Updated June, 2009

We are requesting the viewer to aid us in completing this list. If you know of any Personal Bridge Sites, please drop us a note with the corresponding address and we shall include it. Trying to keep up is almost impossible, but with your help, we can certainly try.

It would be nice if we could list all the Personal Bridge Sites of everyone, but that seems like an impossible task. However, please check back often, as this list will be extended as time goes by. We cannot begin to classify or rate these personal Websites, so we decided to list them in no particular order except alphabetically and to provide a small description of content.

In the following list are the Personal Home Pages of very interested bridge players and it would be a shame if the viewer would not take the time to look at them. They are interesting, insightful, full of knowledge, and a lot of effort went into them. And the Website designers are very friendly people, so drop them a note when you stop by.

 

Aiga Publications - This Website contains Duplicate Bridge Instruction and Opinion from Oahu's North Shore. The visitor is presented with articles and opinions on various bridge-related topics, reviews of bridge books, advanced bidding theory, and much more. The word AIGA is a Samoan word meaning family, and the Website is maintained by Kenneth L. Lindsay who wrote the bridge book 3-D And The Mafia Club.

Alex Wagner's Portal - We are sorry to inform you that the founder and operator of this site, Alex Wagner, has passed away prematurely, due to illness - 2006. The opening statement: In his memory we will continue to preserve and operate his site, is the reason why we also maintain this link. After entering the Portal the visitor may click on "My Bridge Section" for interesting bridge articles.

All the Bridge Convention You Could Want - Mr. Chris Marlow has compiled a comprehensive list of bridge conventions. This website has a very extensive and comprehensive list of bridge conventional methods, treatments, and approaches, and is catagorized, and therefore highly recommended.

Amit Micha's Home Page - This is a Website for bridge players, who speak and read Hebrew.

Annam Co. UK - Anna Marsh has created an interesting Website devoted to the game of bridge. The presentation is precise and finding your way through the pages is easy. The concise descriptions of conventions and methods are well illustrated. There is also an OKBridge picture gallery and a list of almost all OKBridge players from around the world.

Andrew's Bridge Corner - Mr. Andrew van der Windt of Holland has created this site devoted to the game of bridge. There is a Dutch version and an English version.Andrew Robson's Bridge Club -This is the Website of Mr. Andrew Robson of London, England, and contains different sub-catagories for Membership and Course Booking Forms, which are future bridge events held for bridge players. All the registration forms can be downloaded from this Website. The planned bridge events can be anything from bridge weekends to bridge dinners. Andrew Robson also contributes bridge columns for the London Times, and these can be located at The Times, and once there the visitor must click on Index, scroll down to Bridge - Andrew Robson.

 

Barbara Seagram Bridge - Barbara Seagram and her husband, Alex Kornel, are the owners of the Barbara Seagram School of Bridge, located in Toronto, Ontario. They teach well over 1000 students per year and escort bridge trips and cruises all over the world. Games & Classes, Cruises & Trips, Books & Products, and a Photo Album.

Bridge Bidding - Home Page of Mr. Jim Belk of Ithaca, New York, and Cornell University. His efforts include and contain a basic explanation of standard American bidding for beginners.

Better Bridge - Audrey Grant presents her personal Website devoted to the bridge player. Offered is information about: Cruises - Festivals - Products - Bridge Teachers - Bridge Quiz - Bridge Online - News.

Bill Slepin Contract Bridge Professional - Mr. Bill Slepin is a bridge professional who specializes in playing with non-lifemaster serious bridge players who wish to win their fair share of master points at sectional, regional and national tournaments. Since he is still a bronze life master (over 500, less than 1000 master points) he and his partner can play in silver, red or gold flighted and stratified master point events with competition at the FLIGHT B level. He is also eligible to play in SENIOR events. Mr. Bill Slepin includes many features about his service and full disclosure is made, plus he provides all the information to his visitors. There is also a short biography provided, which states that when Bill started playing bridge, the Culbertson Honor Trick count was in vogue. That was in the 1940's. Not until the early 1970's, however, did he begin to play duplicate. He studied with bridge professional James Murphy in Chesapeake, Virgina, using what was then known as Eastern Scientific methods. In those early days Bill also studied bidding with Bobby Goldman employing the Aces Scientific system.

Bowman's Bridge Stuff - Mr. Bruce Bowman has created his own Website for the game of bridge. He has added features such as One More Bid, Tips to Improve Your Bridge Game, and Of Cavendish and Kings, which is a Bridge Poem written by Mr. Barry Breakey.

Brad's Systems Page - Mr. Brad Cole's System Page including Fout's Overcall Structure, Strong Pass systems, and Strong Club systems.

Bridge-A-Holics Anonymous - Bridge Resources for duplicate contract bridge lovers and all those still working on improving their game. The website contains pertinent articles on Bidding, Declarer Play, Defense, Tips and Tools.

