Only the Minor Miracle

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA 8 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondA K 10 9 8 6
  4. clubA 10 6
  1. spadeJ 10 6 4 3
  2. heart7 3 2
  3. diamondQ 5
  4. clubK 8 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 5 3 6
S 6 5 4 3 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 7
  2. heartQ J 10 9
  3. diamondJ 4 3
  4. club9 7 3

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: North
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeQ 5
  2. heartA K 8 6 4
  3. diamond7 2
  4. clubQ J 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart
Pass 2diamond Pass 2heart
Pass 3club Pass 4club
Pass 4diamond Pass 5club
Pass 6diamond End
You try clubQ first and that holds. Now a club to the ten and that holds too. You cash diamondAK praying for a miracle, but no, diamondQJ do not both drop. clubA brings down the king and now you exit with a trump to end-play East. He has to put you back in dummy with a heart or lead away from spadeK! +920. When I said you desperate for a top, 6NT could also be made from the North hand in the same manner, but that would be gilding the lily!
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