GREAT BRIDGE LINKS HEADLINE NEWS:. SPRING 2003

World Bridge Federation

THE WORLD
BRIDGE FEDERATION

The World Bridge Federation consists of eight Zones. Each Zonal Organization administers bridge in its own geographical area, co-ordinating the National Federations of its member countries. Click here for the
WBF Zone pages
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WORLD YOUTH TEAMS
SITE AND DATE ANNOUNCED.

The 9th World Youth Bridge Team Championship will be held in Saint Cloud, a picturesque and historic town on the western outskirts of Paris, from 18 to 28 August 2003.

All Zones of the World Bridge Federation are invited to participate in this prestigious tournament. Zone 1 (Europe) may enter up to five teams, including the team of the host country; Zones 2 (North America) and 6 (Pacific Asia) three teams; Zones 3 (South America) and 7 (South Pacific) two teams; and Zones 4 (Asia & Middle East), 5 (Central America) and 8 (Africa) one team. Conditionally, a sixth team will be accepted from Zone 1 (Europe). Participating players may be up to 26 years old.

Click here for official website

WBF ZONES PLAYOFF for berths in the upcoming World Championships. Check the GBL Tournament Calendar for more information.

Jun Chen, creater of winBridge, is back! His new product is called webBRIDGE and is being managed by Todi, Dule and Woodgrove along with their www.BiddingQuest.com. Click here for more ::>

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE - II (DEFENSE)
The ACBL has just released a sequal to the free software, Learn to Play Bridge. The initial program has been met with rave reviews. The sequel is written in the same easy to use style and allows you to develop more playing and bidding skills while introducing the art of defense. Click Here for more ::>

AudreyGrant.com - Articles from Play Bridge Magazine in PDF format. Famous Player Profiles, featured teachers, clubs and units, and a great series by David Lindop on Filling Out The Convention Card. Choose ARTICLES from their menu.

WHERE'S THE POST MORTEM? Bridgetalk.com now has forums set up for some of the major Online Bridge Clubs. Now there's a place to go to talk over the hands! Or other bridge issues too. Talk talk talk - it's what we like to do! The forums are new, but get in there, get dirty. Here's some links: ACBL Online Forum | Bridge Base Online Forum Bridge Club LIVE Forum | OKbridge Forum

BRIDGE HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHIES BOOK LIST
TOM ANDERSON from rec.games.bridge. Click Here for Tom's great list!

 

 

2003 WORLD JR CALENDAR

July 4-6:. 5th World Junior Pairs Championship. Tata, Hungary

July 7-14:. 5th World Junior Camp. Tata, Hungary

August 19-28:. World Youth Teams Championships, Paris, France


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JACK: World Champion Computer Software now available in English. Click Here for more information or to purchase. Great Bridge Links is working with Canadian supplier Vince Oddy as an affiliate in the sale of Jack.


WHAT IS A VUGRAPH and why is it so sought after? click here  
YOUTH AND JUNIOR BRIDGE - 7 Essential Components of a Successful Youth Sports Program from the NAYS ... Click Here

PRESS RELEASESecatsbridge has a nice page where Anna Gudge posts PDF files of Press Releases. Click Here

 

 

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