Michael Rosenberg

Michael Rosenberg (born March 7, 1954)^[1] is an American bridge player.

Rosenberg was born in New York City, moved to Scotland as a child, and returned to New York in 1978. He lived in New York State with his girlfriend Debbie, also a top player, from 1995 until 2011 when the couple moved to Northern California.

Michael won the 1994 Rosenblum Cup, and was second in the World Open Pairs Championship in 1994 (with Bob Hamman) and 2002 (with Zia Mahmood). As of 2007 he has won fourteen North American championships, as well as multiple wins in the major invitational tournaments. He has also won the World Bridge Federation (WBF) Par competition in 1998, a test of declarer play skill, and is known for his advocacy of a high standard of ethical behavior for players. He is known as "The expert's expert" for his encyclopedic knowledge of cardplay techniques, and a frequent contributor for The Bridge World.

For the two-year cycle beginning summer 2012, which includes the 2013 Bermuda Bowl, Rosenberg and Chris Willenken will play for Marty Fleisher's professional team, replacing Bobby Levin–Steve Weinstein. There Rosenberg–Willenken will join Fleisher–Mike Kamil and Chip Martel–Zia Mahmood.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• ACBL Player of the Year 1994, 2003
• Fishbein Trophy 2003
• Herman Trophy 1996

Wins

• Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994 ^[3]
• Compaq World Par Contest (1) 1998
• North American Bridge Championships (14)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2000 ^[4]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2003 ^[5]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1993 ^[6]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1992 ^[7]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1994, 1996 ^[8]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1991, 1996, 2006 ^[9]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2002 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (2) 1989, 1996 ^[11]
  • Spingold (2) 1991, 2003 ^[12]
• United States Bridge Championships (4)
  • Open Team Trials (4) 1992, 1997, 1999, 2006
• European Open Bridge Championships (1)
  • Mixed Teams (1) 2003
• European Championships (1)
  • Junior Teams (1) 1978
• British Championships (1)
  • Gold Cup (1) 1976
• Other notable wins:
  • Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1986
  • Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1992
  • Cap Volmac World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1995
  • Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1976
• Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1986 ^[13]
  • Goldman Pairs (2) 2008, 2009

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 2007
• World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1992
• World Open Pairs (2) 1994, 2002
• North American Bridge Championships (18)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2003 ^[4]
  • Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 2006 ^[14]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1994 ^[5]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1981 ^[15]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1992, 2014 ^[16]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2011, 2013 ^[17]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1990, 1991, 2000 ^[8]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2004 ^[9]
  • Reisinger (3) 2002, 2003, 2005 ^[11]
  • Spingold (3) 1980, 1993, 1995 ^[12]
• United States Bridge Championships (5)
  • Open Team Trials (5) 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
• Other notable 2nd places:
  • Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1978

References

External links

• Bridge Winners Profile (maintained by Rosenberg)
• Michael Rosenberg international record at the World Bridge Federation.
• Bridge, Zia and Me, Google eBook edition