Arthur G. Robinson (admiral)
Arthur G. Robinson (born 1936) was an American Contract bridge, bridge player from Villanova, Pennsylvania. During the 1960s he played on three North America or USA open teams that were runners-up to Italy (the Blue Team (bridge), Blue Team) in world championships. Robert F. Jordan, Robert Jordan was his regular partner on all three occasions. Robinson's first "national"-level victory in the American Contract Bridge League may have been his greatest. He was one of "four young bridge experts led by [Jordan]" who won the annual Vanderbilt Trophy, Vanderbilt Cup in 1961, when it was contested in a 64- double-elimination tournament. Their teammates were Charles Coon (bridge), Charlie Coon, manager of the Boston Chess Club, and Eric Murray (bridge), Eric Murray, a Toronto lawyer. Jordan–Robinson went on to qualify for the 6-man North America team in the Bermuda Bowl#1963 Saint-Vincent, Italy, 1963 Bermuda Bowl where they finished second to Italy's Blue Team (bridge), Blue Team—as Coo ...
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Contract Bridge
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, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games, particularly among seniors. The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body for international competitive bridge, with numerous other bodies governing it at the regional level. The game consists of a number of , each progressing through four phases. The cards are dealt to the players; then the players ''call'' (or ''bid'') in an auction seeking to take the , specifying how many tricks the partnership receiving the contract (the declaring side) needs to take to receive points for the deal. During the auction, partners use their bids to also exchange information about their hands, including o ...
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