Choices At the Young Chelsea

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K Q 10 8 5
  2. heartK J 8 7
  3. diamondQ 10
  4. club3
  1. spade7 4
  2. heart10 9 6 2
  3. diamondK 7 6 2
  4. clubK 9 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 3 5 7 5
S 5 3 5 7 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 3 2
  2. heartQ 4 3
  3. diamond9 8 5 3
  4. clubJ 10 7

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeJ 9
  2. heartA 5
  3. diamondA J 4
  4. clubA Q 8 6 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
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-- 1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2heart Pass 4NT
Pass 5diamond Pass 5NT
Pass 6heart Pass 6NT
Pass Pass Pass
Ivan completes his analysis by saying "There is also a simple heart / club squeeze available if declarer finesses the diamonds at trick 3 (after crossing to dummy in spades) and then cashes his red suit winners before running the spades, assuming, once again, that he gets the clubs right at the end."

There are some good declarers out there in the great wide world, and maybe that line would be favourite - on the lead it looks as though West started with four hearts and at least an early diamond finesse would put an eleventh trick in the bank.

Anyone care to suggest the definitive line?
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