BridgeCast
from swangames.com - The Hecht Cup 2003 tournament was
broadcast live on SWAN. as well as the Danish Bridge Federation
Cup Finals, Sept 27-28. SwanGames has recently updated
their software to provide the BridgeCast service. Details
and schedule, photos and bulletins, click here ::>
ITALY:
DENMARK : USAII 2003 World Youth Champions
Page of Bulletins, Links etc Here 
Zone
4 BFAME Championships held in Amman, Jordan ::
Daily bulletins are posted on the ecatsbridge
website.
ABTA
Announces 2003 Awards
The American Bridge Teachers Association concluded its
46th annual convention at the Long Beach NABC, and at
the awards banquet held on July 17, announced its annual
award winners. Click
Here for more ::>
LONG
BEACH CALIFORNIA
was the place to be as the ACBL hosted their 75th Summer
NABC. You can follow the action through the daily bulletins
and other online reporting. Click
Here for GBL's page of links
Huge
Data base of deals in French, English this September.
François Colin has collected a database
of more than 10,000 deals from the highest level of bridge,
including all deals from the world championships from
1955 to the present. He has organized them into training
material previously available only to the French national
teams. The material is now available to the general public
for a fee. Contact fcolin@ffbridge.net
for further information.
SEVEN,
NOT FIVE :: Persi Diaconis, a mathematics professor
at Stanford University in California has determined, with
the aid of computer modeling, that seven shuffles are
required to produce random order in a deck of cards. This
has direct application to bridge and casino games. (Item
found in the IBPA July Bulletin)
SLOW
PLAY - IT'S OUR GAME'S CURSE:: An article by
Patty Johnson, Sebring FL, National Tournament Director
and the Director-in-Charge for all District 9 (Florida)
tournaments. Click
Here
WORLD
BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS November 2003. Click
Here for page of information and links ::>
The
1st European Open Bridge Championships
- WBF's
most active zone hosted a huge event in Menton, France
this June. GBL presented a tournament page with mirrored
bulletins, links, and other info. Click
Here for page
The
2003 ACBL World Computer Championships held
during the 1st European Open Championships in Menton,
France. Nine companies entered their bridge software 2001
and 2002 winner JACK won again, with Bridge Baron 13 placing
second. Click
Here for more
