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| Contract bridge |
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Contract Bridge |
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depending on the variant played). It is played by four players who form two partnerships; the partners sit opposite each other...
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| Charles Goren |
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Charles Henry Goren (March 4, 1901 – April 3, 1991) was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game.
Goren was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to...
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| Precision club |
In the game of contract bridge, Precision Club is a strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan teams in the early 1970s. Their success kicked off a wave of experimentation with strong club systems around the...
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| Samuel Stayman | Sam Stayman |
Samuel M. (Sam) Stayman (May 28, 1909, Worcester, Massachusetts – December 11, 1993, Palm Beach, Florida) was an American bridge player. He was the eponym of the Stayman convention. The convention was in fact invented (independently) by Jack Marx...
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| Rubber bridge |
Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge and is played with four players. It is most often played for fun but is also played seriously for money. Rubber Bridge involves a high degree of skill but there is also a fair amount of luck involved in who...
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| Duplicate bridge |
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Duplicate bridge is the most widely used variation of contract bridge in club and tournament settings. It is called duplicate because the same bridge hand (i.e. arrangement of cards) is duplicated at other tables, in order to allow a fair comparison...
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The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is the largest bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation. ACBL games and...
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| Martin De Knijff |
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Martin de Knijff (born October 2, 1972) is a professional sports bettor and high-stakes poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden.
His last name is from his Dutch father. His mother is Swedish. The family moved to Falkenberg when Martin was 5 and in 1992...
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| Oswald Jacoby |
Oswald (Ozzie, Jake) Jacoby (December 8, 1902 – June 27, 1984) was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest players of all time.
Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six. During World War I...
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| Edgar Kaplan |
Edgar Kaplan (April 18, 1925 – September 7, 1997) was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator,...
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| Bob Hamman |
Robert David (Bob) Hamman (born August 6, 1938 in Pasadena, California) is an American bridge player, considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time. Hamman was a member of the famous Dallas Aces team, which competed with the...
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| Bobby Wolff |
Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932) is an American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful...
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| World Bridge Federation |
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World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body of world contract bridge. Under WBF jurisdiction is the organisation of world championships, the most important being Bermuda Bowl – open teams championships, Venice Cup – women team championships,...
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| Helen Sobel Smith | Helen Sobel |
Helen Sobel Smith (1910 – September 11, 1969) was an American bridge player, arguably the best female player of all time.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Helen was a chorus girl in her youth. She appeared in several stage shows, the best known...
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| Jeff Meckstroth |
Jeffrey John (Jeff) Meckstroth (born May 15, 1956 in Springfield, Ohio) is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown...
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| Eric Rodwell |
Eric Victor Rodwell (born May 1, 1957) is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the U.S. five times. He is one of only ten players who have won the so-called triple crown of bridge: the Bermuda Bowl, the...
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| Michael Rosenberg |
Michael Rosenberg (born May, 1954 in New York City, New York) is one of the top bridge players in the United States. He moved to Scotland as a child and returned to New York in 1990 where he lives with his wife Debbie, also a top player.
Michael won...
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| George Rosenkranz |
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George Rosenkranz (born as György Rosenkranz, August 20, 1916, in Budapest) is a Mexican scientist in steroid research and a professional bridge player. He was born in Hungary, educated in Switzerland and lived in Mexico for 66 years. At Syntex...
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| Zia Mahmood |
Zia Mahmood (born January 7, 1946 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a famous Pakistani bridge player. Zia was educated in England from the age of six to twenty-one. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of England and Wales and spent three...
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| English Bridge Union |
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The English Bridge Union, commonly known as the EBU, is a player-funded organisation which promotes and organises the game of duplicate bridge in England. With offices housing some twenty staff at Aylesbury, it is affiliated to the European Bridge...
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| Jeff Rubens |
Jeff Rubens (born 1941) is a bridge player and writer; he is the editor of the magazine The Bridge World and the author of several bridge books, including Secrets of Winning Bridge.
Rubens graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1957, and has an...
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| Norman Kay |
Norman Kay (August 11, 1927 – January 17, 2002) was an American bridge player. He partnered Sidney Silodor until Silodor's death in 1963. With Edgar Kaplan, Kay formed one of the most successful and longest-lasting partnerships in organized bridge....
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| Adam Żmudziński | Adam Zmudzinski |
Adam Żmudziński (born 1956) is a Polish bridge player. Żmudziński won the World Transnational Open Teams in 2000, European Open Teams in 1989 and 1993 as well as the prestige London Sunday Times Invitational Pairs in 1994. His team finished second...
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| Howard Schenken |
Howard Schenken (September 28, 1903 – February 20, 1979, Palm Springs, California) was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his storied career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records:...
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| Kit Woolsey |
Kit Woolsey (born 1943) is an American bridge and backgammon player. In bridge, he was the winner of the 1986 Rosenblum Cup world teams championship. He was also runner-up in the 1982 Rosenblum Cup, 1989 Bermuda Bowl and won the Senior Teams at the...
