It You Bid Them Up

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade3
  2. heartA J 10 5 3
  3. diamondA J 7 4
  4. club10 8 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 9 8 7
  2. heartK 8 7
  3. diamond3
  4. clubA K 5 2

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: club6
West North East South
1heart Pass 1spade Pass
2diamond Pass 2NT* Pass
3club Pass 3heart Pass
4heart Pass 4spade Pass
5diamond Pass 6heart Pass
Pass Pass

* forcing

With little in the way of alternatives - apart from a miracle spade position - you are forced to play on a cross-ruff, but timing is the key. Say you win clubA at tick one and play ace of spades, ruff a spade. There are no miracles such as spadeKQ10 doubleton, so take it from here.
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