ICGAJ article on 2007 11th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2006 10th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2005 9th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2004 8th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2003 7th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2002 6th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2001 5th Championship

ICGAJ article on 2000 4th Championship

History of the World Computer-Bridge Championship

In 1996 the American Contract Bridge League established an official World Computer-Bridge Championship, to be run annually at a major bridge activity. This event has become a joint activity partnered with the World Bridge Federation.  pre-1997 history

The 1st Championship, sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies, was held in Albuquerque, NM, at the ACBL's 1997 summer North American Bridge Championship (NABC).  The inaugural World Computer-Bridge Championship was won by Bridge Baron, with Q-Plus Bridge second.  Information and results

The 2nd annual Championship, sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies and OKbridge, was held in Chicago, IL, at the ACBL's 1998 summer NABC.  The champion was won by GIB, with Q-Plus Bridge second.  Information and results

The 3rd Championship, sponsored by Orbis Investments, was held in Bermuda at the World Bridge Federation's (WBF) 1999 Bermuda Bowl/Venice Cup (January 2000).  GIB repeated as champion, with WBridge5 second.  Information and results

The 4th Championship, sponsored by Microsoft Network Gaming Zone, was help in Maastricht, the Netherlands, at the WBF's 2000 Bridge Olympiad.  Meadowlark Bridge was crowned champion, defeating Q-Plus Bridge by 2 IMPs in the finals.  ICGAJ, Vol. 23, No. 4, Dec. 2000, pp. 237-241

The 5th Championship, sponsored by FunBridge.com, was held in Toronto, ON, at the ACBL's 2001 summer NABC.  The championship was won by Jack, defeating Micro Bridge in the finals.
ICGAJ, Vol. 24, No. 4, Dec. 2001, pp. 240, 242-245  GreatBridgeLinks  some good deals  photos  more photos

The 6th Championship, was held in Montreal at the WBF's 2002 World Bridge Championships.  Jack repeated as champion, defeating WBridge5 by 1 IMP in the finals.  For information and results, ICGAJ, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2002, pp. 241-244   Jack Retains Title   some good deals   photos

The 7th Championship, was held in Menton at the 2003 European Bridge League's first Open Championship.  Jack was crowned champion for the third year in a row, defeating Bridge Baron in the finals. The Great BridgeSoftware Promotional   Results   photos from Swan   Lead Article in October BridgeToday.com ICGAJ, September 2003, pp. 201-204   NY Times Bridge Column

European Bridge League

The 8th Championship, was held in New York City at the ACBL's 2004 summer NABC.  Jack was crowned for the forth year in a row, defeating Bridge Baron in the finals for the second year in a row.   information and results  Photos   some good deals   NABC Daily Bulletin stories  New York Times column  8 entries and their websites   ICGAJ, September 2004, pp. 189-193  Conditions of Contest

The 9th Championship, was held in Estoril, Portugal, October 25-30, 2005 at the WBF's World Team Championships.  The 2005 Championship was dedicated to Alan Truscott, who inspired the creation of the World Computer-Bridge Championships.  WBridge5 defeated Jack 136-67 in the final 64-board KO to unseat the 4-time defending world champion.  results   ICGAJ December 2005, pp. 244-249   Robots and their websites  

The 10th Championship, was held in Verona, Italy, June 17-22, 2006 at the 12th Open Pairs and 8th Rosenblum Teams - World Bridge Championship.  Jack defeated Micro Bridge 217-54 in the final 64-board KO match to regain the world championship.  results  ICGAJ article  Robots and their websites

The 11th Championship, was held in Shanghai, China, October 4-9 at the World Bridge Federation's Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and Senior Bowl Championships.  WBridge5 defeated Bridge Baron 206-101 in the final 64-board KO match.  2007 entered Robots and Results Photos New York Times bridge column, ICGAJ article

Other computer-bridge websites of interest:

How Computers play Bridge by Jason Rosenfeld and Stephen Smith

from jackbridge.com pre-1997 history and list of computer-bridge programs

Richard Pavlicek's Bot Bidding Contest