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
  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heart10 6 2
  3. diamond5 4
  4. clubK Q J 9 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 5 6 5 5
S 1 5 6 5 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 8 4
  2. heart9 8
  3. diamondJ 7 6 2
  4. club8 5 4

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

* GF

In that case you turn you attention to spades by taking a finesse of spadeJ. When that loses you ruff the club return, and cash the two top diamonds in dummy by overtaking your queen. If diamondJ has come down then you are home. If not, you are still in dummy to take a second spade finesse
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