When the Crossroads is Reached

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 4
  2. heartA Q J 5 3
  3. diamond8 6
  4. clubA J 5 3
  1. spade10 9 3 2
  2. heart7 4
  3. diamond7 5 4
  4. club9 8 7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 1 4 1 2
S 4 - 4 1 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 6
  2. heartK 9 8 2
  3. diamondK Q J 9 3
  4. club6

Contract: 5club
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondK
  1. spadeA 8 7 5
  2. heart10 6
  3. diamondA 10 2
  4. clubK Q 10 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart 2diamond Dble
Pass 2heart Pass 3diamond
Pass 4club Pass 5club
Pass Pass Pass
Whatever declarer does you have the answer. She is very likely to repeat the heart finesse, so now you can win and return a heart, forcing dummy to ruff high. Declarer is held to ten tricks.

Incidentally, what did you think of the contract? Good, but maybe South should bid 4heart instead of 5club. Ten tricks in hearts are straightforward.
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