Review WINS BOWL • USA GETS SILVER MEDAL • TAKES BRONZE

Putting up an excellent per- formance and after a well- fought final against formi- dable opponents, FRANCE conquered the prestigious , symbol of worldwide supremacy at bridge. FRANCE entered the Open World Championship race as Europe’s fifth qualifier but was only surpassed by to France for the second time ever, since the two USA teams at the NO MEDALS FOR EUROPE! their first victory in 1956! At the same end of the round robin. In time, N beat the other American team the knockout stages, ORWAY CUP RETURNS TO USA to win the bronze medal. FRANCE beat and USA won the Women’s World Zonal Cham- NORWAY, before facing USA The 1997 World Championships were very pionship and recaptured the in the final. Their victory well organized in Hammamet, Tunisia, which they had lost in 1995. The silver over the American defend- October 19-November 1. Apart from many medal went to CHINA, and the bronze also to ing champions brought the Tunisian officials, the Championships were USA! Europe won no medals at all! GERMANY, Bermuda Bowl back to visited by IOC Vice President the defending champions did not make it to Europe after four years and and . the quartefinals, while FRANCE ended fourth.

DENMARK WINS IN THIS ISSUE WORLD JUNIOR n Editorial ...... 2 n Interview with Ernst-Otto Renth, President of the German TEAMS n EBL Review: 10 years . . 2 Bridge Federation ...... 8 DENMARK won the 6th World n 1998 European Mixed Junior Teams Championship Championships to be held in n European Ladies get ready held in Hamilton, Canada, 4- Aachen, Germany, March 28- for 1998 Bridge Jamboree, 13 August, and captured the April 3 ...... 3 scheduled for , Hun- Ortiz-Patiño Trophy, beating n Letter from the President 4 gary, May 26-31 ...... 9 NORWAY in the final and n Master Points...... 10 RUSSIA in the semifinal. n Christian Mari: interview with the reigning Olympic and n Obituaries: & Despite CANADA’S good per- new World champion. Ë. . . . 5 formance, the tournament two great bridge was an all-European affair n France wins Bermuda Bowl personalities are no longer with with our zone winning all after 41 years, but Europe wins us ...... 11 Captain Kirsten Møller of the medals. no medals in 1997 Women Danish Junior Team celebrates series...... 6-7 n Competition Calendar. 12 victory in Hamilton, Canada. (see EBL Junior Review) EBL Review: 10 years The second half of 1997 was marked by important EBL Review, the official me- competition results scored dium of the European Bridge by European players. League is coming of age, as it is After qualifying last in celebrating its 10th anniversary! Montecatini, FRANCE The first issue of what was then showed her tremendous called EBL News appeared ex- potential when they man- actly a decade ago, dated Janu- aged to end up ahead of what was probably the ary-March 1988. Its objective strongest field ever to was - and still is - to provide a contest a Bermuda Bowl. means of communication be- The young NORWEGIAN tween the League and the Euro- team completed the pean players of any level. European triumph, win- The EBL works closely with the ning the bronze medal. National Federations and has In Hamilton, Canada, the various suitable means of com- and its benefits to the promotion European Juniors showed municating with them. What of the game. no mercy winning all was missing was a direct link to Originally, EBL Review became medals at the World the players of the local clubs. Championship! DENMARK’S possible thanks to the support victory was long overdue, EBL Review was the vision of of PHILIP MORRIS, who under- while NORWAY has become our former President José Da- took the printing and contribu- a sort of ‘inevitable’ miani. As a top Public Relations ted to the artwork. They set the medalist in youth tourna- man, he also saw the need of a guidelines which EBL Review ments. The newcomer is window to the outside world, still follows today. RUSSIA who has a lot more to show in the future. Jumping to another sub- Laws revised ject, we are celebrating our 10th birthday here in The 1997 edition of the Interna- Despite the penalty, the infor- EBL Review - and we are tional Code Laws of Duplicate mation remains ‘unauthorized’ naturally very happy and has been com- and may not be used by the proud for this. pleted. It was approved by the offending pair. The non-offend- It seems that it was only EBL last June in Montecatini, ing pair could, under the 1987 yesterday when the first and promulgated by the WBF in Laws, and still can use such issue went to press. A Hammamet, in October. information. whole decade has passed This is the eighth edition since The second change generalizes since, and the 21 issues the introduction of the Laws in a concept which already existed of our medium are a mir- 1928. It supersedes the 1987 in some parts of the old Law. ror of the great develop- and all previous editions, but When a player who caused an ment achieved by the changes it introduces are infraction, could have known, at European bridge. not as radical as before. the time of the infraction, that he might gain by causing it, he EBL Review was designed There are two general changes in the new Laws. Until now, is not allowed to benefit from to be the League’s direct such advantage. contact with the ordinary when a player had committed club player - and also the an infraction and paid the pre- There are also a number of League’s showcase to the scribed penalty, he could use technical changes and im- outside world. legitimately any information he provements which make the had gained through the infrac- new Laws fairer and easier to We believe we have suc- tion. This is no longer true. apply. ceeded in both these objectives. And, with your support, we shall continue serving them. Portable Bridge Notation With the advent of bridge com- Backas have been working on puter games, the issue of PBN. People interested in the portable bridge notation (PBN) project are referred to their has come up, as it is desirable to Internet web pages at: be able to use bridge deals in http://www.IAEhv.nl/users/veugent various computer platforms and programmes. Tis Veugen and Kaj http://www.compart.fi/~KGB AACHEN, GERMANY 28 MARCH-3 APRIL1998 EUROPEAN MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS Monday 30March Sunday 29March Saturday 28March bridge organizer: obtained fromthelocal canbe information Further nearby restaurants. at awideselectionof available onsite,aswell Catering facilitiesare green ofthis near totheheart situated inabeautifulpark, conditions, conveniently with magnificentplaying congresscentre modern held atthe The Championshipswillbe 8 February 1998 Federations before through theNational Must bemadeexclusively •FURTHER INFORMATION •VENUE &HOTELS •REGISTRATION •PRIZE MONEY • FEES •PROGRAMME 80 Prize-giving 18.00 Final/Consolation, 12.30 Final/Consolation, 20.30 Qualifier, session3 12.30 Qualifier, session2 20.15 Qualifier, session1 15.15 Registration 11.00 SF 5,000tothefirstpair city. F20prpi SF800perteam SF 250perpair SF 24,000total Mixed Pairs session 2 session 1 Eurogress to: , a Germany. Aachen D-52022 Postfach 2007 Verkehrsverein BadAachen Mrs Petra Thelen Deutscher Bridge-Verband Mrs AnnelieseSchmidt-Bott Great Britain WC2A2JU 8 BellYard Bill Pencharz Friday 3April Thursday 2April Wednesday 1April Tuesday 31March ( ( ( incl. breakfast,tax&service SF 10,000tothefirstteam 2 2 2 Information &reservations Information 70 ClosingCeremony 17.00 Session7 13.30 Final&Playoff 13.30 Semifinals 19.30 Session6 18.45 Session4 20.00 Session2 21.30 03 Final&Playoff 10.30 Session5 13.30 Session3 13.30 Session1 15.00 Registration 11.00 DM 80-220(double) DM 70-195(single) 49-241-180 2930 49-241-180 2951 49-241-17 1848 49-241-17 1848 44-171-242 3002 44-171-242 3001 Mixed Teams SF 30,500total Hotel rates (2 matches) (1 match) (3 matches) (2 matches) (3 matches) (1 match) (3 matches) (32 boards) (17-32) (1-16) agement and promotion of ver medal of their Junior Team, Junior Bridge by the Federa- this represents great strength tions and the EBL Youth Com- in depth of the Norwegian mittee. Federation and I believe that The last Edition of EBL Review they can look forward to many celebrated the victories of the future International successes. Italian Open Team and the The final of the Bermuda Bowl Great British Ladies Team in was a clash of Titans between the 43rd GENERALI European the holders, the enormously