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Official championship of the American Contract Bridge League and the World Bridge Federation
17th
World Computer-Bridge Championship (September 23-28, 2013) held at the
41st
World Bridge Team Championships Nusa, Bali, Indonesia (September 16-29, 2013)
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World Computer-Bridge Championship (August 17-22, 2012) held at the
14th
World Bridge Games, part of the 2nd World Mind Sport Games, Lille, France
(August 9-23, 2012)
Information, Entries and Results see the play of all semifinal and final deals click here
Congratulations to Jack . Jack defeating WBridge5 153-146 in final KO
Jack developer Hans Kuijf is presented the honors (a signed picture of the official trophy) by WBF president Gianarrigo Rona. The other members of the Jack team are Wim Heemskerk and Martin Pattenier.
From Al Levy, organizer... Much thanks goes to Gérard Joyez, who took over the on-site running of the event when I had emergency surgery just before I was to leave for Lille (I am doing well after a gallbladder removal). Also, much thanks goes to the ACBL and WBF for sponsoring the event, to the WBF and IMSA for hosting the event, and to ACBL CEO Robert Hartman, WBF president Gianarrigo Rona and IMSA president Jóse Damiani for their support. Congratulations to Hans Kuijf and the Jack team, and to all the participants whose dedicated efforts have advanced robot play and whose software have helped youngsters learn our great game and entertain many of our more experienced players.
Information, Entries and Results see the play of all semifinal and final deals click here
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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. Starting in 1999, this event was co-sponsored by the World Bridge Federation. The 1st Championship, sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies, was held in Albuquerque, NM, at the ACBL's 1997 summer North American Bridge Championship. The inaugural World Computer-Bridge Championship was won by Bridge Baron, with Q-Plus Bridge second. Information and results The 2nd 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 WBF's 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, Dec. 2000 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 Dec. 2001 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. ICGAJ article 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 the October issue of BridgeToday.com ICGAJ article NY Times Bridge Column photos from Swan Lead Article in the October issue of BridgeToday.com ICGAJ article NY Times Bridge Column photos from Swan The 8th Championship, was held in New York City at the ACBL's 2004 summer NABC. Jack was crowned for the fourth year in a row, defeating Bridge Baron in the finals for the second year in a row. Info and results Photos some good deals NABC Daily Bulletin stories New York Times column 8 entries and their websites ICGAJ article Conditions of Contest The 9th Championship, was held in Estoril, Portugal, at the WBF's 2005 World Team Championships. The 2005 Championship was dedicated to Alan Truscott, who inspired the creation of the World Computer-Bridge Championships. Wbridge5 was crowned champion, defeating Jack in the final KO to unseat the 4-time defending world champion. results Robots and their websites ICGAJ article The 10th Championship, was held in Verona, Italy, at the WBF's 2006 12th Open Pairs and 8th Rosenblum Teams - World Bridge Championship Jack regained the championship, defeated Micro Bridge in the final KO match results ICGAJ article Robots and their websites The 11th Championship, was held in Shanghai, China, at the WBF's 2007 Bermuda Bowl/Venice Cup/Senior Bowl WBridge5 regained the championship, defeated Bridge Baron in the final KO match. 2007 entered Robots and Results Photos New York Times bridge column 10/25/07, ICGAJ article The 12th Championship, was held in Las Vegas, at the ACBL's 2008, summer NABCs Wbridge5 repeated as champion, defeated Jack in the final KO match. entered Robots Info and Results ICGAJ article Photos The 13th Championship, was held in Washington, D.C., at the ACBL's 2009 summer NABC Jack was crowned champion, defeated two-time defending champion Wbridge5 in the final KO match. entered robots Results Photos New York Times bridge columns by Phillip Alder Sept. 24, 2009 easier reading Sept. 26, 2009 easier reading Sept. 27, 2009 ICGAJ article Information and results The 14th Championship, was help in Philadelphia, PA., at the WBF's 2010 World Bridge Series Championship. Jack retained the championship, defeating WBridge5 in the final KO match. entered Robots Info and results ICGAJ article NY Times 11/12/10 column The 15th Championship was help in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, at the WBF's 2011 40th World Team Championship. Shark Bridge was crowned the champion, breaking the ten year reign of Jack and Wbridge5. Results including play records of KO matches Entries ICGAJ article New York Times, Phillip Alder, editor, 11/11/11 11/13/11 11/16/11The 16th Championship was held in Lille, France, at the WBF's 14th World Bridge Games, part of the 2nd World Mind Sport Games Information, Entries and Results along with the play of all semifinal and final matches ACBL Bridge Bulletin November, 2012 issue ICGAJ article Other computer-bridge websites and information of interest explore
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