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
Remember that East came to hand with heartK and led a diamond at trick three. After three rounds of diamonds East ruffed and continued with spadeQ. South knows that East must be 4-5-2-2 after North's peter in trumps, and all this means that it's fatal to cover spadeQ! Why? Because if South does not cover then declarer is caught in a dilemma. If he continues with another finesse then North ruffs with his last trump, but if he draws the trump immediately with heartQ then there will be no way back to hand for the second spade finesse (against the ten). I'm ashamed to say it, but South was your errant correspondent.
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