Best bridge players past and present in famed five clubs deal
The column recalls Ayrton Senna’s death and marks Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken as top bridge players. It describes a five clubs auction and how Howard Schenken mishandled a lead by West Waldemar von Zedtwitz, then perfected a line to ten tricks, exploiting opponent errors to push the defense toward a loss.
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Ayrton Senna
Oswald Jacoby
Howard Schenken
West
Schenken
Waldemar von Zedtwitz
Bath
Declarer
von Zedtwitz
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