Bridge Club of Center City - The bridge club in the Heart of Philadelphia or the Bridge in the of Philadelphia. Whether your a seasoned tournament player or learning the game for the first time, you will find plenty of others at your level here at the Bridge Club of Center City.

Bridge Clues - Mr. Michael Lawrence provides daily two free hands on bidding and play. The purpose of the Bridge Clubes is to provide bridge puzzle type entertainment while giving clues for improving the bridge game of the individual. This is an online display of questions and answers to bridge puzzles and there is no direct interaction between user and provider.

Bridge Conventions - Mr. Graeme Williams presents various Bidding Systems, Conventions, Signals, and History of the game of bridge.

Bridge At Schools - A Must See. Our mission at BridgeAtSchools, Inc. is dedicated to using the game of bridge to make a positive difference in the education and development of children and youth.  Beginning with school research pilots to quantify bridge’s comprehensive contribution to math, critical thinking, and social skills, BridgeAtSchools, Inc. develops approved curricula which are beneficial and enjoyable to all students.  Local bridge communities supplement school instruction with competitions and adult mentoring in supportive, welcoming environments. By providing a life-long learning opportunity which helps youth grow to become confident, competent, respectful citizens instilled with a strong sense of community, commitment to excellence, and compassion for others, this universally-loved game will occupy an important role in our country, enabling it to endure for generations.

 

BridgeHands

Bridge Hands - Mr. Michael Nistler has created a must see bridge-related web site, which offers many items for the bridge player. Among them are the Encyclopedia, a Newsletter sent to each subscriber, Products, Services, Reviews, Tournaments, and even a Blog for bridge players. It is impossible to mention everything that he has on his web site, and the discoveries have no end. Mr. Michael Nistler also offers web-hosting. He also has a format for audio-casting, which he intends to expand. As Mr. Michael Nistler states: "We have a few entertaining “virtual” guests to chat about how bridge blogs, podcasts, websites, Email newsletters, and aggregation software (like iTunes) interrelate to one another. Stay tuned for future interviews with bridge professionals, duplicate directors, organizations, businesses, authors, teachers, players."

Bridge In India - This web site is maintained by Dr. P.S. Raghavan from Chennai of TamilNadu in India.

 

Bridge Matters

BridgeMatters - Mr. Glen Ashton of Ottawa, Canada, takes particular pride in his website by offering many up-to-date articles about the game of bridge. He also offers many Interviews with the leading bridge experts for the benefit of the visitor. The site also presents pictures, which Mr. Glen Ashton shares with his visitors. The main content of this major website is the emphasis on the ETM bidding system, or Everything That Matters. This is a very content-rich website and should be viewed and studied. Mr. Glen Ashton also offers a BridgeMatters Blog, which can be accessed also via this link, and which contains archival material dating to March 2006. Mr. Glen Ashton was also the Research and Connections Officer for Canada's Teams in the World 2005 Championships, assisting the players, their captains, and coaches.

Bridge 7 - Both in English and Turk. Mr. Yalcin Pekiner has created a Website for bridge players and invites all fellow bridge players to visit his Website. The site is divided up into sections: bidding, playing, opening bids, first responses, overcalls, conventions and basic principles. There is also a section for practicing bridge hands through evaluation methods, which is excellently designed. This is a Must See Website.

BridgeLady - Back Mountain Duplicate Bridge, web-hosted by Beth Rosenthal.

Bridge Lessons From Kitty Cooper - Maintained by Kitty Cooper, who is an American by birth but competed internationally for the UK while living in London in the mid-80s in partnership with Liza Shaw and for mixed events, Barry Rigal. Together with Barry's then partner Peter Czierniewski, the four of them won the Common Market Mixed Teams Championship in 1987. Liza Shaw and Kitty Cooper also played on the British Ladies team, finishing 3rd in the European Championships.

This excellent Website offers: Book Reviews: for Beginners, Intermediates, More Advanced, More Expert, and Where to buy online - Bridge Clubs - Bridge Software: for Programs that play Bridge or teach Bridge, Bridge Playing Programs, Bridge Teaching Software, Hand Generators, and Where to Buy Online - Bridge Teachers: Author Sites, Online Teachers, Quiz Sites - Lists of Bridge Links - Directories of good Bridge Links - Magazines - Playing Online: Descriptions of websites with online playing capability. The visitor may also select the preferred language.

Bridge Snaps - Created by Mr. John Thomas, this site offers monthly publication of bridge tips, bridge quotes and bridge humor. In the case that some bridge tips are not checked on a regular base, the visitor can refer to the Archives.

