Bridge: Campeonato Europeo 2012

The 51st edition of the European Bridge Team Championships is being held in Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, from 12 to 23 June 2012. As usual, the Championships comprise three series for Open, Women and Senior national teams.

The Open Category will play two round robins. In the first stage of the Championship, the panel is divided into two groups. Each of these groups play a round robin. The Championship Final Ranking will emerge from the results of the second RR played by the first 9 best positioned countries in the previous RR's (the matches played in qualifying and played in the final).

In the second match of the first day, Italy played against Hungary and this is what happened in Board 11.

Teams, Dealer South None

7
A J 9 3 2
K 9 8 7 6
10 3

K J
Q 10 8 6 4
A 10 2
A 8 2

Q 10 9 8 4 3 2

J 5 4 3
J 4

A 6 5
K 7 6
Q
K Q 9 7 6 5

In the table where Hungary was N/S, South opened his hand with 1 and the bidding continued:

West	North	East	South
Duboin	Homonnay	Sementa	Winkler
			1
1	Pass	1	2
Double	2	2	Pass
Pass	3	Pass	Pass
3	Pass	3	Fin

The Hungarian player decided to open his hand with a 1 call, and Duboin showed his heart suit. Sementa named his spades and South repeated his club suit. Finally Italy played a 3 contract. Declarer only lost 1 trick in each suit and scored 140.

In the other table, Agustin Madala was in South and:

West	North	East	South
Szegedi	Bocchi	Hegedus	Madala
			1NT
Pass	3	3	Double
Pass	4	Pass	Pass
Double	Fin

Agustín, decided to open his hand with a 1NT call. Bocchi showed his two colored hand FG, and Madala showed 3 cards in each major. Bocchi closed the heart game and West with all those hearts doubled...

Lead: J

K and West's A won the trick to continue with his K, declarer won the trick with dummy's A and played a little heart. When West played a little one, Bocchi because of the double, played the 9, East pitched a little spade, confirming the 5-0 heart distribution. Now declarer, played a club to the Q and continued with the 9, pitching a diamond, and another club. West ruffed with his 4 and Bocchi over ruffed with his J.

Now declarer played a diamond, won by West with his A. He decided to play his Q, Bocchi won the trick dummy's K and played another club, West ruffed again with his 8, Bocchi over ruffed again with his A and West couldn't stop declarer making 10 tricks: 590 + 140 gave Italy 12 IMPs.