Did Your Line Work

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q J 5
  2. heartA
  3. diamond10 9 8 7
  4. clubQ 6 5 2
  1. spade4 3
  2. heart8 6 4 3 2
  3. diamondJ 2
  4. clubK J 10 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 3 - 3 4
S 3 3 - 3 4
E - - 1 - -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 6
  2. heartQ J 10 9 5
  3. diamondQ 6 4 3
  4. clubA 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeK 10 9 8 2
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamondA K 5
  4. club9 8 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2NT* Pass 4spade~
Pass Pass Pass

* GF, spade fit
~ sign off

When South took the double diamond finesse he was hoping that both diamondQJ were with East of course, but failing that he hoped that diamondAK would bring down the other honour and that the defence could or would not contrive to take three quick club winners. Dummy's fourth diamond would then be available for a club discard in hand.

South's other possible line of drawing trumps, eliminating hearts and playing ace, king and another diamond would have worked fine - the defence cannot take three quick club tricks whatever declarer does. Did your line work?
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