I Was Only Wrong On One Deal of Two

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Point-a-board
  1. spade10 7 4
  2. heartA 10 4 2
  3. diamondQ 7 2
  4. clubK 7 2
  1. spadeA 8 3 2
  2. heartK 9
  3. diamondA J 9
  4. clubQ 9 8 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 3 3 4 4
W 2 3 3 4 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK Q 6 5
  2. heartQ J 8 5
  3. diamond6 5 3
  4. clubA 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: clubJ
  1. spadeJ 9
  2. heart7 6 3
  3. diamondK 10 8 4
  4. clubJ 10 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass
2club~ Pass 2heart Pass
3NT Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* 12-14
~ Stayman

Once again a trump is right, but this time it's more difficult because of your own trump holding. At the table I was declarer and South led clubJ. After queen, king and ace of clubs I was able to draw trumps ending in hand and lead another club to leave South in a no-win situation. To rise with the ten, as actually happened, leaves declarer two parking spaces for his diamond losers. If, on the other hand, South plays low on the second club then declarer can win club9 and play heartK from the dummy. Whatever North does, declarer can play twice towards dummy's diamonds and play the suit for one loser. East-West +650 was the result.
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