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
  1. spadeJ 10 8
  2. heart9 7 4
  3. diamond10 9 5 4 3
  4. clubJ 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 6 6 6
S 6 6 6 6 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 6 5 3
  2. heartJ 8 6 2
  3. diamondJ
  4. clubQ 8 5 2

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

* Fourth suit forcing

As you can see, every line works. The spades break 4-3, playing the clubs from the top is OK and the double finesse works too. Not only that - East comes under irresistible pressure in the minor suits in the end game and his clubQ shows up at trick twelve, saving us the agonies of any finesse.

So what was my inferior line? Duck the opening lead. It misses out on some of the three-three club break variations and where also some where West has clubHxxx.
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