Bridge Championship. As experienced and powerful well as being a great tourna- team from the USA, and ment in its own right, the France. The story of the final LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT European Championship is the will be told elsewhere in this qualification for the World edition of EBL Review. For me Championships (Bermuda it is sufficient to express the Bowl and Venice Cup). great pleasure and pride we all At the end of October ten have in the victory of the European teams went to Ham- French Team of Paul Chemla, mamet,Tunisia to participate in Alain Levy, Christian Mari, the 1997 World Champion- Hervé Mouiel, Frank Multon ships. In the Bermuda Bowl and Michel Perron, captained the Teams were Italy, Poland, with sagacity and style by Norway, Denmark and France Jean-Louis Stoppa. And I cannot resist mentioning that (who had only qualified ahead when Jean-Louis Stoppa was of the after a des- having teething troubles with he end of the year is a of place, first position and the perate last round struggle). In his team earlier in the year, I good time for me to gold medal went to Denmark. the Venice Cup the European wished him luck and said that T review the successes representation was Great Bri- My warmest congratulations he was a ‘hero of the French of European Teams during tain, France, The Netherlands, go to the Danish Team of Fred Republic’ to take on the task of 1997. It has been a good year; Germany and Italy. Brøndum, Mik Kristensen, Captaincy. He dismissed the a very good year. Lars Lund Madsen, Morten The Venice Cup was won by accolade at the time, but hero Lund Madsen, Mikkel Nøhr, USA1, with China second and he is, and heroes are his team. In August, at Hamilton Can- Jacob Røn, their coach ada, Europe collected a clean USA2 third. European honour Bravo and well done! Nicolai Kampmann and their was saved by the French La- sweep of medals in the 6th That just leaves me to wish all npc Kirsten Steen Møller. dies Team who came fourth. World Junior Team Cham- European Bridge players and pionship. After winning the The clean sweep in Hamilton In the Bermuda Bowl the their families a very happy and Round Robin stage in comfort, was a great credit to the three young Norwegian Team of prosperous 1998. Have a Russia lost narrowly in the teams. It was also an indica- , Erik Sælen- good game. semifinal to the eventual win- tion of the dominance Europe sminde, , Tor ners and had to settle for third has in Junior Bridge. This is no Helness, Glenn Grøtheim, place and the bronze medal. accident. Rather, it is the result Terje Å and their npc Asbjon The silver medal went to the of over twenty five years of Brenne Einar won the bronze Juniors of Norway. And pride dedicated work in the encour- medal. When added to the sil- Bill Pencharz

MARI interview piad and France won. It had 2[+1, as we always seem to What advice do you (continued from page 5) been 16 years since our win in be in the higher contract! have for ordinary Valkenburg. Now I am partner- players? French team partnering Michel ing Alain Levy. What about other activities? Keep your bridge simple, with Lebel again, as I had done 23 few conventions, and natural If you had a magic I have had to give up tennis, but years earlier. We came second methods, using your intelli- in the Vilamoura Europeans and wand, what would you I am now learning golf. I enjoy France went to Beijing, but it change about bridge? reading about European history, gence all the time. France has was not a happy team, and I I hate smoking - I gave it up and like classical music, and go won many world titles follow- decided to stay at home. The myself four years ago! I dislike to the opera in Paris. I also enjoy ing this recipe. We use few next year I partnered Marc slow play. I would like the score good food and wine, but who conventions, and I believe, Bompis in the Rhodes Olym- for 3[ making to be more than lives in Paris and does not? would do better with even less! CHRISTIAN MARI WITH

