The Vilnius Cup – the Grand Prix of Poland – is a highly enjoyable, strong annual tournament, impeccably organised by Erikas Vainikonis. Thirty-two teams played to qualify for the eight-team final which team SUSHI dominated, cruising undefeated through the playoffs to claim the €3,000 prize by a big margin. Congrats to Nathalie Shashou and Nick Sandqvist and their A-list teammates Frederic Wrang and Antonio Palma.
Nathalie was on fire all through the final, as shown by the neat little hand above (see diagram).
Nathalie’s 2NT showed exactly 6-4 in the minors: with 6-5 or 5-4 she would have bid 3♣, and with 5-5 she would have jumped to 2NT over 1♥.
How would you play 3◆ when West leads a Heart to the Jack?
While we could, in theory, work out every play at the table, most of us are not that clever or that quick; Nathalie came up with a brilliant solution. Her best move after ruffing the Heart at trick one is hardly obvious.
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