Lavazza in the Open and Nardullo in the Ladies are leading the field. Agustin Madala and Monica Aghemo are leading the butler in the Open and Ladies respectively.
The hero of the deal was multi-world champion Jeff Mekstroth, who with characteristic opportunism took advantage of a couple of harmless looking defensive slips by his opponents to bring in a seemingly hopeless four heart contract.
Gianarrigo Rona was appointed as Chairman of the SportAccord Mind Sport Games Commission. Photo: Pictured from the left : Marius Vizer, SportAccord President, Gianarrigo Rona WBF President, Raffaele Chiulli, ARISF President, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Jaber Al Sabah, ANOC President, and sporting legend Lord Sebastian Coe, IAAF
"You see, men" said Capt Mainwaring firmly to the assembled platoon, "when you make a bid, partner can infer that you have such and such, depending on your bid."
Perhaps you won't consider the following hand a problem. But it is the sort of hand that you get frequently, so it is important to understand the general principles involved.
On this deal from the 1999 Grand National Teams, Flight A, Eric Rodwell described the situation he arrived at as a Rio de Janeiro squeeze, so named after being described by a Brazilian player.