• 1945: Born near Paris • 1972: European Teams silver medal • 1973: European Teams Champion • 1974: Bermuda Bowl bronze medal • 1980: Olympiad Champion • 1981: European Teams by by Patrick bronze medal INTERVIEW • 1989: European Teams Christian, please start this was the only time in my life How did your bridge silver medal by telling us something when I had a regular wage! career restart? about your family life. I began a partnership in 1976 • 1995: European Teams What happened after with Michel Perron and in 1978 silver medal My father lived in Corsica and you left the military? fought in the war. When France we played in the Rosenblum in I returned to Paris in 1970 and • 1996: Olympiad was defeated, he fought for the New Orleans finishing third. In Champion Resistance for four years in the started playing bridge at the those days, the Albarran Bridge forests just outside Paris. There Bridge Club de Paris. Two years Club in Paris organised a dupli- • 1997: Bermuda Bowl later Michel Lebel and I entered he met my mother, a school cate match every day for a top and won the French Trials. We Champion teacher. My brother was born in group of players: Perron, Chem- went to the Europeans in Ostend 1940 and I was born in 1945. la, Lebel, Szwarc, Boulenger where France took the silver and myself, where we drew for teams qualified for the Bermuda medal. Next year in Herzlia, What was your school partners and played for small Bowl, so we stayed at home. life? Israel, we went one better, taking stakes. We all had to play the gold. We went to the 1974 Ber- We stayed just south of Paris same system and that experi- There was then a long muda Bowl in Bermuda itself ence has been the basis of gap in your career. until I was 12 years old when and came third. But then there the family moved into Paris. I many French national teams What happened? was a gap of four years before I over the following 20 years played my first bridge there at I played money bridge for high played again for France. where we are happy to change the age of 17, but only a little. I stakes almost exclusively for partners and know we can pick was much keener on football, What was your family three years, and then had ten up a system with little problem. and then tennis which I played situation? years partnering a sponsor. I to a good standard. I was a had one trip with Jean-Chris- In 1978 my girl friend, Domi- In the 1980 Olympiad I part- tophe Quantin in 1989 to Turku successful student and won the nique Frenove, and I set up nered Chemla, and we won the Concours to the High School where we were second, and house together, and we are still famous final with the hand this took France to Perth, but where I studied as a Telecom- together now, twenty years where I raised to 7{ and Ham- we didn’t make it through the munications Engineer. I finished later. We have no children, but man led the wrong ace. The next Round Robin. It was not until my diploma when I was 23 and two large and very beautiful year I partnered Perron at the 1995 I came back into the then had a year in military ser- dogs; we love them both very Europeans in Birmingham where vice. I was a sub-lieutenant, and much. we finished third. Only two (continued on page 4) USA TAKES LADIES’ TITLE TO NORTH AMERICA The new World Ladies Champions, USA: Randi Montin, , Mildred Breed, , Lisa Berkowitz, Marinessa Letizia and npc

he Tunisian resort of onships to be staged in an Technology Manager Mark vice-president of the Interna- Hammamet was the set- Arabic country. Newton, with the help of tional Olympic Committee, T Results Chief Claude Dadoun, visited the Championships for ting for the 1997 World The players, administrators ensured that hands were avail- a couple of days whilst on Bridge Championships. To the and members of the Press able for both the Daily Bulletin route to Japan, where plans traditional contests in the were able to enjoy the beauti- Open and Women’s series and the Press Room just for the 1998 Winter Olympics ful surroundings and superb moments after each session were to be finalised. He had was added a new event, the facilities which combined to of play had finished. high hopes that the IOC’s soon Transnational Teams. produce an outstanding event. Bridge players all around the to be announced definition of The local organisers can be The computer equipment world were able to follow the ‘sport’ would enable bridge to proud of their contribution to available at