Difficult Hand Perplexes

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 9 4
  2. heartQ J 7 3
  3. diamondA K 9 8 5
  4. club—
  1. spadeJ 8 7 2
  2. heart9 4
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubK Q J 9 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 7 6 7 1
S - 7 6 7 1
E 1 - - - -
W 2 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade3
  2. heart10 6 5 2
  3. diamond10 7 4 3
  4. clubA 10 6 3

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: clubK
  1. spadeK 10 6 5
  2. heartA K 8
  3. diamondJ 6 2
  4. club8 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT*
3club~ 4club 5club Pass
Pass 6club Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* 12-14
~ weak

. . . if East covers when declarer diamond9 is led from dummy, declarer is on the table after the third round of diamonds. A club can be pitched on the fourth diamond but now West can ruff and continue clubs, locking declarer in dummy. Unable to get to hand because West has no hearts left, South must concede a second ruff.

Alternatively South can ruff a second club when in hand with diamondJ, but now West can ruff the third round of diamonds and cash a club.

Would you have covered diamond9?
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