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Card game
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two
Contract_bridge
North American sports governing body
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest
American Contract Bridge League
American_Contract_Bridge_League
used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements
List of contract bridge people
List_of_contract_bridge_people
The history of contract bridge may be dated from the early 16th-century invention of trick-taking games such as whist. Bridge departed from whist with
History_of_contract_bridge
Mathematical probabilities in the game of bridge
A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 278. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639
Contract_bridge_probabilities
Scoring of contract bridge
defined in the glossary of contract bridge terms, are essential to understanding bridge scoring: The method of accumulation of contract points toward a "game"
Bridge_scoring
Egyptian actor (1932–2015)
vie au bridge, Paris: Fayard, 1982; translated and adapted by Terence Reese) — Contract bridge Omar Sharif Talks Bridge (2004) — Contract bridge Cinema
Omar_Sharif
Scoring system in contract bridge
points (IMP) within the card game of contract bridge is a measurement for conversion of absolute contract bridge scores. The total point difference between
International_Match_Points
Convention in bridge card games
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
Jacoby_transfer
Legally binding document establishing rights and duties between parties
A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves
Contract
Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance played by four players. This article consists of lists of bridge
List_of_contract_bridge_books
Card game of the trick-taking family
Auction bridge was the first form of bridge in which players bid to declare a contract in their chosen trump suit or no trumps. It was first recorded as
Auction_bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
specific type of card holding in one suit in the game of contract bridge (see: Glossary of contract bridge terms#stopper) Search for "stop" on Wikipedia. All
Stop
Official rule book of duplicate bridge promulgated by the World Bridge Federation
Duplicate Bridge (also known as the Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge and the Laws of Contract Bridge) is the official rule book of duplicate bridge promulgated
Laws_of_Duplicate_Bridge
Playing card with an elevated rank
Barbu, or players may bid for the right to select the trump suit as in contract bridge or Skat. In most games trump cards cannot be played if the player has
Trump_(card_games)
Contract bridge at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia from 21 August to 1 September 2018. China finished
Bridge at the 2018 Asian Games
Bridge_at_the_2018_Asian_Games
Game of skill based on intellectual ability
activities in which mental performance is the primary factor. Chess and contract bridge are among the best known examples and are recognized by the International
Mind_sport
Card game
Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge played by two competing pairs using a particular method of scoring. A rubber is completed when one pair becomes
Rubber_bridge
Contract bridge bidding convention
(also called Hamilton and Pottage) is a defensive bridge convention used in the card game contract bridge to compete or interfere in the auction when an
Cappelletti_convention
American philanthropist and bridge player
August 26, 1946 – October 1, 2015) was an American philanthropist and contract bridge multi-national and gold medal world champion. Lynch, along with her
Carolyn_Lynch
Bidding convention in contract bridge
Stayman is a bidding convention in the card game contract bridge. It is used by a partnership to find a 4-4 or 5-3 trump fit in a major suit after making
Stayman_convention
Slam bidding convention in contract bridge
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced
Gerber_convention
American bridge player
L. Berkowitz (born November 23, 1949) is an American professional contract bridge player. He is from Old Tappan, New Jersey. In 1998, he came as close
David Berkowitz (contract bridge)
David_Berkowitz_(contract_bridge)
Card game
Rex Bridge (Swedish: Rexbridge) is a version of contract bridge developed in Sweden in 1959 by Sten Lundberg. It gained some followers in Scandinavia
Rex_Bridge
American businessman (1884–1970)
executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family. He was born in Oakdale, New
Harold_Stirling_Vanderbilt
Texas transfer, or simply Texas, is a bidding convention in contract bridge designed to get the partnership to game in a major suit opposite a one notrump
Texas_transfer
Indian art collector and philanthropist (born 1951)
They have a daughter Roshni Nadar. Nadar is also one of the leading contract bridge players in India. Nadar started her career in advertising as a communications
Kiran_Nadar
Artificial call made during the auction in a game of contract bridge
In contract bridge, a convention is an agreement about an artificial call or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of
Bridge_convention
Topics referred to by the same term
performance at contract bridge; see Glossary of contract bridge terms Matchpoints, a method of scoring in contract bridge; see Glossary of contract bridge terms
MP
community leader, philanthropist and bridge player. She served as the chairman of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Goodwill Committee for more