the Champion- Championships on the Inter- move forward in its drive to be the success of the tourna- ships reached new levels of net. The WBF Internet Officer, included in the Winter Olym- ment, the first major champi- excellence, and Information Panos Gerontopoulos ensur- pics. ed that the WBF website at The field assembled for the FINAL www.bridge.gr made the daily Bermuda Bowl was consid- USA 1 - CHINA 249 - 184 bulletins available as soon as ered by many to be the they were finalised in the early strongest ever. The holders, in 3RD PLACE PLAYOFF hours of the morning, well the guise of USA 2, faced a USA 2 - FRANCE 114 - 66 before they were printed and formidable challenge, not only distributed in Hammamet. from their fellow countrymen, SEMI FINALS USA 1, but also from the pow- CHINA - FRANCE 241 - 220 matches could be watched on line at the Bridge erful European nations, Italy, USA 1 - USA 2 173 - 168 Plaza website at www. bridge- Poland, Norway, Denmark and QUARTER FINALS plaza.com. Both sites were mercurial France. South Amer- ica’s challenge was led by FRANCE - NETHERLANDS 253 - 133 regularly visited by thousands of people each day. mighty Brazil, whilst much USA 1 - ITALY 214 - 190 was expected of the ever USA 2 - CANADA 164 - 162 There were many outstanding improving China. However, CHINA - GREAT BRITAIN 231 - 157 moments during the course of only eight teams could VENICE CUP the event, both at and away advance from the Round QUALIFIER from the table. Robin to contest the knockout 1 FRANCE 298 10 INDIA 254 The World renowned actor and stages, and in an exciting fin- 2 USA 1 291.5 11 AUSTRALIA 254 player, Omar Sharif, was a ish, Denmark and Brazil fell by 3 USA 2 289 12 NEW ZEALAND 253 special guest at the Champi- the wayside, the final qualify- 4 CHINA 288 13 ARGENTINA 238 onships, competing in the new ing place being captured by 5 GREAT BRITAIN 287 14 SOUTH AFRICA 224 Transnational event, and find- Chinese . 6 CANADA 283 15 CHINESE TAIPEI 217 ing time to join the commen- All the quarter finals were hard 7 NETHERLANDS 272 16 COLOMBIA 206 tary team on Vugraph. fought. USA 1 trailed China by 8 ITALY 259 17 BRAZIL 205 Switzerland’s Mark Hodler, 29 IMPs after 64 boards but 9 GERMANY 257 18 TUNISIA 169 awaiting re-election as first staged a strong rally to win FRANCE RETURNS OPEN TITLE TO EUROPE

going away, 241-191. USA 2 eased past Chinese Taipei 213-179 while France started slowly against Poland but pre- vailed 220-198. The recovery of the event came from Norway. They trailed Italy 74- 134 at the half way mark, but came back to win 229-217. The conditions of contest meant that teams from the same country had to meet in The new World Open Champions, FRANCE: npc Jean-Louis Stoppa, Hervé Mouiel, Michel Perron, the semi finals. USA 2 demon- Christian Mari, Frank Multon, Paul Chemla, Alain Levy strated they would not give up their title easily by powering ning one 16 set 75-0! past USA 1 276-157, whilst USA 1 won a hard fought con- France proved to be too strong test against Italy, 214-190, but for Norway, winning 220-157. the most exciting match saw USA 2 recover from a deficit of The final saw the lead change 51 IMPs with only 32 boards hands more than once, but remaining to overcome France always looked the Canada 164-162. stronger side and they eventu- In the semi finals China built ally opened up a significant up a big lead against France lead. USA 2 fought hard but and held on to enough of it to could not get back on level win 241-220. The match be- Bronze medalists, NORWAY: Erik Saelensminde, , terms, France going on to tween the two American Terje Å, Geir Helgemo, Glenn Grøtheim, Boye Brogeland, npc Asbjon Brenne Einar record their second win in the teams was full of drama. USA competition, after an interval 2 established an early lead, of 41 years, by 328-301. but USA 1 fought back well. FINAL France added the Bermuda The issue was still in doubt FRANCE - USA 2 328 - 301 Bowl to the Olympiad title they going into the last board, but 3RD PLACE PLAYOFF won in Rhodes in 1996. the final score was USA 1 173, NORWAY - USA 1 97 - 67 USA 2 had to be content with USA 2 168. the silver medals this time, China led after 48 boards of SEMI FINALS whilst Norway won the