West would not lead away from an Ace against a suit contract so is more likely to hold the Heart Queen rather than the Ace. Therefore your first decision at trick one is to play low from dummy. East plays the Ace and returns a second Heart.

What is dummy’s main feature apart from the Ace King of trump ?

Dummy only has two Diamonds so in order to take advantage of this fact you will have to delay drawing trumps and play Diamonds now in order to ruff one Diamond (or two if need be)  while you still have three trumps in the dummy. With this in mind you play Ace and another Diamond. When East wins he perseveres with a third Heart which you are able to ruff. You now ruff a Diamond, very pleased to see the Diamonds breaking nicely (3:3). Now it’s a matter of drawing trumps, two top trumps followed by giving up a Club. Whatever the opponents play now you can ruff, draw the last trump and claim.

You will make 10 tricks from 5 trumps, 1 Heart, 1 Diamond 1 Diamond ruffed and 2 established Diamonds.

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