The 1982 Bols Brilliancy Prize: Jean Besse

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“Deadly Unblock» by Nick Nikitine (CHE), player Jean Besse (CHE), published in the Daily Bulletin Biarritz 1982.

In a fourth-round encounter of Wednesday’s Swiss between Jimmy Ortiz-Patiño’s team, and a Japanese squad, Jean Besse produced a defensive feat to spell doom on a contract, which made at the other table.

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West lead the 5, dummy inserted the 10, Besse covered and declarer ducked.

The suit was continued and West took the king with the ace. A third round cleared the clubs and Besse made a good shot at the BOLS Brilliancy Prize by discarding the A!

After that there was no way declarer could come to nine tricks, he eventually lost four clubs and the Q which provided the vital entry to the established suit after the master’s deadly unblock.