bronze the final, but USA 1 took con- USA 2 - USA 1 276 - 157 medal playoff against USA 1. trol in the middle part of the NORWAY - FRANCE 157 - 220 Worries over security caused match and repulsed all their QUARTER FINALS the Israeli Government to with- opponents efforts to secure hold permission for its victory by 249-184. A second USA 1 - CHINA 241 - 191 Women’s team to compete in successive silver for China, USA 2 - CHINESE TAIPEI 213 - 179 the Venice Cup and their place following on from the Rhodes FRANCE - POLAND 225 - 193 was taken by Italy. Olympiad, while the third place NORWAY - ITALY 229 - 217 match saw USA 2 overcome BERMUDA BOWL The contest for the Venice France. QUALIFIER Cup was no less exciting than 1 USA 1 323 10 DENMARK 264 The Transnational Teams was the one for the Bermuda Bowl. 2 USA 2 315.4 11 AUSTRALIA 256 The surprise of the Round captured by Italy’s Leandro 3 FRANCE 296 12 CANADA 233 Robin was the failure of the Burgay, Franco Mariani & holders, Germany, to progress Dano de Falco, with Poland’s 4 NORWAY 294 13 INDIA 226 to the knockout stages. In the Marcin Lesniewski. They 5 ITALY 290.1 14 VENEZUELA 223 quarter finals, France swept sparkled in the final, defeating 6 POLAND 285 15 NEW ZEALAND 205 past The Netherlands, 253- ’s all Polish 7 CHINA 278 16 CHILE 189 133, whilst China outscored team 132-40. 8 CHINESE TAIPEI 277 17 SOUTH AFRICA 174 Great Britain 231-157, win- 9 BRAZIL 274 18 TUNISIA 154 Bridge faces a For such a small unique problem in Federation your Interview with Germany because of players, particularly the President of the the existence of the women, have a competition from wonderful record in German Bridge Federation other widely-played international bridge. by Patrick Jourdain card games. Please Yes. Until November, our explain this. women were the reigning We have two other very Venice Cup champions, popular card-games in Ger- and & many, Skat and Doppel- are also kopf. They are both easy to European Ladies Pairs learn, and have been popu- champions for the second lar for more than a century. time. Georg Nippgen & Sa- The German Skat Federa- bine were European Mixed tion has more than 100,000 Pairs Champions in Barce- members compared with lona. our 26,000, and skat Our Juniors won the world columns appear in several title in 1993 and Roland newspapers. Rohowsky was already an How did the merger Open World Champion as a member of the German between East and team which won the Rosen- West Germany affect blum in Geneva in 1990. the Federation? Our combined population is What are your plans now about 78 million peo- for the future? ple, but from the former We are hosting the Euro- East Germany we have only pean Mixed Champion- four bridge clubs with about ships in Aachen in March. 50 members. We have an excellent venue in the Eurogress, a splendid Tell us about the building with high ceilings, structure of the set in a beautiful park. We Federation. are expecting a record We do not identify our attendance of players from members individually all over Europe. 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MASTER 20 86 GBR RATING POINTS / OPEN 21 Gabriele BAMBERGER 84.75 AUT 1 Alain LÉVY 290.25 FRA 30 Philippe SOULET 131.50 FRA 22 Pat DAVIES 81.50 GBR 2 Hervé MOUIEL 268.25 FRA 31 Jan WESTERHOF 130 NLD 23 Cristina GOLIN 74.25 ITA 3 Christian MARI 251 FRA 32 Glenn GRØTHEIM 126.50 NOR 24 Valérie POLET 73.75 BEL 4 Apolinary KOWALSKI 222.25 POL — Terje Å 126.50 NOR 25 Dorthe SCHALTZ 73 DEN 5 Paul CHEMLA 220.25 FRA 34 Krzysztof LASOCKI 125.25 POL — Jet PASMAN 73 NLD 6 217.50 FRA 35 Alexander PETROUNINE 124.50 RUS — Anneke SIMONS 73 NLD 7 Jens AUKEN 216.25 DEN 36 Tor HELNESS 123.25 NOR 28 Gabriella OLIVIERI 72 ITA 8 211.75 POL 37 Adalsteinn JÖRGENSEN 122.75 ICE 29 Daniela BIRMAN 69.25 ISR 9 Adam ZMUDZINSKI 209.75 POL 38 Lauge SCHÄFFER 122 DEN 30 Jolanta KROGULSKA 67.75 POL 10 207 ITA 39 Piet JANSEN 120.50 NLD 31 Matilda POPLILOV 66.25 ISR 11 Geir HELGEMO 202.50 NOR 40 Jan van CLEEF 118 NLD 32 Colette LISE 66 FRA 12 197 ITA — Jan JANSMA 118 NLD 33 Nadine COHEN 65.25 FRA 13 Jacek ROMANSKI 196.50 POL 42 Krzysztof GWIS 116.50 POL — Larissa PANINA 65.25 RUS 14 Andrea BURATTI 193.75 ITA 43 Piotr GAWRYS 115.75 POL 35 Terry WEIGKRICHT 64 