Contrived by the Gurus

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 7
  2. heartK J 4
  3. diamondJ 4 2
  4. clubQ J 6 3
  1. spade6 2
  2. heart10 8 7 6
  3. diamondQ 9 7 3
  4. club10 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - - 3 -
S 3 - - 3 -
E - 2 1 - -
W - 1 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 4
  2. heartA Q 9 5
  3. diamondA 10 8 6
  4. club9 4 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond3
  1. spadeJ 10 9 8 5 3
  2. heart3 2
  3. diamondK 5
  4. clubA K 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* 12-14

Declarer can thwart East's plan by playing diamondJ at trick one! What can East do now? If he ducks, so does South, and West will still never obtain the lead.

Why do I think this hand might been contrived by one of the English teaching gurus? Because surely North would end up playing 4spade after a transfer sequence, and ironically this can always be beaten by a small diamond lead from East. Even if North gets the diamonds right East will be able to underlead his ace next time for the obvious heart switch.
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