Almost everyone led a spade from South against the no trump contracts, but at this table the opener knew better from the bidding. Béla Benedek attacked the contract with the ace and queen of diamonds. Now North had all the high diamonds, he only had to gain the lead somehow. Declarer ran his hearts and after finessing the queen of spades he switched to the jack of clubs. This creative play could have been successful weren’t South been on the spot. However, Benedek knew that his partner’s only chance to take a trick is in clubs. He envisioned the nine of clubs in North’s hand so discarded the ten under the ace and played small on the next club. Imre András won the trick with the nine and cashed his diamonds. Great plan, good execution, well done!
1st European Transnational Championships with Bid+Score
The LoveBridge team has had another exciting trip that will be long remembered. We could say that it was the most extreme trip to a bridge tournament so far. Fortunately, the extreme part only applies to the travel and not to the tournament. Almost halfway...
Apr 25, 2024