False Discard by Fernando Lema
In the last set of the final, the board 23 was a clear example of the genius of the WGM Marcelo Castello Branco, let us see the hand in question:
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Buenos Aires, September 16th; 2014
From 8 to 13 September in the city of Florianopolis in Brazil, was played the Brazilian Teams Championship. Organized by the FBB in this championship every year you can meet the most select South American bridge players including four bridge WGM (World Grand Master).
This year the final was Chagas team: Gabriel Chagas, Marcelo Branco, Paulinho Brum, Ernesto Muzzio, Carlos Pellegrini y Alejandro Bianchedi vs d’Orsi team: Ernesto D’Orsi, Agustin Madala, Mauricio Figueiredo, João Paulo Campos, Miguel Villas Boas, finalyy Chagas won by 113 a 83.
In the last set of the final, the board 23 was a clear example of the genius of the WGM Marcelo Castello Branco, let us see the hand in question:
Teams; Dealer South; Vulnerable All
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After a 1NT opening bid both tables arrived to a 4 contract by South.
Lead: 2
In both tables the lead was a small club.
In the Open, East/West were respectively Alejandro Bianchedi and Ernesto Muzzio.
Alejandro won the lead with his A and returned a diamond, leaving declarer with no hope. Figueiredo in North had to lose one trick in each suit for one down.

Marcelo Castello Branco
In the other table playing in E/W for d’Orsi’s team were J. P. Campos and Miguel Villas Boas, and the declarer sitting South was Marcelo Castello Branco.
Miguel won the lead with his A and continued with the
K, South covered with the
A. Now declarer continued with the trump finesse, Miguel played his
K and his
Q…
South played his J! with the intention to induce the defender to think that his distribution was different from the one he really had.
Here is how Marcelo Branco described what were his thoughts while playing the hand:
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