Safety At Match Points

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spade6 5 3
  2. heart7 3
  3. diamondA K 10 8 3
  4. club10 7 6
Green square in centre

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubK
  1. spadeA J 10 2
  2. heartA K Q J 5 4
  3. diamondQ 9
  4. clubA
West North East South
2club*
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 4heart Pass 6heart
Pass Pass Pass

* GF

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the line that would bring most tricks. You win the opening lead, draw top trumps and play queen, ace and king of diamonds. If diamondJ is singleton, doubleton or tripleton then all thirteen tricks are trivial. Unless you judge 6heart to be an excellent contract at match points and worthy of safety first, this is probably the line that you would adopt. But what about IMPs or rubber bridge ..
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