The Reykjavik Bridge Festival, held annually at the end of January, is one of the great treats of the bridge calendar, and this year it was twice as good: Thomas Charlsen decided to hold his terrific World Bridge Tour (WBT) just preceding it to make it easier for teams who wanted to play both.
In a sea of world-class talent, the outstanding performance of young Danish superstar Dennis Bilde was breathtaking. He was not only on the winning team in both events, but also walked away with first place in the pairs.
Here he is working his magic to make the opps go wrong (see diagram).
Contract 3NT by South
Almost all tables were in 3NT, which is an interesting contract: you have to be a bit careful not to set up a long Heart for West, or lose two Diamond tricks.
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