Errant Correspondent

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8
  2. heart8 5 4
  3. diamondK 6 5 3 2
  4. club6 5 3 2
  1. spadeA J 9 2
  2. heartA 10 7 3
  3. diamondQ 8 7
  4. clubK Q
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 2 - - -
S 3 2 - - -
E - - 4 3 4
W - - 4 3 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 7 6 5
  2. heartK Q J 9 2
  3. diamondJ 4
  4. clubJ 4

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeK 10 4 3
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA 10 9
  4. clubA 10 9 8 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Dble 3club 3heart Pass
4heart Pass Pass Pass
Declarer's line was wrong - but only slightly. The immediate attraction of leading a small diamond towards dummy is illusory - surely with both top diamond honours South might have led one originally, and even if South does have them both then the potential discard is not of much use. This is not such bad news for it means that almost certainly South holds spadeK - as is necessary for success...
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