Pierre Albarran

Mr. Pierre Albarran was born in the West Indies, but lived many years in Paris, France. He was born 1894 and died 1960. He was the most prominent bridge player in France until his death. When the official game of Auction Bridge, later Duplicate Contract Bridge, was becoming organized after the year 1927, he was an enthusiast and became a pioneer in this new game.

Mr. Pierre Albarran was also an excellent tennis player. In the year 1920 at the Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the year 1920, he played for France with his tennis partner Mr. Max Décugis and they played for the Davis Cup and won the Bronze Medal in Doubles.

 

 

He won the European Teams in 1935, and represented the country of France in 1935 in the very first World Championships in New York, New York. He also represented the country of France at thirty or more other occasions and bridge tournaments / events / challenges and won nineteen national titles. He was also a member of the French Davis Cup Tennis team, a second vocation for Mr. Pierre Albarran.

 

 

As an avid bridge player Mr. Pierre Albarran also wrote and had published his works on the game of bridge in the early stages of the game. These publications are listed below and many were written in association with Mr. Jose Le Dentu, his long-time bridge partner and friend.

Bridge, 1947, Publisher: Les Editions Du Mouflon, ISBN: B000GRQ9XY

Bridge, Nouvelle methode de nomination. Les jeux bicolores. Le Canape, 1946

Cent Donnes Extraordinaire, 1953, co-author Jose Le Dentu, Publisher: Librairie Artheme Fayard, Paris, France, LC: 54021540

Comment Gagner Au Bridge, (Reliure inconnue), 1969, co-author Pierre Jais, Editeur: Julliard, ASIN: B0000DMENC

How To Win At Rubber Bridge, (French title unknown), 1961, co-author Pierre Jais, Publisher: Barrie and Rockliff, London, England. (This reference is for the first English Translation of this publication and was published after the death or Mr. Pierre Albarran in 1960.), ISBN: 0580345182; also Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins, ISBN: 0214156303

Hur man vinner i sa"llskapsbridge, co-author Pierre Jais and translator Eric Jannersten, 1961, Publisher: Bridgeakademin, O"rebro

Il Bridge Moderno, versione italiana di Antonio Di Pollone, 1958, Publisher: Editione Druetto, Torino, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze

L'Encyclopedie du bridge moderne, Volume 1, 1957, Editeur, ASIN: B0000DLA2J; also 1958, Editeur: Librairie Artheme Fayard, ASIN: B0000DR7XR

Enciclopedia del bridge moderno, 1958, (Titolo originale: Encyclopedie du bridge moderne), traduzione di C. Belli, Prefazione di H. G. Clouzot, Publisher: C. Dei Duca, Milano, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze

Enciclopedia del bridge moderno, Second Edizione, 1964, (Titolo originale: Encyclopedie du bridge moderne), Publisher: C. Del Duca, Milano, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze

Enciclopedia del bridge moderno, 1969, (Titolo originale: Encyclopedie du bridge moderne), Publisher: C. Del Duca, Milano, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze

L'Encyclopedie du bridge moderne: Volume 2, 1968

Le bridge pour tous (par) José Le Dentu (et) Robert de Nexon; Le jeu de la carte, par José Le Dentu, 1949, Publisher: Librairie Artheme Fayard, Paris, France, LC: 49052576

Le Canape, 1946

Le Championnat du Monde de Bridge, 1954, co-author Jose Le Dentu, Publisher, Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, LC: 54040315, ASIN: B000071KU9

Le Nouveau Bridge Pour Tous, 1958, co-authors Robert de Nexon and Jose Le Dentu, Publisher: Librairie Artheme Fayard, ASIN: B0000DQB1

Il bridge moderno per tutti / di Pierre Albarran e Robert de Nexon, (Titolo originale: Le nouveau bridge pour tous). Il gioco della carta / di Jose Le Dentu; presentazione di Guido Barbone; traduzione di Emanuela Forni Mattei Gentili, 1978, Publisher: Longanesi, Milano, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze

Le squeeze au bridge préce'dé d'une étude sur le jeu de la meilleure chance par Pierre Albarran, author Romanet Bertrand, 1954, Editeur: Publisher: Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, ASIN: B0000DNJHC, OCLC: 68779908

Memento du Bridge par Albarran et Le Dentu, 1957, Publisher: Librairie Artheme Fayard

Notre Methode de Bridge, 1936, co-author Robert de Nexon, Publisher: Editions Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, ISBN: B000GRRQ4U; also 1953, title: Notre methode de bridge suivi d'un abrégé des enchéres ultra-modernes in-8° br., Editeur: Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, ASIN: B0000DNFH0

Notre méthode de bridge - édition revue et augmentée, 1950, Editeur: Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, ASIN: B0000DP6R2

Notre méthode de bridge in-8° br., co-author R. de Nexon, 1948, Editeur: Bernard Grasset, Paris, France, ASIN: B0000DNEQ2

Nouveau Memento de Bridge en 100 Lecons: Encheres Naturelles, 1976, co-author Jose Le Dentu; modernise par Simone Albarran-Svarc et José Le Dentu, Publisher: Librairie Artheme Fayard, Paris, France, ISBN: 2213003963, LC: 77576798, OCLC: 3705777

Mr. Pierre Albarran devised also a conventional method, which bears his name: the Albarran Convention. He also developed the Canapé Principle, which is still employed by many bridge players around the world. The concept is to introduce the shorter suit before bidding the longer suit.

 

We have also included the answer to a Forum question posted by the last heir of Mr. Pierre Albarran, whose name is only provided as Julie. This email question was posted on BridgeTalk on November 23, 2004, and also on a French Forum on November 23, 2004. The answer to the question in French is included, and which surprisingly provides the year 1959 as the year of his death.

The source of the information provided in the answer seems to have been copied from a publication entitled: L'aristocratie du bridge, Paris, 1973, (editions Balland), written and published by: Mr. Pierre Jais, Mr. Jose Le Dentu, and Mr. Alan Truscott.

These Forum posts have been archived in a .pdf file format in order to retain the original French with its accents and Umlauts, which are not part of the English alphabet and which do not appear in correct form when copied. If any person would care to translate these postings for the benefit of other bridge players, we would greatly appreciate it.

 

 

We are more than happy to update and add any accomplishments not mentioned here.

 

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