Boris Koytchou (1919 – 30 April 2006)Obituary by Phillip Alder, New York Times News Service. Retrieved 2020-12-12 from the South Florida Sun Sentinel of May 6, 2006, page 35. was an American

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

player who played internationally both for France and North America. He was also a highly talented croquet player and a very successful

rubber bridge Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge played by two competing pairs using a particular method of scoring. A rubber is completed when one pair becomes first to win two ''games'', each ''game'' presenting a score of 100 or more contract points; ...

player, mainly at the Regency Whist Club. Koytchou was one of the most popular players of his generation, and was that rarity in competitive bridge, a successful player about whom nobody had an unpleasant word to say. He was born in Russia in 1919, but after the revolution his family settled first in what is now Istanbul; they then moved to Paris. He spent most of World War II in a German prison camp. He began playing bridge full time after the war and represented France in the European Championship in 1948, 1949 and 1950. He came to the United States in 1953 and lived most of his life in Manhattan till his death in 2006.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

Fishbein Trophy The Fishbein Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). History The Fishbein Trophy was donated by the ACBL in memo ...

(1) 1960

Wins

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

(2) **

Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...

(2) 1956, 1960

Runners-up

* Bermuda Bowl (1) 1957 World Team Championship Winners
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(3) ** Vanderbilt (3) 1955, 1962, 1965

References

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