Correspondent Takes the Inferior Line

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K Q 4 2
  2. heartQ 5 3
  3. diamondK 8 7
  4. club7 4
Green square in centre

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeJ
  1. spade7
  2. heartA K 10
  3. diamondA Q 6 2
  4. clubA K 10 9 3
West North East South
1club
Pass 1spade Pass 2diamond
Pass 2heart* Pass 3NT
4NT Pass Pass 6NT
Pass Pass Pass

* Fourth suit forcing

You have eleven top tricks with numerous chances of a twelfth. The spades may be 4-3, the clubs may be 3-3, or the diamonds may break kindly. In addition, one of the missing club honours may drop under the ace or king, or one or both of them may be with East - allowing a double finesse to be a winner. Finally, if all those chances fail, a squeeze may operate. The difficult bit is to combine as many of the available chances as possible. Well?
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