Aileen_Osofsky
Bidding convention in contract bridge
In the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a bidding convention developed by Easley Blackwood in 1933 and still widely
Blackwood_convention
Card game
related to Bridge, Pinochle and Euchre. It appears like a simplification of contract bridge such that a skilled spades player can learn bridge relatively
Spades_(card_game)
American bridge player (born 1943)
Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1
Jan_Martel_(bridge)
Set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge
is a set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge and is based upon an opening bid of 1♣ as being an artificial forcing
Strong_club_system
Bidding convention in contract bridge
XYZ is a bidding convention in contract bridge. After opener's one of a suit (X), partner's one of a suit response (Y) and opener's 1-level rebid (Z)
XYZ_convention
Bidding convention in contract bridge
This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for defending against an opposing strong one notrump (1NT) opening
Meckwell_convention
Topics referred to by the same term
fighter FG, an abbreviation in the game of contract bridge for "forcing to game"; see Glossary of contract bridge terms#gameforce FG 42, a Mauser automatic
FG
American gaming company
devices. In 2018, Bridge Base Online was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame for its long-term commitment to bridge. As of February
Bridge_Base_Online
American bridge expert
administrative assignments that he accepted, Sheinwold chaired the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) National Laws Commission from 1964 to 1975, and the ACBL
Alfred_Sheinwold
Indonesian businessman (1939–2026)
the South East Asia Bridge Federation, he received an award from the World Bridge Federation in 2017 for his support in making bridge a category in the
Michael_Bambang_Hartono
Ingberman, a fragment bid is a bidding convention used in the card game contract bridge. It is an unusual jump rebid, usually a double jump, by either the
Fragment_bid
British contract bridge writer (1909–1987)
September 1987) was a British contract bridge player, journalist and author. He is best known for his "Menagerie" series of bridge books, which consist of fable-like
Victor_Mollo
Contract bridge at the 19th Asian Games was held at Hangzhou Chess Academy, also known as Hangzhou Qiyuan (Zhili) Chess Hall, Hangzhou, China between
Bridge at the 2022 Asian Games
Bridge_at_the_2022_Asian_Games
American bridge player
By Name". American Contract Bridge League. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. March 24, 2014
Andrew_Goodman_(bridge)
British army officer and bridge player
December 1949), known as Pops, was a British Army officer and a leading contract bridge personality in the early days of the game. Beasley was born in 1876
Henry_Beasley
American sportswoman, aviator, journalist, and socialite (1889–1960)
first and only book about it." Sims and Sims won the second annual (contract bridge) Master Mixed Teams tournament in 1930, evidently with two men as teammates
Dorothy_Rice_Sims
Contract bridge convention
Lebensohl is a contract bridge convention whose variants can be used in the following situations: by responder after an opponent's overcall of a one notrump
Lebensohl
Bridge convention
In contract bridge, Bergen raises are conventional treatments of responses to a major suit opening in a five-card major system. Developed by Marty Bergen
Bergen_raises
One of the four cardinal directions
A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 81. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900
South
Type of card game
tied to the number of tricks taken, as in plain-trick games such as contract bridge, whist, and spades, or to the value of the cards contained in taken
Trick-taking_game
American playwright, theater director and producer (1889–1961)
on TV again. Kaufman was a prominent player of bridge, probably both auction bridge and contract bridge. The New Yorker published many of his humorous
George_S._Kaufman
Topics referred to by the same term
Card, a codification of the Standard American contract bridge bidding system by the American Contract Bridge League, originally printed on yellow paper Safeguarding
Yellow_card
Bridge convention
Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1. "Boost
Jacoby_2NT
Topics referred to by the same term
opening Shogi opening Opening bid, a term from contract bridge Opening lead, a term from contract bridge Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of
Opening
Variant of contract bridge card game
Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are
Duplicate_bridge
American contract bridge entrepreneur (1891–1955)
1891 – December 27, 1955), known as Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a
Ely_Culbertson
American bridge player and writer
growing fame of contract bridge player Ely Culbertson, however, prompted Goren to abandon his original career choice to pursue bridge competitions, where
Charles_Goren
Bridge across the Kerch Strait
construction contract for the bridge was awarded to Arkady Rotenberg's Stroygazmontazh. Construction began in February 2016. The road bridge was inaugurated
Crimean_Bridge
American bridge player (1902–1984)
1902 – June 27, 1984) was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time and a key innovator
Oswald_Jacoby
Numerous magazines have been devoted to the card game contract bridge: Auction Bridge Magazine Edited by Milton Work in the 1920s, this monthly magazine
