{"id":42343,"date":"2022-09-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=42343"},"modified":"2022-09-23T16:48:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:48:38","slug":"better-than-a-french-championship-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/better-than-a-french-championship-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Better than a French Championship finalist?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bidding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dealer North. North-South vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lead: 3 of ♦.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead of a small ♦, Dummy’s first suit, has every chance of being a singleton. You will notice that the trumps break 3-2. If this problem seems too easy for you, you should know that the World Champion Fulvio Fantoni made this contract in a French Championship final, while his opponent failed in the other room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba What’s next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The lead of a small ♦, Dummy’s first suit, has every chance of being a singleton. North takes the first trick and plays three rounds of ♠. The 3-2 trump break renders the contract unstoppable, as long as you adopt the right timing. It is often correct to play towards the honours in the hand opposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, if Declarer, on lead in North after drawing the trumps, plays a ♣, he will go down. Look: Queen of ♣ beaten by the Ace and three rounds of ♥ follow, removing Dummy’s last trump. Declarer will no longer be able to reach the established ♦. On the contrary, after the trumps, he has to play ♦ three times, ruffing the last one in hand, and then the King of ♣. Count your tricks: five in ♠, four in ♦ and one in ♣. Ten total: the right number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This did not, of course, escape the World Champion declarer Fulvio Fantoni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What did you think of this bridge problem by Philippe Cronier?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Share your view with the Funbridge team and other bridge players in the comment section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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