Bridge Squeezes Complete or Winning End Play Strategy - In 1968 Mr. Clyde E. Love authored a book and published it under the title of Bridge Squeezes Complete or Winning End Play Strategy, which became the reference book for every bridge player attempting to master this more advanced play technique of the game of bridge. Mr. Lorne Russell has created a software program to re-create this published work and present it to the bridge community. A free evaluation version of the software may be downloaded for viewing. The software leads the reader into the realm of expert play by easy stages, analyzing the simple squeeze, Vienna coup, Bath coup, double squeeze, elimination play, trump squeeze and similar plays. The interactive software version contains 129 exercises and 59 problems, which are presented and then followed with analysis and answers. Mr. Lorne Russell also presents his credentials in the form of an autobiography on his website. System requirement is Windows 95+.

Bridge Plus - This is a Website created in England and which promotes the game of bridge through the magazine Bridge Plus. Several pictures of bridge authors are included, as well as Quizzes and other Features.

BridgePro - Mr. Paul Cronin lives in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and is an ACBL accredited Silver Life Master with 1830+ master points, immediate past president of Unit 166, and a co-founder of the ACBL Zero Tolerance policy. He is a duplicate bridge professional available to bridge players of all levels wanting to improve their game, earn more master points and enjoy themselves at tournaments while doing so.I am especially interested in working with those just starting out in the game.

Bridge Today University - This is a must see. Pamela and Matthew Granovetter have developed a great idea in the art of learning bridge. They offer bridge lessons via the computer. You sign up, pay the fee, and they send you the lessons via email. The bridge player then has the time to study the lesson, and if he does not understand something, he will send email back to the Bridge Today University, and will receive the correct answer at no additional cost. This is very innovative and very creative. They offer courses for the Beginner and for the Advanced player. They also supervise the publication of the Bridge Today Magazine containing articles from contributors such as Larry Cohen, Richard Pavlicek, Marshall Miles, and many other names you will recognize. Be sure that you do no miss this Website. A lot of thought and effort and energy have gone into creating this Website, and the result is just great. Congratulations to Pamela and Matthew Granovetter and their Staff.

They offer at their Website several interesting features such as the Bridge Column, At The Table Master Solvers, Denmark Bidding Challenge, Almost Bridge, and if that is not enough, they also have a Book Store where you can purchase your favorite bridge books. If you would like to order their courses and/or books, please be aware that it would be advisable to copy the address and mail your check to them, since the Website is not securely encrypted for the user.

Pamela and Matthew Granovetter have also made their magazine available through Adobe Acrobat Reader to their viewers. The visitor needs only to click on the link provided above the Acrobat Reader icon, and the magazine appears, which you can then print. The visitor, however, needs to have the Font GoudyOldStyle installed and active, otherwise the print-out could become distorted.

The Bridge Forum International - Founded by Ellen Caitlin and Harold Schogger, this Website offers the visitor the advantage of learning the game of bridge. Affiliates of the program include Mike Lawrence, Ron Klinger, Larry Cohen and Marty Bergen, among others. Several of the items offered include: Intro to SAYC, Intro to the 2/1 System, Improvers Course on ACOL, Intro to Law of Total Tricks, and Courses on Conventions.

BridgeOn.net - Off Line. This is an On-Line Bridge Magazine specifically designed for the Internet which offers the subscriber regular updates with a constant flow of new articles, fast downloading Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of almost every article for printer friendly documents, a lineup of top authors contributing on a regular basis, and access to all previous articles in their archives. The originator is Mr. Phil Gue, who is a leading bridge teacher in Australia and is owner and manager of the Adelaide Bridge Centre in South Australia’s capital city. Mr. Phil Gue has many state and national bridge championships to his credit and has represented Australia at the Far East (Pacific Asia) Championships, Bermuda Bowl, the Olympiad and Zone 7 Championships. He writes a weekly column in the Saturday Advertiser.

Bridgetrix Homepage - Mr. Bobby Wolff, a ten time World Champion in Bridge, in collaboration with Mr. Neil Cohen, has produced a CD to demonstrate certain aspects of the Game. You learn while Mr. Bobby Wolff acts as your Bridge Mentor. Instead of reading, you listen and learn. The CD does not cost very much and a refund policy is offered. Many of the Bridge Greats have reviewed the CD such as Mr. Richard Pavlicek, Mr. Brent Manley and Mr. Alen Truscott, and their reviews have been favorable and positive. The system requirements are IBM PC or compatible, and you can download a Demo. You will also discover a Bridge Column called Aces On Bridge written by Mr. Bobby Wolff which examines certain play techniques. These have been archived. All in all, even if you do not order the CD, you will be delighted by the well-designed Website which carries an Exceptional 1999 Sites Award.

The Building Blocks of Bridge or LaFetra Bridge Club - Mr. Roger Boyar, an ACBL certified bridge teacher, living in southern California, has created a Website for the Building Blocks of Bridge. The visitor can reach Mr. Roger Boyar by email, telephone and fax, and can obtain all necessary information from the Website pertaining to the locations of bridge events and tournaments. An introduction to the game of bridge has been included for the visitor.

