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The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams is a four session board-a-match event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC. The event is open.
History
The event was introduced in 1946. It was a men's event until 1990 when it became an open event.
An interesting situation occurred in 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Doughty, Ron Smith and Lou Bluhm (plus these players eligible for session awards only: Bruce Ferguson, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West and Irv Kostal). Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty but after a good first set, Lazard became ill and Kostal took his place for the evening session. Lazard was better the next day and in his seat for the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over and was rushed rushed to a hospital. Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another partner and Ferguson was pressed into service. Ferguson, whose team had not qualified the previous day, was technically ineligible but was allowed to play only in the afternoon. In the evening, Doughty recruited Leslie West—his fourth partner in four sessions—and the team went on to victory by a margin of two full boards.
Winners
Winners of Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1946–1989) Year Winners Runners-up 1946 Maynard Adams, Julius Bank, Arthur Glatt, William McGhee, Albert Weiss A. Mitchell Barnes, John R. Crawford, Charles Goren, George Rapée, Sidney Silodor 1947 Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Jack Kravatz, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal Joseph Cohan, Louis Mark, H. Russ Storr, George Unger 1948 Jack L. Ankus, Jeff Glick, Alvin Landy, John H. Law, Sol Mogal John R. Crawford, Edward N. Marcus, George Rapée, Sam Stayman 1949 Muriel Levin, Sonny Moyse, Leo Roet, Howard Schenken Joseph Cohan, Herbert J. Gerst, Jack L. Ankus, William Joseph, H. Russ Storr 1950 Edward Burns, John F. Carlin, David Carter, A. Richard Revell Robert Appleyard, Ned Drucker, Fred Hirsch, Milton Moss, Milton Vernoff 1951 J. Van Brooks, Eugene Dautell, Jack Denny, Ace Gutowsky, Edwin J. Smith Fred L. Bickel, Joseph J. Foreacre, Robert Lattomus, Ronald Rosenberg 1952 Charles Goren, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Silodor, Charles J. Solomon, Sam Stayman 2/3. Samuel Katz, Charles Kuhn, William Seamon, Albert Weiss
2/3. Harry Fishbein, Harold Harkavy, Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar von Zedtwitz1953 Ben Fain, John Gerber, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Harold Rockaway Clifford W. Bishop, Harry Fishbein, Arnold Kauder, John H. Moran, Douglas Steen 1954 Aaron J. Frank, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal Henry Chanin, John W. Fisher, Jim Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Lazard 1955 Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Ralph Hirschberg, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth Charles Goren, Peter Leventritt, Charles J. Solomon, Sam Stayman 1956 John R. Crawford, Ben Fain, Paul H. Hodge, Sidney Silodor 2/3. Paul Allinger, John W. Fisher, Emmanuel Hochfeld, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Lazard
2/3. Barry Crane, Harold Rockaway, Clarence A. Strouse, John H. Toledano1957 Lew Mathe, Donald Oakie, Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor Israel Cohen, Richard Freeman, John C. Kunkel, Alvin Roth, Ivar Stakgold 1958 Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz, Vic D. Zeve Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Ralph Hirschberg 1959 Ollie Adams, Ivan Erdos, Oswald Jacoby, Robert G. Sharp B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone 1960 Charles Denby, Burrell I. Humphreys, Alan W. Messer, Marty Scheinberg, Robert P. Wakeman 2/4. Harry Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul H. Hodge, Charles J. Solomon
2/4 Wilfred Dumas, Donald McGee, John Siverts, Jerzy Zawisza
2/4. James R. Hughes, Marvin Paulshock, Eli Reich, David Treadwell1961 John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key, Sidney Lazard, Bobby Nail 1962 1/2. Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Victor Mitchell, Eric Murray, Sam Stayman
1/2. Paul Allinger, Harold Guiver, Lew Mathe, Edward O. Taylor1963 Phil Feldesman, Victor Mitchell, Sam Stayman, Tobias Stone B. Jay Becker, Norman Kay, Bill Root, Sol Rubinow, Sidney Silodor 1964 Ivan Erdos, Harold Guiver, Mike Lawrence, Alfred Sheinwold Charles Coon, Bobby Nail, Robert Stucker, Frank T. Westcott 1965 Harry Fishbein, Jeff Rubens, Charles J. Solomon, Roger D. Stern Phil Feldesman, Sidney Lazard, Victor Mitchell, Daniel Rotman, Sam Stayman 1966 Philip Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay Anthony Dionisi, Jeremy Flint, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter Pender 1967 Thomas E. Bussey, Jim R. Dunlap, Lawrence Jolma, Robert P. Patterson, Gary Stark Edward J. Barlow, Phil Read, Robert Spotts, John Sutherlin 1968 Ira Corn, Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff Mike Becker, Charles Coon, Joel H. Stuart, Peter Weichsel, Richard Zeckhauser 1969 Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne, Alvin Roth, Paul Trent 2/3. Billy Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Bobby Wolff
2/3. Martin J. Cohn, Norman H. Fischer, Charles M. MacCracken, Bill Reister1970 Bernie Bergovoy, Donald P. Krauss, Lew Mathe, Don Pearson, John Swanson, Richard Walsh Eddie Kantar, Kyle Larsen, Paul Soloway, Ron Von der Porten 1971 Bernie Chazen, Alvin Roth, Alan Sontag, Paul Trent Gerald Caravelli, Larry T. Cohen, Barry Crane, John Fisher 1972 Jack Blair, Jim Jacoby, John Simon, Paul Swanson, Bobby Wolff Grant Baze, William Grieve, Donald P. Krauss, Lew Mathe, Peter Pender, George Rapée 1973 Garey Hayden, Jim Jacoby, Gaylor Kasle, John Simon, Bobby Wolff 2/3. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Lawrence Gould, Steve Robinson
2/3. John R. Crawford, Norm Kurlander, Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, William Seamon1974 Ron Andersen, Mark Feldman, Stephen Goldstein, Hugh MacLean, Merle Tom 2/3. Eric Kokish, Steve Robinson, Mike Shuman, Joey Silver
