In 1956, the
In 1956, the
South American
Bridge
Association was
invited to
participate in
the World Bridge
Tournament to be
held in the city
ofCuomo, Italy
in February
1958.
Up
until that
moment, the
world tournament
was a
competition
between only two
teams, the US
and European
champions.
In 1957, the II
South American
Bridge
Tournament was
played in
Santiago, Chile
and it was the
first regional
tournament to
classify for a
world
championship,
with the
participation of
the four
founding members:
Argentina,
Brazil, Chile
and Uruguay.
Argentina was the winner, and secured the right
to compete in
the world
championship in
1958.
Before this event started, Argentina was invited
by the Swiss
Bridge
Federation to
play in a
triangular
tournament held
in St. Moritz.
Among the
members of the
Swiss team was
the future WBF
president, Jaime
Ortiz Patiño.
1958 was the
only time when
only 3 teams
participated in
a world
championship,
Argentina being
the newcomer.
On the following
year, the
European,
American and
South American
champions were
joined by the
winner of the
1958 event,
adding up to 4
teams.
Dr. Marcelo
Lerner, a member
of that team and
the dean of
Argentinian
masters, has
kindly lent us
two invaluable
mementos: the St.
Moritz
tournament
program and an
invitation to
the closing
dinner of the
1958 world
championship,
signed by all
the participants (click
on the names for
their history in
the WBF)
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Italia:
Giorgio BELLADONNA
,
Carl Alberto PERROUX
(CNJ),
Eugenio CHIARADIA ,
Walter AVARELLI ,
Guglielmo SINISCALCO,
Pietro FORQUET,
Massimo D' ALELIO.
USA:
B Jay BECKER
,George RAPEE
,
John R CRAWFORD,
Sidney SILODOR
,
Tobias STONE
y
Alvin ROTH
.
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Marcelo
remember that
the
American
couples
Alvin
Roth,
Tobias
Stone,
first used
the
system five cards majors
openings.
Thank you very much
Marcelo.
Lea:
Reportaje
el Dr.
Lerner
por Fernando Lema:
click aqui y
Una hora con Marcelo
Lerner por John
Carruthers:
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