Claire Bridge - Claire Martel has created this site and dedicated it to Bridge lovers. It presents a selection of Internet links related to all bridge topics. The collection is catagorized in sections and headings, which assist the visitor to find bridge-related Internet links on the Web. In French and English.

Competitive Bridge - This Website offers instructional bridge lessons and information. Among the features offered are: Introduciton to Duplicate, Two-Over-One, Conventions, Defense, and Competitive Bidding. The visitor can enjoy the benefits of Life Masters Bob and Georgia McConnel.

Contract Bridge - This website is hosted by Mr. Michael Furstner and offers a Beginners Course in Contract Bridge.

Daniel's Systems Page - Daniel Neill's System Page with Systems Links. Winner of both the ACBL Mini-McKenney and Aces of Clubs (100 to 200) competitions in 2006.

 

Danny Kleinman

Danny Kleinman - Visit the Danny Kleinman Home Page for many bridge-related articles and publications and authored books, which can be purchased directly from the author. Anyone wishing to learn more about the career and evolution of a fascinating bridge player, that bridge student should read the autobiography. There are also many short essays and articles of great interest to any bridge player. The Principle of Restricted Talent, which was co-authored with Nick Straguzzi, was voted 'Bridge Book of the Year' for 2005 by the ATBA. Danny Kleinman has has written more than 40 bridge books.

David Stevensons Bridgepage - David Stevenson has arranged a very well-designed Website for the Bridge Player. It contains general articles about bridge, stories of players, humor, general information and events. He has accomplished quite a lot in England and should be credited by a visit.

Dayou Zhou Home Page - Bridge - the best game ever invented (and the game of my life).

The Dothan Bridge Club - Off Line. The Dothan Bridge Club is an American Contract Bridge League sanctioned club. Dothan is located in the Southeast corner of Alabama near the Florida and Georgia borders. At this Web site the visitor will find Local Club Schedules, Results of Club Games, an Internet copy of the Newsletter, Bridge Lessons and a list of recommended Bridge Books. Well designed and updated on a regular basis. The visitor will also find a link to News About Unit 157.

E-Bridge - Your Global Bridge Club - Purchased by WorldWinner, resold, and deactivated in 2006. The visitor will find this Website all-inclusive. The many features include the Law and Rules, a Dictionary, Books and Software, Archives, Conventions, Online Bridge Play and much more. Also, the visitor will be able to read about the new developing agreements among the leading bridge organizations around the world, such as the ACBL and WBF. There are also Bridge Columns, Technique and Tips, Newsletters, and Book Excerpts.

Ecats Bridge - This is the Website for an independent company called ECats Ltd. and presented by Anna Gudge and Mark Newton, who decided to create something for bridge. They work with many different organisations, including the World Bridge Federation, the European Bridge League, the English Bridge Union and others on various projects. These include working at the World Bridge Championships, creating, developing and organising and running Simultaneous Pairs events that are scored over the internet using their own servers. Mark developed the software used to maintain the WBF Master Points and is WBF Master Points Secretary. Anna is WBF Liaison Officer and Assistant to the President. She is also Webmaster for the English Bridge Union, Simultaneous Pairs organiser for the European Bridge League, Bridge Great Britain and the Charity Challenge Simultaneous Pairs, as well as for our own ECatsBridge Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs.

Ecats Bridge Bridge Club - This part of Ecats Bridge was created to assist other bridge clubs in posting their results on the Internet, and where club players can view their own results, complete with analysis via their personal score card, as soon as they are uploaded.

 

Eddie Kantar's Website - Includes books, lessons, tips, quizzes, double dummy problems, conventions and much more. Eddie Kantar, a transplanted Californian (originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota), is one of the best known bridge writers in the world. He has written some 25 bridge books, some of which are available in CD Rom form.  He is also a regular contributor to the ACBL Bulletin, Bridge World, Bridge Today, and O.K. Bridge. Eddie Kantar, a two-time World Champion, is highly regarded as a player, and he still competes regularly on the National level.  He is known as one of bridge's great ambassadors.

Felden1 and OldYank1 - A personal Website listing a photographic history of the Webmasters, who are now grandparents. Offered are many conventions and bidding systems collected over the years.

Fifth Chair Foundation - The Fifth Chair Foundation is an international non-profit (tax-exempt in U.S.) organization dedicated to fostering bridge education on the internet and attracting new players to a game that has challenged, intrigued and entertained people since the early 16th Century when it was known as whist in England.

We live in a wonderful time. The internet provides the opportunity to communicate globally with greater speed and ease than walking to a neighbor's home. Becoming involved with bridge on the 'Net gives a player the chance to routinely play with people around the world. Many of us involved in online bridge have never met (except on the 'Net), but our common love of bridge has provided us the chance to become acquainted and form lifelong friendships. The name stands for the kibitzer. When a fifth chair is pulled up to a bridge table, it means someone is watching and learning!