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| John R. Crawford |
John Randolph Crawford (August 4, 1915, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania – February 14, 1976, Manhattan, New York) was an American bridge and backgammon player. In bridge, he won three consecutive Bermuda Bowl world championships (1950, 1951 and 1953).
In...
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| P. Hal Sims |
Philip Hal Sims (November 8, 1886, Selma, Alabama – February 26, 1949, Havana, Cuba) was an American bridge player.
In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States.
In 1996, Sims was the first recipient of the von...
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| Billy Eisenberg |
William (Billy) Eisenberg (born September 5, 1937) is an American bridge and backgammon professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and in backgammon he won the world title in 1975. Eisenberg is World Bridge...
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| Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge |
The Laws of Duplicate Bridge, formerly known as the Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge, is the official rule book of duplicate bridge promulgated by the World Bridge Federation. The first Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge were published in 1928. They...
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| Michael Lawrence | Michael S. Lawrence |
Michael Steven (Mike) Lawrence (born May 28, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is an American bridge player, teacher, theorist, and prolific writer.
Lawrence started playing bridge while he was a chemistry student at the University of California;...
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| Marty Bergen |
Marty A. Bergen (born April 21, 1948) is an American bridge player and writer. A 10-time national champion and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master he retired from active competition in 1993. He is still a prolific bridge writer...
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| Larry Cohen | Larry N. Cohen |
Larry Neil Cohen (born April 14, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American bridge player and writer. He is the winner of 25 North American Bridge Championships including the Vanderbilt, two Spingolds, two Reisingers, three Life Master Pairs,...
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| Mini-Spingold |
Mini-Spingold national bridge championships are held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). They were introduced in 2001 and are held at the same time as the main Spingold knockout team...
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| Alvin Roth | Al Roth |
Alvin L. (Al) Roth (November 6, 1914 – April 18, 2007) was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including...
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| Bobby Goldman |
Robert (Bobby) Goldman (November 10, 1938 – May 15, 1999) was an American bridge player, teacher and author. He won three Bermuda Bowls (1970, 1971, 1979), Olympiad Mixed Teams 1972, and 20 North American Bridge Championships. He authored several...
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| Mike Cappelletti | A. Michael Cappelletti |
A. Michael (Mike) Cappelletti (born 1942) is an American bridge player and poker authority. Amongst poker players he is known as the author of the books Cappelletti on Omaha, The Best of Cappelletti on Omaha, Poker at the Millennium and How to Win...
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| Spingold |
The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Spingold is a knock-out team event. The event typically last 7 days with each day being a round...
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| Reisinger |
The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.
The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy (the Chicago...
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| Vanderbilt Trophy |
The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Vanderbilt is a knock-out team event. The event typically lasts 7 days with each...
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| Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match |
The Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The event is a board-a-match team event. The event typically last 2-3 days...
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| Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs |
The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs is a six session open pairs event. It is...
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| Silodor Open Pairs |
The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and...
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| Rockwell Mixed Pairs |
The Rockwell Mixed Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a four-session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying...
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| Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs |
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event...
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| Whitehead Women's Pairs |
The Whitehead Women's Pairs bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Whitehead Women's Pairs is a four-session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and...
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| Lebhar IMP Pairs |
The Lebhar IMP Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Lebhar IMP Pairs is a four-session IMP pairs event with two qualifying and two final...
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| Machlin Women's Swiss Teams |
The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams is a four-session Swiss Teams event with two...
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| National 49er Pairs | 49er Pairs |
The National 49er Pairs national bridge championship was held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The 49er Pairs was a matchpoint pairs event. The event typically started on the Wednesday...
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| Fast Open Pairs |
The Fast Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Fast Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final...
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| Open Swiss Teams |
The Open Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Open Swiss Teams is a four session Swiss teams, two qualifying sessions and two final...
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| Truscott Senior Swiss Teams |
The Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams is a four session Swiss teams, two...
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| Nail Life Master Open Pairs |
The Nail Life Master Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying...
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| Smith Life Master Women's Pairs |
The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two...
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| Miles Non-Life Master Pairs |
The Miles Non-Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Miles Non-Life Master Open Pairs is either a two or four session MP pairs event...
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| Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams |
The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams is a four session board-a-match event with two...
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| Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams |
The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC) and is a four session board-a-match event, two qualifying sessions and two final...
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| Blue Ribbon Pairs |
The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Blue Ribbon Pairs is a six session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions, two...
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| Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs |
The Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs is a four-session matchpoint pairs event with two qualifying...
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| National 199er Pairs |
The National 199er Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The National 199er Pairs is a one day two-session matchpoint pairs event. The event...
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| Senior Knockout Teams |
The Senior Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Senior Knockout Teams is a knock-out team event. The event typically starts on the first...
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