FEBRUARY
2002 - MARCH 2002
OLYMPIC
BRIDGE:
CANADA AND FRANCE WIN GOLD. DEAD TIE IN THE JUNIORS.
News and Articles including: Olympic Hands Analysed; Play
the Hands from Salt Lake City; and A Canadian Perspective
...
Click Here.
The
16th Cap Gemini Ernst & Young World Top Invitational Pairs
Tournament 2002, also called the 'Wimbledon of Bridge'
features 32 of the world's most outstanding players. Jan 17-20
Norway's Helgemo - Helness win
Click
Here for more ...
The
7th NEC Bridge Festival
Excerpt
from the IOC Daily Bulletin No. 1; Editors Mark Horton and Brent
Manley - Bridge is one of the most popular and active sports
on the planet with major events taking place in every corner
of the world throughout the year. Some of the players competing
in the IOC Grand Prix have had to make a dash from Japan to
be here in time for the Opening Ceremony! They were competing
in the NEC Cup in Yokohama. Click
here for NEC website and bulletins
An
exciting final saw England (Brian Senior, John Armstrong,
David Burn, Brian Callaghan) score a come back victory over
Canada (Jurek Czyzowicz, Darren Wolpert, Kamel Fergani,
Nicolas LÕEcuyer). This was how the match unfolded:
| Team |
1-16 |
17-32 |
33-48 |
49-64 |
Total
|
| ENGLAND |
29 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
138
|
| CANADA |
48 |
39 |
23 |
22 |
132 |
Remembering
Norman Kay - "gentleman in a gentleman's game"
passes away at 74. Click
Here
Convention
of the Week Club - Bridgetoday.com launches its latest
Internet product. Membership is free. Members receive a weekly
email all about a useful convention, with hand illustrations,
tips, checklists and anecdotes.
Click Here for a look at the first Convention-of-the-Week
Club email (to be emailed on March 5) and instructions on
how to
join the club.
ACBL
launches all new web site - looks good but what's with
all those error messages? Click
here to view
NEW
SOFTWARE TITLES FOR THE MACINTOSH!
December 28, 2001 - BridgePro,
a contract rubber bridge game for Windows and Macintosh. A
free download is available (fully functional for 7 days).
December
29, 2001 - "Today, I took delivery of four very special
pieces of bridge software." With these words Mike
Lawrence introduces Bridge Software for the Macintosh.
Click
Here
TWO
NEW BRIDGE WEBSITES LAUNCHED
WebForClubs and BridgeMart. Click
Here for more information on these very interesting services
PLAY
ONLINE is a page of Online Bridge Club news and information
as well as links. We are currently undertaking to provide an
informative page for each club to help you make comparisons,
feel informed, and save time. The clubs that have had their
pages completed are marked with *. Take a look and let us know
what you think.
