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Star Turn

Star Turn

By In 15th World Bridge Series, Articles On 30th September 2018


Good natural bidding has a timeless quality. On this deal from the second session of the finals only one pair found a route to a making contract:

South led the Fiori7 and North won with the ace and returned a club, declarer ruffing and playing a spade to the jack and ace. She ruffed the club continuation, overtook the CuoriQ with dummy’s ace, took a diamond finesse, cashed the PiccheK ruffed a spade and played a diamond for a well-deserved +600.
The key to the auction was West’s 3Cuori bid, emphasising her good suit and at the same time expressing doubt about the prospects of the nine trick game.

North led the Fiori4 and South won with the king and returned the ten, sealing the fate of the contract and giving her side 12 IMPs.

In the Rosenblum and the Rand neither side could avoid the doomed 3NT.


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