Janet de Botton

Bridge | 6 August 2015

issue 08 August 2015

Sweden’s flagship event is the brilliantly well organised Chairman’s Cup held in Orebro, attracting great players from all over Europe.  Unfortunately I couldn’t go so I had to content myself with watching on BBO. The final was riveting — a Swedish team of Juniors, plus the Dutch champion Marion Michielsen, eventually succumbing in the last set to a team of Polish Juniors. On this hand, Piotr Zatorski claimed a huge swing for his side by finding a way to nine tricks in a no-play 3NT.

North probably wasn’t worth more than 2NT at his second go, but juniors are juniors, and they love overbidding.

West led a fourth best Heart, won in dummy. With only five winners on top, tricks had to come from somewhere, and Piotr confidently called for the King of Clubs as his first move.

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