2/3. Harold Guiver, Marty Shallon, William Sides, Mike Smolen1975 Matt Granovetter, William Grieve, George Rapée, Ron Rubin Roger Bates, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, George Rosenkranz 1976 David Ashley, Paul Heitner, John Lowenthal, Mike Smolen Bart Bramley, Marvin Herbert, Howard Piltch, Lou Reich, Ira Rubin 1977 Lou Bluhm, Richard Doughty, Ron L. Smith, (Bruce Ferguson, Irv Kostal, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West)* Richard Freeman, Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, Curtis Smith, Merle Tom, Art Waldmann 1978 Neil Chambers, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy, Steve Robinson, John Schermer, Kit Woolsey Steve Garner, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson, Larry Oakey 1979 Allan Cokin, Steve Sion, Alan Sontag, Jim Sternberg, Peter Weichsel Mike Cappelletti, Ron Feldman, Gary Hann, David Hoffner, Zeke Jabbour, David Sacks 1980 Bart Bramley, Ross Grabel, William Rosen, Milton Rosenberg, Sam Stayman, George Tornay Ira Corn, Fred Hamilton, Bob Hamman, Ira Rubin, Bobby Wolff 1981 Marty Bergen, Neil Chambers, Joey Silver, Allan Stauber Michael Aliotta, Marc Culbertson, Jim Gardner, Bert Newman 1982 Dave Berkowitz, Matt Granovetter, Harold Lilie, Al Rand Bob Blanchard, Drew Casen, Chuck Lamprey, Thomas M. Smith 1983 Tommy Sanders, Harold Guiver, Grant Baze, John Sutherlin Cliff Russell, Bobby Levin, Richard Freeman, Lou Bluhm, John Solodar, Ron Gerard 1984 George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Wolff, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Ron Andersen, Bobby Goldman 1985 Hal Mouser, Josh Parker, Ron Gerard, Dan Rotman Roger Bates, John Mohan, Alan Sontag, John Devine 1986 Gene Freed, Mike Passell, Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey, Mark Lair Don Caton, Robert Kehoe, Gene Simpson, Robert Teel 1987 George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Ira Chorush, Peter Weichsel, Bobby Levin Bart Bramley, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Lou Bluhm 1988 Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Mark Lair Vic Mitchell, Albert Rahmey, Michael Moss, Drew Casen, Howard Hertzberg 1989 Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Lew Stansby, Dave Berkowitz Winners of Open Board-a-Match Teams (1990–) Year Winners Runners-up 1990 Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Molochko, Jack Wholey George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Peter Weichsel, Bobby Levin, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen 1991 Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Jeffrey Wolfson, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Lehman 1992 Richard Katz, Garey Hayden, Wafik Abdou, Ira Cohen; Mike Whitman (npc) Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Caponi, Steve Hamaoui 1993 Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Passell; Jimmy Cayne (npc) Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson 1994 Andy Goodman, Peter Boyd, Ed Manfield, John Mohan, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey Brian Glubok, Steve Zolotow, Chris Compton, Lew Stansby, Ron Smith 1995 Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Steve Weinstein, Fred Stewart Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Paul Soloway, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Bobby Goldman 1996 Robert Baldwin, Bobby Levin, Peter Weichsel, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg David Messop, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett 1997 Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug Doub, John Rengstorff Allen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Foster, John Sutherlin, Ron L. Smith 1998 Grant Baze, Fred Gitelman, George Mittelman, Brad Moss, Michael Whitman Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1999 Rita Shugart, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester, Andrew Robson Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2000 Andrei Gromov, Alexander Petrunin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński Eddie Wold, George Rosenkranz, Sam Lev, John Mohan, Piotr Gawryś, Jacek Pszczoła 2001 Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenza Lauria, Alfredo Versace 2002 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenza Lauria, Alfredo Versace Roy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Fred Gitelman 2003 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenza Lauria, Alfredo Versace Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michał Kwiecień, Jacek Pszczoła, Reese Milner 2004 Christal Henner-Welland, Mike Kamil, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom Roy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Michael Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński 2005 Roy Welland, Björn Fallenius, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński Michael Whitman, Grant Baze, Steve Beatty, Sam Lev, Jacek Pszczoła 2006 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Steve Weinstein, Bobby Levin John Onstott, Steve Beatty, Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Jørgen Molberg, Terje Aa 2007 Aubrey Strul, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel Aleksander Dubinin, Andrei Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński 2008 Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Aubrey Strul, Mike Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby 2009 Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Jerzy Zaremba, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński Doug Doub, Craig Gower, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Adam Wildavsky 2010 Josef Blass, Aleksander Dubinin, Andrew Gromov, Marcin Leśniewski, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński Rob Brady, Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, D Dong - * Session awards only
See also
Sources
List of previous winners, Pages 6 "Daily Bulletin" (PDF), Nature 83-3 (3): 299, November 28, 2010, Bibcode 1874Natur...9R.299., doi:10.1038/009299b0, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/bulletins/2010/03/3/
2010 winners, Page 1 "Daily Bulletin" (PDF), Nature 83-5 (5): 299, November 30, 2010, Bibcode 1874Natur...9R.299., doi:10.1038/009299b0, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/bulletins/2010/03/5/
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