For folks new to the game, the Foundation will try to give you the information and support that will help you get started off on the right foot. For the novice and intermediate player, the Foundation will provide information and instructional support to help you improve your game. Advanced players will find things designed to test their bridge abilities through the Foundation as well.

The First Bridge University - Off Line. Mr. C.E. Rick Strattan has created The First Bridge University. The First Bridge University (TFBU) has been created to serve everyone with an interest in Contract Bridge. Just as educational institutions have come to make it possible for minorities and the financially challenged members of US society to improve their long term social and economic status, so will TFBU make it possible for anyone to achieve competence and recognition in Contract Bridge.

First For Bridge - Bridge Holidays - Martin and Judy Holcombe have been associated with the Menorcan Bridge Holiday for many years and are very proud to be hosting Britains longest overseas licenced bridge holiday. Included is a list of the available Bridge Holidays, a Newsletter bringing updated information to the visitor,and a Bridge Quiz Play web page with interesting deals. The Bridge Holidays are explained fully and the information includes everything the visitor requires. Truly a wonderful way to book your bridge holiday over the Internet.

For Bridge Players - This is a Home Website for consolidated Bridge Websites. It includes the Home Page of Richard Pavlicek, the Pavlicek School of Bridge, the Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club, the Bridge Studio of Palm Beach, the Sweetwater Bridge Club, Bridge Teaching Material, Bridge Tutor Software, and the link for Non-Bridge Players which is an introduction to the game of bridge.

 

Harvey's Web Page - Mr. Harvey Bernstein is a bridge columnist, who has listed text documents of his bridge-related articles on his website. Bridge players, in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, have been reading his publications for his many years, which were printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He is also active in writing for Whist Clubs. The collection of bridge articles extend back to the year 1992 to the present date. The newspaper decided to discontinue carrying any bridge column in 2007 and Mr. Harvey Bernstein switched from the ink-printed word to the digital age and posted his articles on the web.

Jeff Hand - Between 1980 and 2000 Jeff Hand only competed in a few US nationals, a few Central American and Caribbean Championships, one Olympiad, and numerous lesser tournaments. He now makes his living as a professional bridge partner and teacher.

 

Marvins Home Page

Marvin French - Bridge expert and published author presents his writings and bridge articles. The web site contains files in .pdf file format for easy reading and printing. The site is completely indexed for all included references so that the visitor can easily navigate from one web page to the other to find the relevant article.

 

Mel Colchamiro - Bridge teacher as of 1988 and professional player. Mr. Mel Colchamiro is a Grand Life Master and has over 200 Regional and Sectional wins.

 

Gary's Bridge Page - Mr. Gary Bernstein of Canada lists many .pdf files from publications, which are of main interest to the reader and visitor. These web pages can be accessed via Bridge-A-Holics.

Great Bridge Links - Great Bridge Links is a web page dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of the game of bridge and all its NEWS, products, services and internet sites.

Hank's Duplicate Bridge Results- As an ACBL Tournament Director Hank Rosely has employed technology to bring pertinent information, especially the game results, for several bridge clubs to the members and players via the computer.

Jeff Goldsmith's Home Page - Caltech University, California. This Website can become a little overwhelming, but you will be satisfied with the results. The Website is well done, well thought out, and contains a great deal of information. The pages are different, delightful and detain you. The stories are interesting, the content engrossing, the layout nicely done.

J.W.& S. Hardy - The features of this Website are Books, Software, Videos and Other Products. There is also a section for New Players, who can purchase Beginning Bridge Books.

 

Karen Walker's Library - This is a must see. Karen's Bridge Library is located in Champaign, Illinois, and is dedicated to Bridge Players, current and aspiring. She has designed her Website well and successfully. Included are Conventions and Treatements in different categories ranging from the Beginners, Advancing Players, Intermediate to Advanced Players and Players Of All Skill Levels. Karen's Website is dynamic, powerful and effective in its entirety.

Kent Feiler's Home Page - Mr. Kent Feiler has writeups on two systems, Colonial Acol (Acol as played in the colonies) and LISA (Low Information Standard American), as well as some interesting hands and links to other bridge URLs. Based in Chicago, Illinois. These two Internet Books can be viewed online and also downloaded.

Lake Wildwood Duplicate Bridge Club - The Duplicate Bridge Club is located in Penn Valley, California. ACBL Director and ACBL Bridge Teacher Mr. Paul Higginbotham directs at the Marina Recreation Center and play is sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League. The club also awards internal, club-based Wildwood Points. A traveling trophy is awarded to the player who accumulates the most Wildwood points during the year.

