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Bridge, “Play with the Champions”: Hand Number 33, the Decisive Moment of the Coppa Italia Final

In hand 33, the decisive moment of the Coppa Italia finals. The best moves of Bridge, every Saturday on FIRSTonline, to play with the champions

Bridge, “Play with the Champions”: Hand Number 33, the Decisive Moment of the Coppa Italia Final

Shortly before the Christmas break the Men's and Women's Italian Cup Finals. Among the ladies in the final, the Cannavale team got the better of Fornaciari. Among the men, however, it was the Vinci team, with more than half of the national team represented by Sementa – Versace and Donati- Percario, as well as the multiple Olympic and world champion Giorgio Duboin and the solid Vinci–Hugony pair, that prevailed over Addaura, which fielded the rest of the national team, namely Di Franco-Manno, together with Cedolin, D'Avossa, De Michelis and Failla. Although Vinci had led the race from the beginning, the result remained uncertain until three hands from the end when the hand we are now offering you was presented.

We are at the 33th episode of the column "Play with champions” for all the Bridge enthusiasts, fruit of the collaboration between FIRST online , Italian Bridge Game FederationEvery Saturday It will be an opportunity to compete with the highest level Bridge with the publication of a particularly interesting hand, which will be played at an international level or highly spectacular. Competitive bridge is fun for everyone. You can see the previous deals by clicking on the banner on the front page, or here.

Deal Number 33: The Decisive Move

South's opening bid is a game-forcing two clubs, to which his partner responds with a waiting two diamonds. This is followed by opener's spade and diamond bids, which should induce his partner, with his three-card spade support plus a king and a singleton, to invite a slam with a cue bid. The person who bid this excellent slam almost regretted it, however, when he refused on the first try with East's A♠, discarding a diamond. How would you have continued at that point as the declarer?

Solution to hand number 32 of Saturday 14 December

When declarer led the 4♥ from dummy, Zanasi followed …with the 5♥! Having taken the 8♥ with satisfaction, the player led the diamonds. West drew his A♦ three times and only committed it on the fourth turn in the suit, forcing South to make two discards from his hand. Declarer, convinced that he already had twelve winning tricks, chose to get rid of the 4♠ and the 7♠ and was left with only the dry ♠ A10. On West's spade return, South won with the A♠ East's J♠ and "claimed" the remaining tricks, announcing that he would overtake in hearts. And so he did, but on the Q♥ from dummy, Gabriele entered with his dry K♥ and took four spade tricks for the incredible result of 3NT – 2.

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