Fred Gitelman

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Fred Gitelman (born February 6, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario) is a leading American bridge player, as well as the founder and manager of Bridge Base Online, a bridge playing site.

Gitelman has won one World Bridge Championship, five North American Bridge Championships, a Gold Medal in the 2002 IOC Grand Prix, and was runner-up in the 1995 Bermuda Bowl.[1] In 2005 he was elected as the International Bridge Press Association's personality of the year.

He is well known for the educational software he produces through his company Bridge Base Inc. His most recent project is Bridge Base Online (BBO), which he began in 2001, for online bridge play. BBO is one of the most popular bridge playing sites.

Gitelman was a member of the Canadian youth and later open international teams before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. He resides there with his wife, Sheri, also a well-known bridge player.

Gitelman is notable for having been chosen as Bill Gates' personal bridge coach.

Creativity at the table

Gitelman is sometimes recognized for his creativity at the bridge table. In one tournament he discarded an Ace, as a signal to his partner to not lead that suit. His partner didn't, but led the remaining logical suit which Gitelman, being void, ruffed.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

  • ACBL Honorary Member of the Year 2005
  • IBPA Award (Personality of the Year) 2005

Wins

Runner-ups

References

  1. ↑ Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 651. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900. 

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