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Mr. Jacques L. Ach, Sr., born 1903 and died 1971, of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, was a pioneer in the game of bridge and assisted greatly in the evolution of the game. He co-invented the Ach-Kennedy schedules in 1935, which became the first Howell Movements with perfectly balanced comparisons. He was also a contributor to The Bridge World magazine in the 1930s and published many articles about the game.
Balanced Comparisons: A principle embodied in most types of duplicate movement. If two pairs in competition play a given number of boards in the same direction, either North-South or East-West, the movement is perfectly balanced if the same result is achieved by comparing either pair with a third pair. The original Howell Movements were not balanced nor were the later schedules prepared and presented by Col. Russel J. Baldwin and Mr. William E. McKenney. The very first completely balanced Howell schedules were devised and prepared by Mr. Jacques L. Ach, Sr. and Mr. Charles Kennedy in 1935.
The early involvement of Mr. Jacques L. Ach has earned him a place in the annals of the game of bridge and, as a historic pioneer, a place of respect from fellow bridge players.
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