Italy United States bridge duel ends in rare American win
In a 1951 match, Italy and the United States faced a decisive hand where Eugenio Chiaradia overcalled notrumt and John Crawford and B. Jay Becker reached six diamonds at one table. Becker failed on a spade lead, going down one, while the other table reached six diamonds with North declarer and made the slam.
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