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A Hand I liked in a Duplicate - a Lockdown TD article

Posted by Maurizio Di Sacco on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, In : Lockdown Directing on BBO 

Wandering around the tables of the Firstclass Bridge Academy MidEssex duplicate, I came across this rare jewel.

Suppose you reach 7♥ after North opened 3♦ first in hand, and receive the lead of the ♥J: how do you think you can come to thirteen tricks?



You have twelve top tricks, and there are obviously no problems if spades split 4-3, or if the ♠Q falls in two rounds - you have plenty of entries to set them up and then enjoy your thirteenth winner. However, life is never that easy, espe...

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Brilliancies at the Italian IMP Open Pairs 2019

Posted by Maurizio Di Sacco on Sunday, December 1, 2019, In : Bridge People 

My regular partner Enrico Castellani and I did not shine at this year’s Italian Open IMP Pairs Championship, finishing in 15th place in a field of 208 competitors, but a couple of hands proved most brilliant. I’ll let the frequencies introduce my story - out of thirteen NS pairs, five rather embarrassingly went down in 3NT, with an excellent Six Club contract available. We reached it on this auction:

My partner bypassed 3NT giving full value to his pointed pictures cards and spade suit wit...

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