5th annual ACBL World Computer Bridge Championship

ACBL logo

FunBridge.com World Computer Bridge Championship

July 23-28, 2001
at the ACBL's summer Toronto NABC
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto

 

Conditions of Contest

contestants 

2000 Championship Article in ICGAJ

 

 

Links of Interest:

ACBL.orgACBL logo
Toronto NABC

FunBridge.com  goto-software.com

 

to Al Levy's District Webpage

The sponsor, FunBridge.com, is an international software company specializing in innovative and entertaining online bridge activities, including online bridge and contests, as well as bridge software. At any time, you find available tournaments already played by hundreds of players of all levels, from beginners to experts.

They can be found at http://www.funbridge.com/ and http://www.goto-software.com/


JACK 2001 World Computer Bridge Champion: see RESULTS

 some played hands     pictures   more pictures

 

History of the ACBL's annual World Computer Bridge Championship

In 1996 the ACBL established an official World Computer Bridge Championship, to be run annually in conjunction with a major bridge activity.  The 1997 Championship, sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies, was held in Albuquerque, NM during the ACBL's summer NABC.  The second annual Championship, sponsored by Baron Barclay and OKbridge, was held in Chicago, IL during the 1998 summer NABC.  The 3rd championship, sponsored by Orbis Investments, was held as part of the WBF's 1999 Bermuda Bowl/Venice Cup, held in Bermuda, January 2000, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Bermuda Bowl.  The 4th Championship, sponsored by Microsoft Network Gaming Zone, was help in Maastricht, the Netherlands, in conjunction with the WBF's 2000 Bridge Olympiad.
For results and a description of last year's competition, see article in:
International Computer Games Association Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4, December 2000, pp. 237-241

2001 FunBridge.com World Computer Bridge Championship Format:
A round robin with the top two programs playing a final 64-board KO match.  For details, go to FunBridge.com World Computer Bridge Championship Conditions of Contest

For information, contact Al Levy at allevy@aol.com

Also see www.toronto.com/Toronto/Tourism_Toronto/