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
No, declarer should play heartA and a heart to the king at trick four. When South shows out he can be counted for a 4-1-4-4, 3-1-4-5, or a 4-1-3-5 shape - all the others do not fit the bidding. It must be right to draw the last trump and, if East is so minded, lead a diamond now. East ruffs the third round of diamonds to lead spadeQ. Whatever South does East must still read the situation correctly but, having unblocked heartA earlier, he will still have the required entry (in trumps) to return to hand for the other spade finesse.

Whatever East's culpability, South's error was much worse..
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