Routine to Kick Off

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K 8 3 2
  2. heart5 2
  3. diamond—
  4. club10 9 8 4 3 2
  1. spadeQ 10 9 7
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamondA 10
  4. clubK Q J 7 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 3 -
S - - - 3 -
E 1 2 4 - 3
W 1 2 4 - 4
Green square in centre
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K Q J 10 8 6
  3. diamondQ 9 8 3 2
  4. club5

Contract: 5heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeJ 6 5 4
  2. heart9 7
  3. diamondK J 7 6 5 4
  4. clubA
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* 4heart 4spade
Dble Pass 5heart Pass
Pass Pass

* 5 spade, 4+ minor, 6-10

Did you find the killing switch of diamondK at trick two? If you decide to lead a diamond (what else?) then the king must be the right card. This removes dummy's late entry to the club winners you established at trick one.

Surely East must have minus one spades on the bidding, so top marks if you led a diamond initially. This will lead to two off if a nervous East flies in with an ill-judged ace. North ruffs, returns a club and, after cashing diamondK, South leads a further diamond for North to over-ruff dummy.
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