An Opportunity Missed
![Giorgio Belladonna Giorgio Belladonna](http://csbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Giorgio-Belladonna.jpg)
During an event held in July 1975 a young British pair were playing against Belladonna and partner, and Belladonna made a face-up lead out of turn.
The declarer has his rights explained to him, and elected to accept the lead.
The contract failed.
Afterwards his partner hissed: Idiot!!!… dont you know that if you get a chance to refuse a lead made by Belladona you should automatically do it!!!
Incidentally you should try hissing «idiot» sometime. It’s not easy.
European Bridge Championships, Brighton 1975:
VuGraph
![Terence Reese Terence Reese](http://csbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Terence-Reese1-239x300.jpg)
Terence Reese was leaving the Vugraph Room, where he was the principal commentator.
How’s it going? ask a member of the public.
Terence gave him a distant look and replied: What? The golf, the cricket or the backgammon?
Prudence
![Benito Garozzo Benito Garozzo](http://csbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Passato_Garozzo-200x300.jpg)
What did Garozzo say when his partner bid 3NT on the misfit hand against Poland, and went four down?
Michael Vickers (the announcer): I dont know, but I judge it wise to disconnect the microphone.
24th European Bridge Championships 1965, Ostende
Psychology was not the strong point of a Hungarian player found drowning his sorrow at the bar one evening. He told a player from another country:
– This afternoon my opponents bid 7 hearts, I bid spades twice and held among others seven spades to the ace. Of course I was sure one of them was void in spades, so I did not lead my ace but another suit.
– I understand they made it and each of them had a spade
– Yes sir, but that’s not all: tonight our opps bid seven diamonds. I held the blank ace of spades and nobody ever mentioned that suit. Of course now I led that Ace, it was ruffed and it proved to be the only lead to give declarer the contract!!