Greediness Not Good For Blood Pressure

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K 4
  2. heartA J 10 2
  3. diamondK Q 4
  4. clubA K 4
  1. spadeQ J 10 9 7 6 5
  2. heart8
  3. diamondA 6 2
  4. clubJ 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 1 4 1 6
S 6 1 4 1 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 2
  2. heartK 9 7 4 3
  3. diamondJ 9 8 7 3
  4. club3

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spade3
  2. heartQ 6 5
  3. diamond10 5
  4. clubQ 10 9 8 7 6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
3spade 3NT Pass 5club
Pass 6club Pass Pass
Pass
The best line is to win and draw two rounds of trumps ending in hand. Now lead a diamond to give West an insoluble problem. If he rises with diamondA then you have twelve tricks, whereas if he plays low then you can win diamondK and discard your other diamond on spadeK. If, on the other hand, East had turned up with diamondA, then the heart finesse is still there as a backup. Most players would instinctively get this one right, but what if North had made an ill-judged leap to 6NT - is there a way home?
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