AUT — Massimo LANZAROTTI 193.75 ITA 44 Vadim KHOLOMEEV 115.50 RUS 36 Laura ROVERA 62.25 ITA 16 Lars BLAKSET 185.75 DEN 45 Morten ANDERSEN 115 DEN 37 Sandra 62 FRA 17 Anton MAAS 182.50 NLD — Saevar THORBJÖRNSSON115 ICE 38 Christine LUSTIN 61.50 FRA 18 Boye BROGELAND 182.25 NOR — Peter FREDIN 115 SWE 39 Michèle CROZET 60.25 FRA 19 Michel PERRON 178.25 FRA 48 Ofir HERBST 114.50 ISR 40 Carla GIANARDI 59.75 ITA 20 Dennis KOCH 174.75 DEN 49 Robert REIPLINGER 107 FRA 41 Wietske van ZWOL 57.50 NLD 21 Marc BOMPIS 155.75 FRA 50 J-C. QUANTIN 105.50 FRA 42 Ulrike SCHRECKENBERGER 56 GER 22 151.75 ITA 51 Tim ZLOTOV 100.50 RUS 43 Anda BARBER 54.75 ISR — 151.75 ITA 52 Björn EYSTEINSSON 100 ICE 44 Michele HANDLEY 54.50 GBR 24 Jón BALDURSSON 147.50 ICE 53 Jason HACKETT 99.25 GBR — Ewa HARASIMOWICZ 54.50 POL 25 Henri SZWARC 144.75 FRA 54 Aleksander JEZIORO 99 POL 46 Hélène ZUCCARELI 54.25 FRA — Søren CHRISTIANSEN 144.75 DEN 55 Janusz POLEC 97.75 POL 47 Danuta HOCHEKER 54 POL 27 Ilan HERBST 139.75 ISR 56 Berry WESTRA 96.75 NLD 48 Charlotte PALMUND 53.25 DEN 28 Jouri KHIOUPPENEN 136.50 RUS 49 Elly SCHIPPERS 49.25 NLD 29 Eric SÆLENSMINDE 132.25 NOR Lists correct as at 30 June 1997 50 Carla ARNOLDS 48 NLD OBITUARIES that point, including the 1997 tions. In 1979 he was selected Open Swiss Teams. KAPLAN was as the Bridge Personality of the an ACBL Grand Life Master with Year by the International Bridge KAPLAN, a true giant in DGAR more than 13,500 master points. E and a man Press Association. He was whose legacy to the game is KAPLAN'S one disappointment named ACBL Honorary Member surely incalculable, died, Sep- was that he never won a world in 1993. In 1995 he was induct- tember 7, at Mount Sinai Hospi- championship; his highest fin- ed into the ACBL Bridge Hall of tal in New York City after a 2½- ish was second, in the 1968 Fame and the WBF Hall of Fame. . In fact, year battle against cancer. He Beyond all of KAPLAN'S other ac- was 72. many observers believe him to complishments, what made him be the best player never to win KAPLAN's career spanned six the idol of the masses was his a world title. decades and covered every as- peerless work as a vugraph pect of bridge. He was a teacher, Expert play was but one aspect author, editor, administrator, of KAPLAN'S legendary bridge champion player, theorist, expert prowess. With Alfred Shein- vugraph commentator, coach, wold, who died in March, captain and the authority on the Kaplan created the Kaplan- Edgar Kaplan laws of the game. Sheinwold , still in use by many players. In KAPLAN, born in New York City, 1967 he became editor and commentator. His dry wit and being accorded him were being learned bridge before he was 10 flawless timing kept vugraph au- given ‘as if they'd better hurry. by watching his parents play. He publisher of The Bridge World, which will continue to be pub- diences enthralled around the But I intend to fool them. I intend continued to play during his world. He was droll without be- to stick around’. school years, including a brief lished despite his death. ing aloof and projected a deep time at Cornell University, and KAPLAN was recognized as the For another year and a half, knowledge of the game without later, he became a partner in the world's foremost authority on the Kaplan fought valiantly. He Card School of New York. laws of duplicate and rubber being pedantic. amazed all observers by travel- ing to Rhodes, Greece, for the It didn't take long for K to bridge. He became co-chairman Even after he learned that cancer APLAN World Team Olympiad in 1996. establish himself as a player. He of the ACBL Laws Commission had invaded his body, KAPLAN He had also hoped to make it to won the first of his 26 North in 1978 and was co-chairman of maintained his sense of humor the 1997 Bermuda Bowl. American championships – the the WBF Laws Commission at and an optimistic outlook. In an Vanderbilt Knockout Teams – in the time of his death. interview published in The Kaplan enjoyed most of his suc- 1953. He won major champi- KAPLAN was honored at many Bridge Bulletin last year, KAPLAN cess as a player with Norman onships in every decade from levels and by many organiza- noted that the various honors Kay, a vast friend for 50 years.

