Intermediate 24/9/2015 Hand 1

Board 1 North Deals None Vul	♠ K Q 7 4 3 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 10 5 ♣ Q 10
♠ 10 6 5 ♥ K J 8 6 ♦ Q 7 ♣ K 7 4 3	N W E S	♠ A J 9 8 2 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 9 8 4 2 ♣ 9
	♠ — ♥ Q 3 2 ♦ A J 6 3 ♣ A J 8 6 5 2

EW 2♠; NS 3♣; EW 1♥; NS 1♦; Par +100: EW 3♠×−1

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 ♣
Dbl	1 ♠	2 ♦	3 ♣
All pass

Lead: ♦ Q

West's X is odd. a) he doesn't have enough points or right shape, and b) pard is a passed hand so NS are likely to end up playing the hand which means west has indicated to declarer where values are if he needs to make a choice.
Case in point. Declarer should have a 2 way finesse guess for the DQ (if not led). With the X he is always going to guess right.

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