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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. This event has become a joint activity partnered with 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 (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
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 matchresults 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
The 12th Championship, was held in Las Vegas, July 20-26, 2008, at the ACBL summer North American Bridge Championships W Bridge5 defeated Jack 172-157 in the final 64-board KO match. 2008 entered Robots Information and Results ICGAJ article Photos
The 13th Championship, was held in Washington, D.C., July 26-31, 2009, at the ACBL summer North American Bridge Championship J ack defeated WBridge5 108-94 in the final 64-board KO match. 2009 entered robots Results Photos New York Times bridge columns by Phillip Alder: September 24, 2009 easier reading September 26, 2009 easier reading September 27, 2009 easier reading ICGAJ article All Information and results
WIKIPEDIA on Computer Bridge Gérard Joyez's bridgez robot forum website 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
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