Santa Claus sighed. How on earth was that contract to be defeated?
He would have to do it quickly as well, since he was late already. He still had his three fellow players to hitch up in front of the sleigh. Then he had to fly South like a bat out of hell. As the years passed he more and more felt the burden of having to deliver these accursed presents, if only because of their ever increasing number. Furthermore it became ever more dangerous with the air space teeming with Ultra Light airplanes, paragliders, hang gliders and whatever diabolic objects men would send up. So far no accidents had happened... not yet, that is! He shuddered at the thought of the near-collision last year with that base-jumper over Norway. It had been very fortunate Rudolph had seen him coming.
Funny though, Santa contemplated, that Rudolph was still the leader of the pack, the best reindeer in leading the sleigh. After all, he drank like a fish, which was evident from his shiny (some even say it glows) red hooter.
Mentioning Rudolph's name alarmed Santa. Rudolph was a fine player and the question remained: how to defeat this contract? Santa reflected on the bidding and play so far:

San Remo, 2009, the final of the Open European Championship. Team 'Netherlands White' (Sjoert Brink - Bas Drijver and Bauke Muller - Simon de Wijs) plays Israeli team Herbst.
A brilliant manoeuvre by Ilan Herbst gains his team 10 IMPs.

E/All		♠	J 9 6 3
		♥	Q 10 8 7
		♦	9 5
		♣	A J 2
♠	-			♠	K 10 8 7
♥	A 5 4 3 2			♥	K J 6
♦	K 8 7			♦	4 3
♣	K 8 6 5 4			♣	10 9 7 3
		♠	A Q 5 4 2
		♥	9
		♦	A Q J 10 6 2
		♣	Q

¹ at least 5-5 in hearts and clubs

Barel leads the ♥A and continues the suit, declarer ruffing. Brink lays down the ♠A and it becomes clear he will have to lose two trump tricks. West might have bid 2NT even without the ♦K, so East might have that card (although West is more likely to have it). In the end Brink finesses in diamonds and ends up one down.

The year is 1970 and Italy rules the bridge world; the Blue Team is invincible.
In Winnipeg the Italians play the Dallas Aces, a specially formed American team of professionals that is hoped to be the first team to beat the Italians in 15 years.

E/-		♠	7 6 5 4
		♥	A 8 3
		♦	J 3 2
		♣	K Q 5
		♠	A Q 10
		♥	K 7 5 4
		♦	A K Q 10 7 6
		♣	-

Belladonna's 5♣-bid is extremely aggressive. In fact he goes to 6♦ on his own.
Eisenberg leads the ♣8. Later he said this was the best played deal against him ever.