* The title belongs to an article written by Edgar Kaplan in 1997

One of our roving reporters spotted a nice play by Arne Larsson on this deal. Board 18. Dealer East. NS Game K 6 2 10 3 A 6 K Q J 8 6 4 A Q 10 4 3 J 9 7 Q 4 A K J 6 J 9 4 2 8 7 3 A 9 7 5 3 8 5 9 8 7 5 2 K Q 10 5 10 2 West North East South Larsson Andersson Pass Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 3 3 All Pass Arne started with the king of clubs and declarer took the ace and played three rounds of hearts, discarding the 9. North ruffed and tried the Q. West ruffed and played a diamond. If North plays low on this trick the defence gets into a tangle because the diamond suit is blocked. Of course, for an about to be crowned European Champion, this was not a problem. Larsson went up with the A and played a second diamond. That ensured the defeat of the contract and a reasonable share of the matchpoints.

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