Michael Rosenberg

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Bart Bramley, Michael Rosenberg, Eric Rodwell (left to right). Par contest winners at World Championships 1998, Lille, France Rosenberg-Rodwell-Bramley.jpg
Bart Bramley, Michael Rosenberg, Eric Rodwell (left to right). Par contest winners at World Championships 1998, Lille, France

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

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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 wife Debbie, also a top player, from 1995 until 2011 when the couple moved to Northern California.[ citation needed ]

Michael won the 1994 Rosenblum Cup, the 2017 Bermuda Bowl, and the 2018 World Mixed Teams Championship. 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 .

Bridge accomplishments

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  1. ↑ "ROSENBERG Michael". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  2. ↑ "15th World Bridge Series – the Last Results | World Bridge Federation".
  3. ↑ "43rd World Bridge Teams Championships: The Winners | World Bridge Federation".
  4. ↑ Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  6. 1 2 "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  9. 1 2 "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  10. 1 2 "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  11. ↑ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  12. 1 2 "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  13. 1 2 "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  14. ↑ World Team Championship Winners
  15. ↑ "Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  16. ↑ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  17. ↑ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  18. ↑ "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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