The Lead Makes All the Difference

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heartQ J 9
  3. diamondA 10 9 5 2
  4. clubK J 9
  1. spade6
  2. heartK 5 4
  3. diamondJ 7 6 3
  4. clubA Q 7 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 3 2 4 4
S 2 4 2 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 4 2
  2. heart10 8 7 6 3
  3. diamond8 4
  4. club10 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: diamond8
  1. spadeQ J 10 8 7 3
  2. heartA 2
  3. diamondK Q
  4. club8 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 2heart~
Pass 2spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* 15-17
~ transfer

East led diamond8 and declarer won in dummy to pass spadeQ. East won immediately and switched to club10. West won clubA and continued the suit but declarer confidently finessed clubJ and eventually emerged with eleven tricks.

East might have done better to duck spadeQ, but after that lead declarer was always going to make his contract.
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