Talk:Blue Team (bridge)

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with respect to there being no allegations of cheating against pietro forquet, alan truscott in "the new york times bridge book" states that benito bianchi, a former partner of forquet, admits to cheating with him in a taped telephone call to italian player and writer leandro burgay. in the early 1970's forquet and bianchi managed to beat the American team, along with their partners, garozzo and belladonna, even though playing a new system and even though they had never played together before. bianchi further states that belladonna had previously cheated with a former partner as well. the cheating was supposedly accomplished with cigarettes, using one hand or another or some other variations. the italian bridge organization investigated and cleared all named except burgay and bianchi who were charged with procedural infractions, even though the authenticity of the telephone call was proven.

{{sofixit}}. I didn't hear of the affair myself, but now I found the source in John Swanson's Inside Bermuda Bowl]. Duja► 07:53, 22 June 2007 (UTC)