From the match between the Dutch-Israelian combination of team Barr and the Italian team Guariglia, Jan van Cleeff reports a deal , that is definitely one of the wildest hands of the tournament.

Board 2. Dealer East. NS Game Q J 9 6 A 5 10 6 5 4 2 Q 9 8 5 3 A K 10 4 2 J 6 4 3 2 — 8 3 9 8 3 2 A K J 10 7 6 4 7 K Q 10 9 8 7 A K Q J 7 5 West North East South Jan van Cleef van der Ven 1 2NT Pass 5 5 6 All Pass

It took East quite at least a couple of minutes before she passed 6. Even more time she then spend thinking about which ace to underlead to get a heart ruff. Had East cashed her two black aces without any imagination, the result would have been much less spectacular than it was now, because East finally decided to lead a small spade, which to her horror was won by North´s 9. Later in the play Jan van Cleeff discarded his club losers on the long hearts, and scored 13 tricks, which meant +1390 for North/South. And two very disappointed aces vanished in the dark of the board.

At the other table it was East who convinced the opponents that she was the strongest one at the table:

West North East South I. Herbst R. Barr 2 4 Dble Pass 5 All Pass

It´s hard to believe that South never mentioned the diamond suit, possibly the 7 was too small to enter the five level. Anyway, East was happy to play 5, only losing a spade and a diamond to add another +400 on the "account" of team Barr, which won 18 IMPs on that board and held on to win the match 25:5.