[affe82]

Up against a world class partnership (recent champions in Lille) in the local league you face the following problem:

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1♦= precision style: 1)Nat, may have longer ♣ 2)any 4441 3)4-4-0-5 4)11-13 balanced
What is your lead? And your reasoning therefore?

If you as me chose an attacking ♣5, you will be faced with the following:

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Partner plays Queen headed by ace and declarer returns ♣7. Now what?

[Quantumcat]

Isn't dummy in the wrong spot if you were opening leader?

[affe82]

East is playing with West as dummy and you are South.
Should be correct although might be an unorthodox presentation, no?

[Quantumcat]

Had to think long and hard about where West and South are on the table - it's right. Feels like the play is going in the wrong direction though.

[SteveMoe]

I lead a ♣.

Makes no sense for declarer to push ♣ back holding less than 4 cards. The 7 might be cute from an original AT87(x) holding. Let's let declarer work for their potential ♣ trick. Declarer should be 2=3=3=5/3=3=2=5, 2=3=4=4 or 3=3=3=4. Win J and play ♥5 hoping to find KQ10x with partner. Plan to win the 3rd ♣ trick and judge from partner's cards whether to continue a ♥ or try a ♠. Partner's likely shapes seem to be 3=4=2=4, 2=4=3=4, 2=4=4=3. S/he can get back to you with a ♣ after winning the ♥. That card is likely a count card. If partner has 3 ♣ play the ♦8 early so pard is not endplayed. Hope s/he has the ♦10.