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In 1990, Bridge Base Inc. was founded by Fred Gitelman and Sheri Winestock and released BASE II, an analytical tool for serious bridge players that ran on DOS. In 1992, teaching software, Bridge Master, was released for MS-DOS. In 1998, Bridge Master for Microsoft Windows was released.
He is well known for the educational software he produced through his company Bridge Base Inc. His most recent project is Bridge Base Online (BBO), which he began in 2001, for online bridge play. BBO is one of the most popular bridge-playing sites. He officially retired from Bridge Base Online on July 12, 2019. Bill Gates selected Gitelman as ...
Bridge base basic, also known as BBO basic, is a bidding system for the game of bridge based on the Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC). It is simplified, suitable for beginners, and widely used in internet bridge, particularly on Bridge Base Online . [ 1 ]
Bridge Base Basic, based on Standard American and used in internet play; 2/1 game forcing, based on Standard American and gradually superseding it. Some features of 2/1 game forcing originated from the Roth–Stone and Kaplan–Sheinwold systems of the 1950s and 1960s.
2/1 game forcing (Two-over-one game forcing) is a bidding system in modern contract bridge structured around the following responses to a one-level opening bid: a non-jump response in a new suit at the one-level is constructive and forcing for one round, a non-jump response in a new suit at the two-level is forcing to game, and
BBO may stand for: . Barium boron oxide, another name of barium borate; Big Bang Observer, planned space gravitational wave observatory; IATA code for Berbera Airport "BBO (Bad Bitches Only)", a song by Migos from the album Culture II
This is a list of bidding systems used in contract bridge. [1] [2] Systems listed have either had an historical impact on the development of bidding in the game or have been or are currently being used at the national or international levels of competition. Bidding systems are characterized as belonging to one of two broadly defined categories:
The British Bridge World was founded by Hubert Phillips in 1932 and operated until 1939. Publication name revived in 1956 edited by Terence Reese as the successor to the Contract Bridge Journal; it ceased publication in 1964 and was incorporated into Bridge Magazine in 1965. [2] Bridge International, a title formerly used by Bridge Magazine.