days of the European Champion- The EBL, aware of his talents, But his accomplishments don't ships in Montecatini, but his brought ANDERSEN to Killarney in end there – far from it. He was a health took a turn for the worse 1991, where he did an outstand- major contributor to the literature and he died shortly after return- ing job and was invited to be the of bridge. He was editor-in-chief ing to the chief commentator at all subse- of the Championship Bridge quent European championships. Series, and he wrote two of the In recent years, ANDERSEN, one of Despite all his work as a com- books in the series – Killing Their the most successful bridge play- Notrump and Matchpoint Tac- ers in the world, had concentrat- mentator, ANDERSEN tallied the second most master points in tics. He authored four books on ed his efforts primarily in com- the Precision system as well as the history of the ACBL. Only his mentating. Where and How High and Leben- close friend, , has sohl. He has been a co-author of He began as a commentator at earned more points. North American events, and his many other works, including ANDERSEN was a World Master from A to Z (in coop- and an American Grand Master. eration with Sabine Auken), His playing accomplishments Making the Most of Your Limited are legion. He won many North Opening Bids, Profits from Ron Andersen American championships, but Preempts, Perfect Your No never a world championship. Bidding and Action for the In 1981 ANDERSEN played in the Defense. ON ANDERSEN of Chicago, highly entertaining manner made first international bridge tourna- At the bridge table, ANDERSEN was R chief vugraph commentator him an instant sensation. Word ment ever held in mainland a fierce competitor, always fully at World, American and Euro- of his exceptional ability reached China. He also delivered a lecture aware of what was happening pean events, died, July 4, of kid- world officials, and he became at the University in with around him and always on the ney failure. part of the WBF Vugraph com- translation help from Kathie lookout for any edge he could ANDERSEN handled the vugraph mentating team, providing an Wei-Sender, a many-time world find that would increase the pos- commentary during the early excellent foil for Edgar Kaplan. champion in her own right. sibility of victory. JANUARY APRIL

15-18 6th Taoro Parque 3-8 Olrud-påsken 1998 / ÍÌÊË Bridge Tournament / Tenerife, Hamar, Norway Spain • This is an abridged list of the tour- 10-13 Easter Festival of naments scheduled to take place in 16-18 EBU Swiss Teams Bridge / London, Great Britain Europe in the first half of 1998. More Congress / Leeds, Great Britain information is contained in the com- 11-12 3rd Marina Calcutta prehensive publication 1998 EBL 24 Speedcard Tournament ‘Big Money Event’ / Schevenin- Competition Calendar. / Amstelveen, The Netherlands gen, The Netherlands Lille, France Mark your diary...

COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIPS 10th WORLD BRIDGE CALENDAR 21 August - 4 September 1998 31-Feb. 6 4th Malta Inter- MAY national Bridge Festival / St. Julian’s, Malta 1-3 International Preolym- 22-28 11th International EBL pic Tournament / Warsaw, Bridge Tournament ‘Costa FEBRUARY Poland Calida’ / Murcia, Spain

13-15 13th International 19-28 32nd Israel Interna- 1-5 EBU Spring Four- 23-25 EBU Spring Bank Tournament ‘Copa Giralda’ / tional Bridge Festival / Tel Aviv, somes / Stratford-upon-Avon, Holiday Congress / Bourne- Sevilla, Spain Israel Great Britain mouth, Great Britain 13-16 Icelandair Open / 21-March 1 12th International 6-10 Loen Festival / Nord- 25-31 13th International Reykjavík Bridge Festival ‘des Jeux’ / fjord, Norway Bridge Festival ‘Locomotiva’ / Bucharest, Romania Cannes, France 15-28 49th International Bridge Festival Juan-les-Pins / 28-31 31th Tallinn Interna- MARCH Juan-les-Pins, France tional Bridge Festival / Tallinn, Estonia 8-14 11th Festival Isla de 20-21 Bonn Cup - Bonn Tenerife / Canary Islands, Nations Cup / Bad Godesberg, 30 Marathon / Amstel- Spain Bonn, Germany veen, The Netherlands 11-15 21st Budapest Inter- JUNE national Bridge Festival / Budapest, Hungary 16-27 16th Bridge Festival / 25-28 42nd Lake Balaton 20-25 Kalamata International Albena, Bridge Festival/ Lake Balaton, Tournament / Kalamata, Greece Hungary 20-21 KoopTjuchem Bridge 28-29 33rd Kaasstad Tourna- Tournament / Badhoevedrop, 26-28 Carta Mundi Bridge ment / Alkmaar, The Netherlands The Netherlands Festival / Ostend, Belgium 28-April 1 5th European 24-30 Sørlandets Inter- 30-July 12 Biarritz Interna- Mixed Championships / national Bridge Tournament / tional Bridge Festival / Biarritz, Aachen, Germany Kristiansand, Norway France

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