Happy Bridge Christmas to You All

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade7 6
  2. heartK Q 9 7 4
  3. diamondA 10 4 3
  4. club7 2
  1. spadeK Q 10 8 2
  2. heart10 6
  3. diamondK 8 5 2
  4. club10 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 - -
S - - 2 - -
E 1 - - 3 1
W 1 - - 3 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 5 3
  2. heartA 5 2
  3. diamondQ J
  4. clubA Q J 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: ?
  1. spadeA 4
  2. heartJ 8 3
  3. diamond9 7 6
  4. clubK 9 8 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* five spade, four+ minor, 5-10

If you lead a club, partner will win with the king and, holding spadeA, might continue the suit rather than switch to a heart. That will be curtains for the defence, for declarer can ruff the third club high, draw the trumps and ditch a heart on the last club winner. So, if you led a straightforward heart you score maximum points.

All in all, two straightforward leads and one completely "unfindable" one comprise the set of successful killing leads - that's about par for the course for this silly game of ours. Happy Christmas to you all!
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