List of contract bridge magazines
List_of_contract_bridge_magazines
Topics referred to by the same term
mathematics Another term for an advertising slogan Health claim A term in contract bridge The Claim, a 2000 British-Canadian Western romance film The Claim (band)
Claim
American businessman (1927–2014)
New York Times. July 20, 1981. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21
Alan_C._Greenberg
Bridge card game
Chicago, also known as Four-deal Bridge and Short Bridge, is a form of contract bridge and a variation of rubber bridge in which one or more sets of four
Chicago_(bridge_card_game)
French bridge player
Lorenzini is a French bridge player. North American Bridge Championships (1) Norman Kay Platinum Pairs (1) 2015 North American Bridge Championships (1) Norman
Cédric_Lorenzini
Game using playing cards as the primary device
tournament bridge are governed by the World Bridge Federation, and by local bodies in various countries such as the American Contract Bridge League in
Card_game
Assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit
followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades. This ranking is used in the game of bridge. This ranking is adopted in Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2660/4
High_card_by_suit
North American contract bridge tournaments
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring",
North American Bridge Championships
North_American_Bridge_Championships
Bidding systems devised for contract bridge
In contract bridge, various bidding systems have been devised to enable partners to describe their hands so that they may reach the optimum contract. Key
Hand_evaluation
Contract bridge tournament
or 10K NABC Pairs is held at the Summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The 10K NABC Pairs is a four-session
0-10,000_NABC_Pairs
Association formed by the international federations of several intellectual games
bodies for contract bridge, chess, draughts, eSports, go, xiangqi (Chinese chess), mahjong and card games. Its members are the World Bridge Federation
International Mind Sports Association
International_Mind_Sports_Association
Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players. WBF Championships: The World Bridge Team Championships
List of bridge competitions and awards
List_of_bridge_competitions_and_awards
Simplified form of the card game Contract Bridge
Minibridge, also spelt MiniBridge is a simplified form of Contract Bridge designed to expose newcomers to declarer and defensive playing techniques without
Minibridge
Player-funded organisation
with the BBL. At national level the Scottish Bridge Union was formed in 1933 and the Welsh Contract Bridge Association the following year. There was still
English_Bridge_Union
British contract bridge writer
published books on contract bridge. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). p. 576. "Bridge; A Bad Decision Turns
David_Bird_(bridge)
British writer (1932–1986)
in the publication Popular Bridge Monthly. Spooner played at Harrow Bridge Club. He often added a subtle reference to bridge to his scripts, such as naming
Dennis_Spooner
Audrey Lindop Grant is a Canadian professional educator and a contract bridge teacher and writer known for her simple and humorous approach to the game
Audrey_Grant
International governing body for contract bridge
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most
World_Bridge_Federation
Card deal diagram for the game of contact bridge
used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North–South
Contract_bridge_diagram
Points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals
administered by the World Bridge Federation (WBF); its affiliates at the multi-national level, such as the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), also issue
Masterpoints
Bidding system for the bridge card game
Standard American Yellow Card by the American Contract Bridge League Standard American Yellow Convention Card by the American Contract Bridge League
Standard_American
American bridge player
Wilbur Cherrier Whitehead (1866-1931) was an American auction bridge and contract bridge player and writer. Whitehead was president of the Simplex Automobile
Wilbur_C._Whitehead
Peanuts comic strip character
fly. Schulz was a keen bridge player, and Peanuts occasionally included bridge references. In 1997 the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), awarded
Woodstock_(Peanuts)
Book
Why You Lose at Bridge is a book about the game of contract bridge by the Russian-born English bridge player S. J. "Skid" Simon (1904–48), first published
Why_You_Lose_at_Bridge
Indonesian athlete (died 2019)
July 1925 – 18 September 2019) was a Dutch-born Indonesian who played contract bridge. Zegerius was born on 26 July 1925 in the Netherlands and was raised
Dolly_Zegerius
Contract bridge tournament
Pairs or 10K Fast Pairs is held at the Fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The 10K Fast Pairs is a four-session
0-10,000_Fast_Pairs
American bridge player (born 1946)
champion bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. She served as President of the American Contract Bridge League in
Joann_Glasson
– June 27, 1934) was an American authority on whist, bridge whist, auction and contract bridge. At least during the 19th century he was a cricket player
Milton_Work
Topics referred to by the same term
(chess), in chess Coup (bridge), a play in the card game contract bridge Hold up (bridge), a play in the card game contract bridge Sacrifice (disambiguation)
