Pietro Forquet

Pietro Forquet

Pietro Forquet (1925-) is an Italian bridge player, one of the most famous in bridge history. He won 15 World championship titles with Blue Team, playing with Eugenio Chiaradia, Guglielmo Siniscalco and, for the most part, Benito Garozzo. Apart from his excellent play, he was renowned for his nerves of steel. In 1971, he also wrote the book "Bridge with the Blue Team" (ISBN 0-575-06391-2), widely considered to be the world's best collection of fascinating bridge deals.

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* [http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=113 WBF Entry]


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