 

Larry Cohen's Bridge Home Page - Great News. Larry Cohen, Bridge Player of the Year 2002, is represented on the Internet with his own personal Home Page. The visitor can discover that Larry Cohen is a Yankee fan and a golf player. There is also a webpage describing the books authored by Larry Cohen and an online order form. The visitor can also download a demo of his CDs and order his publications online, and review the content first of the CDs before deciding to purchase it. There is also a secure order form for both the books and the CDs. The Website has been constructed as very user-friendly and is highly recommended. Check back often, since this Website will be offering more products and information in the future, such as information regarding bridge teaching cruises conducted by Larry Cohen.

 

Learn Bridge Online With Richard Sampson - Mr. Richard Sampson offers a Hand of the Month, a Forum, a Chat Room, Defense and Advanced Plays, Squeezes and Deceptive Plays.

Learn To Play Bridge The Easy Way - This Website is designed to teach the basics of the game of bridge. Dr. A. Steinbergs' introduction to learning the game of bridge is an excellent choice for the absolute beginner. He guides and instructs the beginner by means of four well-presented bridge lessons, which include explanations of the basics, clarification of bridge terms, and all this coupled with examples and illustrations, plus the answers to the posted deals.

Malcolm's Great Bridge Links - Malcolm Boyack has compiled an exhaustive list of bridge links on the Internet. He has accomplished very much and accumulated many links to other bridge-related Web sites. Anyone with a personal Web site relating to the Game/Sport of Bridge should feel free to submit his/her personal Web site, which Malcolm will then add to his list. The bridge links are grouped into categories which makes it easier for the visitor to find his/her way through the many different links.

Mark's Bridge Bidding System - Mark Abraham of Australia presents a Web site with links to various bridge bidding system, such as Strong Club Relay, T-Rex, and Catomult.

MasterBridge.com - Mr. Frank Fongasira, the author of the book A Guide to be A Good Bridge Player, has established his personal Website for bridge players. Domain Name has expired.

 

Master Point Press - The company grew out of Canadian Master Point magazine (1992-1997), which was published in Toronto, Canada, by Mr. and Mrs. Ray and Linda Lee. The company began publishing books in 1994. While primarily interested in books on contract bridge, Master Point Press also publishes books on other games and intellectual pursuits. Mr. Ray Lee was the bridge columnist for the Toronto Star 1972-1978, editor of the Ontario Kibitzer from 1972-1975, contributes to a number of other bridge publications, and is a member of IBPA. A rare married tournament partnership, Ray and Linda finished second in the N.A.B.C. Mixed Pairs in 1992 and have numerous regional successes to their credit. Mrs. Linda Lee is a management consultant and bridge journalist.

Bridge Blogging - bridgeblogging.com is a community of Master Point Press authors and other bridge writers commenting regularly on the bridge scene as well as their latest triumphs and disasters.

Mastering Bridge - Welcome to Mastering Bridge - your online bridge community of bridge teachers and bridge players. Sponsored by Master Point Press.

eBooksBridge - Welcome to eBooksBridge.com, your digital bridge bookstore. eBooksBridge.com is operated by Master Point Press, North America's leading publisher of books on bridge and other games and intellectual persuits. Note: eBooks are electronic copies of favorite book titles. The content is identical except that there are extra features in eBooks, such as bookmarks and links between problems and solutions.

 

Masterpoint Reform - This personal Website covers and presents several topics related to the Articles of Masterpoint Administration and addresses possible problems. The list of Essays on Masterpoints provide excellent coverage and topics worthy of discussion.

Michael Chourdakis - This is a personal website presenting Systems, Interesting Deals, Problems, Links, Books, and Tournaments.

 

Marty Bergen - Bridge player, author, and teacher. Mr. Marty Bergen offers the visitor his personal Email, a toll-free telephone number for ordering his publications and software programs. He also offers a list of his for-sale publications, free downloads, seminars, lessons, and other products. Announcements are also posted for up-coming crusises with Mr. Marty Bergen.

 

Michael Lawrence - Bridge player, author, and teacher. The visitor will find out who Michael Lawrence ist by reading his biography, and the visitor will find a variety of bridge related retail items such as books and software, plus previously published and unpublished articles. As an author, Michael Lawrence has written more than twenty bridge books, most of them exploring areas that no one else was willing to write about. His writings include numerous book-of-the-year awards starting with his first book, How to Locate Your Opponents' Cards and continuing through Opening Leads, published in late 1996.

 

Migry Zur Campanile - Migry Zur Campanile was born in Bucharest, Romania. She is now a bridge professional and teacher living in Tel Aviv with her husband, bridge professional and writer Pietro Campanile. Migry Zur Campanile is the top-ranked Israeli women's player and among the top players on the European tournament scene. She is the only Israeli player to have won twice a world championship: in 1998, she won the World Generali Masters in Corsica, and at the 2000 Olympiad in Maastricht, she partnered Piotr Gawrys as a member of “Team E-Bridge”, which won the World Mixed Teams title.

Mike's Bridge Club - Maintained, owned, and operated by Mr. Mike Tomlianovich. Mike's Bridge Club is a member of the American Contract Bridge League as Club Number 238477 within Unit 208, the Central Illinois Bridge Association.

MindRacer Publishing - Producer and distributor of a selection of fine Bridge products with an emphasis on instruction. Their products are designed for the everyday player who wants to straighten out a few things. The main goal of their products is to clear up bidding misunderstandings that partnerships who have been playing together for years seem to have. Products include Flashcards, Notepads, Memopads, Albums, Minialbums, Magnets, and Scorepads. They also offer online quizzes and hands, bridge terms, among other things. There is also a section for recipes for snacks and deserts for your next bridge party. The address is: MindRacerMr. Publishing, P.O. Box 920455, Norcross, Georgia 30010.

MiniMeck - Founded by Mr. Matthew Meckstroth. This site is geared to the younger bridge player with advice and information and contains a list of profiles for Junior bridge players. The site also offers information in Spanish.

Moshe Lavi's Bridge Page - Mr. Moshe Lavi of Israel has begun his Bridge Website and it looks quite promising. He offers advice on how to Improve Your Partnership Agreement, Deals Wtith the Experts, and Jerusalem Post Bridge Columns. Please check back often because Mr. Moshe Lavi is working diligently on his creation.

Niko Sarantakos - In the words of the Website creator: I had the great honor and the luck to know the great, late Terence Reese, with whom I have co-authored a series of articles that were published in various magazines in the world. After his death in early 1996, I have collaborated with David Bird, and I also have published various solo articles. I currently have a regular column in the Greek Bridge magazine. For a couple of years I had another in Bridge, the magazine of the Dutch Federation. I also contribute very frequently to Bridge Plus, the UK magazine. Occasional articles were published in: The Bridge World, Bridge Today, Le Bridgeur (French), IPBM, and Cartes sur table, the French-speaking magazine of Quebec.

Octopus Club - Relay Bridge System - This website is maintained by Mr. Giorgio Rivara and provides the visitor to contact him to discover more information about this particular Relay Bridge System. We also include the personal remarks of Mr. Giorgio Rivara about himself: "genovese, istruttore di bridge, si è dedicato all'elaborazione ed alla stesura dell'Octopus Club prendendo spunto dal sistema Ultimate Club pubblicato per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti nel 1981."

O Site Brasileiro de Bridge - Mr. Armando Pires e Albuquerque of Brazil has created a Web site for the game of bridge. The descriptions are both in Portuguese and in English. He plays the Carioca Club and encourages others to do so. Carioca Club, an accurate bidding system, is presented. Many links to other sites on bridge. The Portuguese version includes explanations about the game and classes for beginners.

Paul Laving Postfree Bridge Books - Your source for Bridge Supplies, New and Second Hand Books and Bridge Memorabilia. Located in Australia, Paul Laving offers a catagorized list of many bridge items, such as duplicate boards, bidding slips and cards. There is also a catagory for Recent Additions.

Peter Dunn's Pages for Bridge - Located in the United Kingdom Mr. Peter Dunn offers the visitor several items of interest such as books, hands of the month, holiday packages, and collectibles and curiosities. Among other things Mr. Peter Dunn also offers the following problem: Directing a holiday, I was called to a table. The bidding had gone 1 - 2 - 1. I explained the options, and 4th hand decided to accept the 1 insufficent bid which was then passed out(!). Before I got back to my seat, they called me again. Both defenders had led a card simultaneously, confused by the fact that both opponents had bid 1.

Pierce County Bridge Clubs: Sunrise Bridge Club, Lakewood Bridge Club, McChord Duplicate Bridge Club
The Sunrise Bridge Club, The Lakewood Bridge Club, and the McChord Duplicate Bridge Club meet at the Skyline Bridge Center at 2607 Bridgeport Way in University Place in Pierce County, city of Tacoma, Washington. These bridge clubs are members of Unit 451 of the ACBL and includes Pierce, Kitsap and southwestern King County.

Prism Signals - John Sheehan has created a Web site for bridge signals containing explanations and illustrations. Constructed in book format, he covers: Prologue, Foreword, Hand Patterns, Refraction, Simple Prisms, Two Couple Prisms, Three Little Trumps, Extras, First Discards, Proxy Suits, Parity Pairs, Individuals, One Suit Clapping and Epilogue.

Provincetown Bridge Club - This Bridge Club meets Monday evenings at 7:30pm from April to December. Everyone is welcome. For further information, please call Mr. Andrew Hanes at 508-487-1380 or send email to: andrewhanes@usa.net.