Sacrifice_play
Trick-taking card game
in the United States until around 1920 when first auction bridge and then contract bridge drove it from favour. It continues to be popular in Ohio and
500_(card_game)
Contract bridge technique
A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a technique used in contract bridge and other trick-taking games in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces
Squeeze_play_(bridge)
Swiss Monegasque bridge player
"The Bermuda Bowl | World Bridge Federation". Retrieved 1 May 2024. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6
Pierre_Zimmermann_(bridge)
Chinese-American businessman (1914–1987)
American businessman who created the Precision Club bidding system in contract bridge. Wei was born in Sheng County, Zhejiang Province, China. He received
Chung_Ching_Wei
In the card game contract bridge, Gambling 3NT is a special treatment of an opening bid of 3NT. The bid is used to describe a hand containing a minor
Gambling_3NT
Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
Landy_convention
Convention in contract bridge
In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least
Splinter_bid
Danish bridge player
Dennis Bilde (born 11 December 1989) is a Danish bridge player. North American Bridge Championships (5) Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2012 Reisinger
Dennis_Bilde
Canadian bridge player and publisher
A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 675. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639
Linda_Lee_(bridge)
Hungarian-Israeli polymath
composer of problems in the "play of the hand" at contract bridge. Some consider him "the best bridge player ever away from the table", as defined by Victor
Paul_Lukacs
American bridge player
A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 747. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639
Allan_Stauber
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Having Narrow or Contracted Eye
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Having narrow contracted or squinting eyes
Boy/Male
Muslim
Having narrow, Contracted, Squinting eyes (1)
Male
Spanish
Contracted form of Spanish Velasco, VASCO means "crow."
Female
English
Contracted form of English Jackalyn, JACKLYN means "supplanter."
Female
English
Contracted form of English Catriona, CATRINA means "pure."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Having Eyes with a Marked Contrast of Black and White
Girl/Female
Muslim
Having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white
Biblical
contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Having Narrow; Contracted or Squinting Eye
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Agreement; Covenant; Contract; Pact
Female
English
Contracted form of English Deborah, DEBRA means "bee."
Boy/Male
Indian
Having narrow, Contracted, Squinting eyes
Girl/Female
Arabic
Sensible Contact
Male
Italian
Contracted form of Italian Durante, DANTE means "steadfast."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Consuming that which Comes in Contact
Male
Italian
Contracted form of Italian Vincenzo, VICENZO means "conquering."
Female
Portuguese
Contracted form Portuguese Catarina, CATINA means "pure."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Contrary, adversary, enemy, accuser'.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, French, Russian
Eye Contact; Clean Sight
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Girl/Female
Indian
Graceful strength (Celebrity Name: Farhan Akhtar)
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Elevated; Honoured
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a personal name of Greek origin, which was in use in Cornwall and elsewhere till the 19th century. Hercules is the Latin form of Greek Hēraklēs, meaning ‘glory of Hera’ (the queen of the gods). It was the name of a demigod in classical mythology, who was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, by a human woman. His outstanding quality was his superhuman strength.Scottish (Shetland) : from a personal name adopted as an Americanized form of Old Norse Hákon (see Haagensen).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Most Popular; Lotus; Born from Water
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Curtailed shortened
Boy/Male
Hindu
Unassuming
Biblical
bed-candle; changing
Boy/Male
English
Tempest.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
CONTRACT BRIDGE
a.
Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
v. t.
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
a.
Contracted; as, a contract verb.
a.
Contracted after a former contract.
n.
the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto.
a.
Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
v. t.
To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
a.
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
a.
Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
n.
To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.
v. t.
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
a.
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
imp. & p. p.
of Contract
a.
Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
v. t.
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
v. i.
To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail.
v. t.
To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
n.
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
n.
To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.
v. i.
To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet.