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CONTACT
INFORMATION
Bridge
Base Online
New Website:
onlinebridgebase.com
Bridge Base Online
Excellent Forums
forums.bridgebase.com
Fred
Gitelman
fred@bridgebase.com
toll free number in Canada/USA
888 631 9581
elsewhere in the world use:
416 322 8316
Bridge
Base Inc.
15 Lillian Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4S 2H7
Fred
fred@bridgebase.com
REQUIREMENTS
BBO
now offers online play without the need to download software.
Because of this, all platforms may now enjoy Bridge Base Online.
MEMBERSHIP
RATES
Free
Bridge
Base Online
Associated Websites
BBO TEACHER WEBSITE
www.GrizzBridge.com.
Hi, this is Pete Rudie, I play and teach on BBO as "grizz"
and have just launched a website. The lesson archives from my
free defense lessons in the Beginner and Intermediate Lounge
on BBO are on the website now, and I expect to have archives
from my free defense lessons in Club2/1 up shortly, with more
content to come.
Internet Club for students - A new club, especially
de-signed for students, has been established on Bridge Base
Online (BBO): the University Bridge Room. All students are welcome
to the online tournaments held every Wednesday at 20.00 hrs
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INTRODUCTION Bridge Base Online (BBO)
was launched on April 23, 2001. The software for this site was
written by Fred Gitelman. It is possible to play various forms
of online bridge through BBO, but this program also offers many
training and social facilities that are unique in the world
of online bridge.
Types of Games
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duplicate matchpoints
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duplicate imps
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rubber
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set game (total points)
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play the deals from major tournaments and imp yourself
against the results that were originally achieved
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play premade instructional deals
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minibridge (simplified version of bridge that was developed
in The Netherlands and has been used successfully in various
European countries to introduce children to bridge).
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play at teaching tables. these tables include several
functions that are designed to facilitate student/teacher
interaction.
Rating system
None
Schedule of Events
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Daily mentoring sessions with Shelaugh Paulsson.
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Weekly mentoring sessions with a guy named Francesco (will
have to find his last name) who is one of Italy's top teachers
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these sessions are conducted in Italian.
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Bi-weekly live online lectures by Fred Gitelman.
Special Features
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Vugraph theatre containing complete play records of thousands
of deals from major tournaments
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Truly live vugraph broadcasts of major tournaments
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Integrated Bridge Library contains over 100 articles on
bridge
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Bridge Chat Rooms - designed for talking about bridge
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Lecture Hall - allows teachers/authors to present live
and highly graphical and interactive presentations of their
material to large audiences.
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Partnership Bidding area - used for practicing bidding
whatever types of hands you want with a partner or student.
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Double Dummy area - work on double dummy problems while
online - Deep Finesse is integrated in this (and several
other) areas of BBO.
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Complete text of ACBL Learn to Play Bridge program is available
through BBO.
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Bridge Base Standard (2 bidding systems designed for casual
online partnerships) - system notes available directly through
BBO.
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Bridge Master 2000 demo - play 5 Bridge Master deals directly
through BBO.
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Integrated "bridge movie editor/viewer" allows the user
to type in a deal, bidding, and play sequence. This information
can be saved to a file or sent to another user so that they
can view the movie you created. Teachers can have their
students play deals that they construct using this facility.
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Several excellent bridge teachers are using BBO for their
classes. All teachers are welcome to use our software for
this purpose and the staff of Bridge Base Inc. will provide
teachers with free training and technical support.
Newsletter
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NEWS
You can now play in the Bridge Base online environment
whithout having to download software. Updates will be automatic
and all platforms, including PC and Mac, are able to play.
10TH ANNIVERSARY
BBO Turned 10
years old on April 23, 2011.
* People behind Bridge Base - a short history
of BBO: Click
here
* The Bridge Base Timeline: Click
here
* Interviews with:
- Sheri Winestock: Click
Here
- Fred Gitelman: Click
Here
- Uday Ivatury: Click
here
BBO Adds New Investors
Bridge Base Online Ltd. today announced a change
in the ownership structure of the company with the addition
of three new investors: Bill Gates of Medina, Washington; and
Sharon Osberg and David Smith of Tiburon, California. They join
Fred Gitelman and Uday Ivatury, who both remain as significant
investors.
"I am extremely pleased to announce the additions
of Bill, Sharon and David," said President Fred Gitelman,
who remains the company's largest shareholder. "Their experience,
knowledge and wisdom will help ensure that we make the best
possible decisions for the future of our site. All three of
our new partners are longtime BBO members, have executive management
back- grounds and are avid bridge players. Sharon has won multiple
world championships."
The full text of Fred's personal letter to BBO
members regarding this event is available through a link on
the company's web site (www.bridgebase.com).
Speaking for the new investors, Bill Gates adds,
"We are all very proud to be backing Fred and Uday's vision
of utilizing BBO as a platform to promote the game of bridge
throughout the world."
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) and the Chinese
Contract Bridge Association (CCBA) are currently hosting the
2007 World Bridge Team Championships in Shanghai, China.
Thanks to the ongoing support of WBF President
José Damiani and the hard work of the CCBA, hundreds
of thousands of bridge players from around the world will be
able to watch these championships live and for free on BBO vugraph,"
said Gitelman. "In addition to our usual live coverage
on BBO, the Shanghai broadcasts will be available for free through
BBOTV -- an exciting new online vugraph technology."
A link to access BBOTV is available through
www.bridgebase.com.
Bridge Base Online Ltd., a privately held Nevada
based company, was formed in 2001. BBO hosts more than 50,000
bridge players daily and is the largest online bridge site in
the world. BBO offers an array of free and premium services
for players of all levels -- from novices to world champions.
Inquiries from the press should be directed to:
press@bridgebase.com
From the Daily Bulleitn, Shanghai Oct 1 2007
May 25, 2005 - Bridgebase
SK - A new site for slovak and czech speaking players with
many articles for advanced and expert players. Contact: Eduard
Velecky
BBO TEACHER WEBSITE
Sep 2007 :: www.GrizzBridge.com.
Hi, this is Pete Rudie, I play and teach on BBO as "grizz"
and have just launched a website. The lesson archives from my
free defense lessons in the Beginner and Intermediate Lounge
on BBO are on the website now, and I expect to have archives
from my free defense lessons in Club2/1 up shortly, with more
content to come.
Fred Gitelman is 2005 ACBL Honorary Member
" If you’re not careful, bridge could ruin your life.”
That’s the warning that Ted Horning gave Fred Gitelman
many years ago. Gitelman ignored that advice, and now he is
the 2005 Honorary ACBL Member of the Year. Read
More Here ::>
Bridge Base Online Live Vugraphs
click here
for schedule
REVIEWS
The site with the best teaching facilities is Bridge Base Online,
the archives alone make it worth visiting.
Jesus M. Arias Jr.
There are enough users now to make it a viable playing site
- last time I checked there were almost 150 people logged on
- more than on the ebridge site at the same moment.
However the really unique thing on Fred's site are his excellent
analyses, often of hands that he played himself.
jurgen.re@verizon.net
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