Both vulnerable. North deals.

Both vulnerable. North deals.
NORTH
Q J 6 4 3
10 3 2
Q 6
4 3 2
WEST EAST
K 9 5 7 2
Void K Q 4
J 10 9 8 4 2 A K 7 5 3
10 8 7 6 J 9 5
SOUTH
A 10 8
A J 9 8 7 6 5
Void
A K Q
The bidding:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Pass 1 Dbl 4
4 5 5 Pass
Pass Pass
Opening lead: Jack of
"Too easy," might be your first reaction on seeing this deal. However, at the table in a major championship, the winning line was missed by one of the great technicians of his day.
South's takeout double is the modern way to start showing a hand too strong for an overcall -- a cue-bid shows a specific two-suited holding. East-West were as aggressive as they could be at adverse vulnerability and South became declarer at five hearts.
West led the jack of diamonds, and declarer's problem was obvious: He could not afford to lose more than one trick in each major. Declarer ruffed the opening lead and laid down the ace of hearts -- down one.
It is unlikely that either defender can score an early ruff in any suit. That gives South an almost sure-trick line for his contract. At trick two, declarer should lead a low heart from hand to the ten in dummy. If West has all three trumps, there is nothing declarer can do about it. If trumps are 2-1, declarer can later draw the outstanding trump and cross to dummy with the ten of hearts to take the spade finesse for an overtrick.
As the cards lie, East can win the first trump, but declarer can then force an entry to dummy in spades and take a proven heart finesse for the other honor. Declarer loses only one trick in each major.
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