The first set of deals was remarkably flat. Eleven of the 14 were played in the same contract at both tables, but the Swedish team captained by P.O. Sundelin made two huge gains during the first quarter of their vugraphed match against the Polish team captained by A. Zakrzewski.

Board 3. Dealer South. EW Game ª Q 10 8 2 © 8 6 2 ¨ J § 10 9 7 3 2 ª 9 6 ª A J © 10 7 © J 9 4 3 ¨ A K 10 7 3 ¨ 6 5 4 2 § A Q 8 6 § K J 4 ª K 7 5 4 3 © A K Q 5 ¨ Q 9 8 § 5 Open Room West North East South Sylvan Martens Sundelin Szymanowski 1ª 2¨ 2ª 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

South started with the ©A and shifted to a spade to the queen and ace. P.O. Sundelin of Sweden crossed to the ¨K and cashed three clubs, ending in his hand. Then he finessed in diamonds, and now he had 10 tricks - plus 630.

Here Arne Larsson managed to find a way to take 10 tricks on a crossruff - plus 420. Even though the defence could prevail, it cost the Poles only an IMP or two. So the double-game swing provided 14 IMPs for Sweden.

Board 7. Dealer South. Game All ª A J 7 © J 10 4 3 ¨ 6 4 § K Q 10 7 ª K 4 2 ª Q 10 9 © A Q 9 5 © - ¨ A Q 10 7 2 ¨ K 9 § 8 § A J 9 6 5 4 3 2 ª 8 6 5 3 © K 8 7 6 2 ¨ J 8 5 3 § -

The auction was the same in both rooms:

Arne Larsson led the §K in the Closed Room. Adam Zmudzinski won this but misguessed in diamonds and went down a trick. In the Open Room North led a heart to the king and ace. When Sylvan led a club, Krzysztof Martens put up the queen and was allowed to hold the trick. Sylvan also ducked the ©J, but he won the heart continuation with the 9. He led a spade to the queen, then finessed for the jack on the way back. North won the jack, cashed the ace and got out of his hand with a heart to Sylvan queen. He led a diamond to the king and cashed the §A, and the moment of truth had arrived. Sylvan's had noticed that South had not discarded a single diamond, so he drew the conclusion that South must be guarding the suit a view backed by the percentages. He backed his thought by finessing the ¨10 to make his contract and gain 12 IMPs.

Board 17. Dealer North. Love All ª A K Q 9 © 10 7 6 3 2 ¨ 10 6 3 § 3 ª J 8 7 4 ª 3 © A 8 5 © K Q 4 ¨ J 8 4 2 ¨ A K 9 § J 9 § K Q 8 6 4 2 ª 10 6 5 2 © J 9 ¨ Q 7 5 § A 10 7 5 Open Room West North East South Sylvan Balicki Sundelin Zmudzinski Pass 1§ Pass 1¨ Pass 2§ Pass 2NT Pass 3§ Pass 3NT Dble Pass 4§ All Pass

Sundelin judged well to run from 3NT - he knew he was going to find at least a partial club fit in dummy, and no more than a 7-count. He ruffed the second spade and immediately took a finesse to the §9. As a result he lost only one spade, one diamond and one trump for plus 130.

Bjorn Astrom started with a high spade but shifted to a heart. Declarer had to go after clubs, and when he did Lindqvist took his ace and fired back a spade to defeat the contract.

Board 25. Dealer North. EW Game ª - © A 9 5 3 ¨ K J 9 4 3 2 § A Q 5 ª Q 10 8 4 ª A K 9 6 3 © Q 8 4 © K 10 7 6 ¨ 6 ¨ Q 7 5 § J 7 6 4 2 § 3 ª J 7 5 2 © J 2 ¨ A 10 8 § K 10 9 8

Sweden played in 5¨ - making by ruffing two hearts. The Poles bid it this way:

West led a spade to the king, and a spade back guaranteed five spade winners for the defense - 3NT down one.

Board 26. Dealer East. Game All ª A J 6 4 © 9 6 2 ¨ J 6 § A 5 4 3 ª 9 7 2 ª K 5 3 © K Q J © 5 ¨ 8 4 ¨ A K 10 7 3 2 § J 10 9 8 2 § K Q 6 ª Q 10 8 © A 10 8 7 4 3 ¨ Q 9 5 § 7 Closed Room West North East South Szymanowski Astrom Martens Lindqvist 1¨ 1© Pass 2¨ Dble 2© 3§ All Pass

Marek Szymanowski had no trouble making his contract with an overtrick - plus 130.

Cezary Balicki led the ©6, his partnership's usual lead from such a holding. Adam Zmudzinski won the ace but then made the fatal play of returning a heart, a mistake which, it seemed to the commentators, could have been avoided (this almost has to be the layout in hearts). Now declarer can play two rounds of clubs, both of which must be ducked, and then set up diamonds with the ªK still in dummy as an entry to the good diamonds. But declarer also erred, throwing a diamond on his heart trick instead of a spade. Now he had only one spade, one heart (he couldn't cash that other heart) while the opponents still had the ªA, two clubs and four diamonds. Down one, minus 200 and 8 IMPs to Zakrzewski.