Whose Fault

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10
  2. heartA J 7 5
  3. diamondK 10 6 5 2
  4. clubQ J 8
  1. spadeA Q J 6 5
  2. heart9 6
  3. diamondA
  4. club6 5 4 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 4 - 1
S - 4 4 - 1
E 2 - - 1 -
W 2 - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 4 3
  2. heartQ 4 2
  3. diamond9 8 7 4
  4. clubK 10 7

Contract: 3spadex
Declarer: West
Lead: clubQ
  1. spade9 8 7 2
  2. heartK 10 8 3
  3. diamondQ J 3
  4. clubA 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond* Pass 1heart
1spade 2heart~ 2spade Pass
Pass 3heart Pass Pass
3spade Pass Pass Dble
Pass Pass Pass

* Precision
~ shows four hearts

South read the situation correctly by leading a heart, the three, but now North went wrong by winning with the ace and continuing with the jack. Declarer covered with dummy's queen and the defensive club ruff had evaporated. West made nine tricks and +530.

Obviously North made a bad mistake here, but South could have made life so much easier by leading heartK and then a small one to her partner's ace. This would leave North little option to revert back to clubs. Any comments ....?
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