West Must Lead Jack of Diamonds to Beat Four Spades
In a four spades contract West faces a must lead. After South ruffs the club lead and dummy, the only defense to defeat the contract is to play the jack of diamonds. Any other diamond play lets South escape for nine tricks with a successful club and heart/club sequence.
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