What A Defence

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 3
  2. heartA K Q 7 6
  3. diamondK J 7 5
  4. clubA 2
  1. spadeA 9
  2. heartJ 5 2
  3. diamondA Q 9 2
  4. clubK 9 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 2 3 2
S - 4 2 3 2
E 1 - - - -
W 1 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 6 2
  2. heart10 9 4 3
  3. diamond8
  4. clubJ 8 7 4 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeK Q 10 7 5 4
  2. heart8
  3. diamond10 6 4 3
  4. clubQ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT Dble 2club 2spade
3club 3heart Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade End
Maybe he was lucky, but there was no luck in what followed. East returned a trump for Kirby to win with the ace and a second diamond ruff secured the desired result.

How did Armstrong know to return a trump?
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