diamondAxxx clubxxxxx.That didn't work either.
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