Norway Break Italian Hearts

By Mark Horton In 46th World Bridge Teams Championships On 31st August 2023

Norway went into the last session of their semifinal against Italy trailing 149-163. By the time the penultimate deal was tabled they had taken the lead, 177-175.

On the lead of the Cuori 9 declarer came to 9 tricks, +400.

South led the challenging Fiori 5. Although BBO had collapsed it is easy to work out what happened; declarer tried dummy’s queen, took North’s king with the ace, crossed to dummy’s Cuori K and played three rounds of spades, ruffing. The Cuori A took care of the losing club and the 2-2 trump split meant there were 12 tricks, +920 which was worth 11 IMPs, the 13 IMP lead proving to be decisive.

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Mark Horton British journalist and expert player, was Editor of Bridge Magazine 1995-2017 and now edits the online publication Bridgerama+. At one time, his business cards were inscribed: Have Cards will Travel, but following the death of his most famous sponsor, the Rabbi Leonard Helman, he has tended to concentrate on his writing exploits (in 2018 he had five books published!). Anyone wanting to discover how to lose at bridge on a regular basis (and pay for the privilege) should feel free to contact him. He currently lives in Shrewsbury with his wife Liz.

Norway Break Italian Hearts

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