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Bridge International, a title formerly used by Bridge Magazine. Bridge Magazine, [3] a monthly, was the oldest magazine devoted to the game, having been founded in 1926 by A. E. Manning Foster. It was not published during World War II, so had fewer issues than The Bridge World. In the June 2013 issue, the editor announced that in future the ...
This category includes notable periodicals, magazines and newsleters distributed under a paid subscription or membership in a bridge organization in either hard copy or electronic format. It should not include blogging websites, other commercial websites or social networking websites.
In both rubber and duplicate bridge, the declaring side is awarded 20 points per odd trick for a contract in clubs or diamonds, and 30 points per odd trick for a contract in hearts or spades. For a contract in notrump, the declaring side is awarded 40 points for the first odd trick and 30 points for the remaining odd tricks.
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (OEB) presents comprehensive information on the card game contract bridge with limited information on related games and on playing cards. It is "official" in reference to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) which authorized its production and whose staff prepared and/or supervised its various editions.
The first bridge Hall of Fame was inaugurated by The Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. The American Contract Bridge League adopted the concept to recognize the achievements and contributions of those residing in its territory (USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda) and inaugurated its own Hall of Fame [4] in 1995 by accepting the ...
The Jacoby transfer, or simply transfers, in the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder. For example, a response in diamonds forces a rebid in hearts and a response in ...
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He was an editor of The Bridge World monthly magazine from 1934 to 1963 [1] and was the editor of the monthly ACBL members' Bridge Bulletin from 1952 to 1958. [ 2 ] Upon his death early in 1997, the New York Times bridge columnist Alan Truscott called Sheinwold "the Grand Old Man of Bridge" [ a ] and observed that he was the last of "the ...