Benito Garozzo

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Benito Garozzo (born September 5, 1927) is an Italian bridge player, one of the most famous in bridge history. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna. Garozzo created the Blue club bidding system, and devised an advanced version of Precision club, called "Super-precision". Garozzo became a United States citizen in January 1994.

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[edit] Tournament record

[edit] Winner

  • Bermuda Bowl (10) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • World Team Olympiad (3) 1964, 1968, 1972
  • North American Bridge Championships (3)
    • Men's Pairs (1) 1971
    • North American Swiss Teams (1) 1984
    • Senior's Knockout Teams (1) 1995
  • European Championships (5)
    • European Open Teams (5) 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979
  • Italian Championships (16)
    • Open Teams (12) 1958, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985
    • Open Cup (4) 1965, 1968, 1977, 2003
  • Other notable wins:
    • Cap Gemini World Top (1) 1991

[edit] Runners-up

[edit] External links

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