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Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, [ 1 ] with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. [ a ] Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home ...
"World Bridge Games" [14] or Bridge at the World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial, next 2020) World Masters Individual [15] —from 1992 Open and Women (Juniors 2000 only) World Team Olympiad [16] —1960–2004 national teams events; Open and Women incorporated in the Games 2008 and "Senior International Cup" continued as a non-medal event
History of contract bridge. The history of contract bridge may be dated from the early 16th-century invention of trick-taking games such as whist. Bridge departed from whist with the creation of Biritch (or "Russian Whist") in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game.
Origins and distinctions. Getting its name from the Standard Club of Chicago where it originated in the early 1960s, [1][3] the game is well suited to club and home play. [4] While the auction and the play of the hand are the same as in rubber bridge, Chicago has the following unique features: A rubber consists of exactly four deals.
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Originally created by professional bridge player Fred Gitelman, BBO was first published by Bridge Base, Inc. in 2001 as a Windows-downloadable software offering free online multiplayer bridge rooms for practice and play. [3] Around 2008, BBO was ported to a web application to also support Linux and macOS users, as well as mobile devices.