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Notable 1955 European Bridge Hand From Amsterdam Match
In the 1955 European Championship in Amsterdam a Germany Switzerland match featured a controversial bidding hand. Swiss Beguin overbid to three clubs doubled, going down four thousand points, while the German North-South side fared worse at the second table. The high point loss highlighted risky bidding and strategic misjudgments in a famous tournament hand.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Switzerland
Beguin
King
East West
Herman Filarski
Daily Bulletin
West
Besse
North
Pfaffenbichler
Haat
Reichenbach
South
Dr. Oster
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