Neat Solution After Turn For the Worse

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spade8 4 3
  2. heart10 4 2
  3. diamond8 7 4 3
  4. clubA J 10
  1. spade10 7 6 2
  2. heart9 8 7 6 3
  3. diamondQ
  4. club8 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 4 3 4
S - 4 4 3 4
E 2 - - - -
W 2 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9
  2. heartJ 5
  3. diamondA J 10 9
  4. clubQ 9 7 6 4 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeA K Q J 5
  2. heartA K Q
  3. diamondK 6 5 2
  4. clubK
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club
Pass 2diamond Pass 2spade
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
End
Er, no. If East really is 1-2-4-6 then clubQ is twice as likely to be in the East hand. A much better line is therefore to cash spadeJ5 and heartQ, reducing everyone to three cards. If East has clubQ, and the great dealer in the sky has preordained that this should be so, you can then you can throw him in to lead into clubAJ. Of course, if he bares clubQ by keeping both diamonds then you will overtake clubK and make an overtrick!

The three card ending you envisage ..
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