Richard Sampson - Otherwise known as Two Jacks, allegedly because he holds such bad cards. Mr. Sampson is a professional bridge player and teacher and partner, and offers private bridge lessons for the individual or for groups. At his Website you can read an interview with Mr. Sampson, and also read up on some Safety Plays and Defense. The visitor will also like the graphics and can play the Hand of the Month.

Randy Corn's Home Page - Velcommen to Nauticom is the title of Randy Corn's Home Page. Excellent design and easy to navigate. Randy Corn has put a lot of effort into his Home Page and you should check it out. There is also an icon which the visitor can click on to order OKBridge personalized T-shirts.

Rich Waugh - Rich Waugh is a professional Bridge Teacher/Player/Director who resides in Wilton Manors (Fort Lauderdale), Florida. He is presently an independently contracted Director at Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club, Pompano Beach Duplicate Bridge Club and the Lauderdale Yacht Club.

Robert Frick - Essays on bidding theory, play, enjoyment, and handling emotions. Interactive Hands. Tutorials on squeezes and counting.

Roger Bielawski's Bridge Page- Located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The compilation of many bridge tournaments is a huge attraction.

 

Ron Klinger- Mr. Ron Klinger of Sydney, Australia, introduces his Bridge Blog for members only. The visitor is requested to log in. Mr. Ron Klinger was editor of Australian Bridge for thirteen years since 1972, making it one of world's leading bridge magazines. He was also the Bridge Columnist for the Australian Women's Weekly and later, The Daily Telegraph and The Weekend Australian. He is currently the bridge columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and has a regular column in Australian Bridge magazine and Bridge Plus magazine in England.

Nikos Sarantakos - My Bridge Page - Welcome! This is the homepage of Nikos Sarantakos, with selected bridge articles, descriptions of hands from big tournaments, and various other writings.

Shore Bridge Club - Owned and managed by Martin de Bruin and located in Northfield, New Jersey.

 

Simplicity Bridge - Owned and operated by Mr. Chris Hasney, who is a contract bridge Life Master, awarded based on performance in American Contract Bridge League club and tournament events. He is a certified bridge teacher and director, and a member of the American Bridge Teachers Association (ABTA). He has co-authored four other books on bridge, several in collaboration with Mr. Jerry Pottier.

Smart Blonde Bridge - This is a bidding system developed by Will Aubrey and Gretchen Ohstrom, and outlines the Opening Bids, Bids after a 1 No Trump opening, explains the 2 Clubs Opening structure and the 2 Diamonds Opening structure.

A Square's Guide to Bridge - Created by Webmaster Mr. Forrest Smith and dedicated to simple heads-up bridge, counting winners and losers, getting out trump. Includes many sorts of categories containing dummy reversals and squeezes and a list of collected and commented past bridge hands.

Ted's Bridge World - This Website offers, in an amusing manner, many thought-provoking features of the game of bridge, such as Dante's Infernal, The Master Play, Puzzles, Esoterica, and Cartoons and Caricatures.

The Bridge Club for Yale College Students - The Bridge Club for Yale College Students runs free bridge lessons, weekly social and duplicate games, and hosts bridge tournaments for Yale College students and the Yale community. Its purpose is to promote bridge playing at Yale, teach new players, provide regular opportunities for duplicate and relaxed play, and to field a qualified team to represent Yale atintercollegiate bridge events. The Bridge Club was founded in October 2003.

Thomas Andrew's Bridge Fantasia - Very nicely done, especially with the graphic which catches your eye immediately. Thomas Andrew has divided his site into two parts: his and external links. His contribution deals with interesting Bridge Hands, Doubly Asymmetric Deals and Practicing Your Slam Bidding. His articles deal with statistical oddities regarding the Law of Total Tricks and his article about Marketing Bridge is humorous. Thomas Andrew also has under The Impossible Bridge Book all of the 53,644,737,765,488,792,839,237,440,000 distinct bridge deals possible. You enter your number and the program finds your deal. Quite fascinating.

 

Tony Sowter - As a game, bridge is almost unique because there are so many possible deals. Almost without execption bridge players will tell you that they never stop learning. Every hand is different and presents different challenges. One of the main purposes of my internet site is to try and answer any bridge related question you have, whether is is about bidding or playing.

University of Michigan Bridge Club - The University of Michigan Bridge Club is composed of students and non-students who want to play bridge. Most of the bridge is duplicate or tournament bridge, but recently they have also been trying some casual bridge. This Website admits freely, that this page is always under construction, which is true of all Bridge Websites. Do not let this confuse you, because the University of Michigan Bridge Clubs offers free lessons to Beginners, information to Novices, and attempts to lead the bridge player into playing duplicate bridge at neighborhood clubs. Stop by and leave a message, and let them know that you were there.

USABridge.com - USABridge.com is owned and operated by USA Bridge, LLC. Our mission is to provide you with quality information about bridge-related websites that serve North America.

 

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