Marty A. Bergen (born April 21, 1948) is an American

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teacher, writer and player. A ten-time national champion and

American Contract Bridge League The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission ''"to promote, grow and sustain th ...

Grand Life Master, he retired from active competition in 1993. He is still a bridge teacher and writer and is a

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World International Master. He was recently voted to be the 22nd most influential person in the history of bridge. Bergen has been a columnist in the monthly ''ACBL Bridge Bulletin'' since 1976. He has also written a total of 69 bridge books and booklets from 1995 to 2018 Two of his books won the ABTA Bridge Book of the Year award, ''Points Schmoints!: Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets'' in 1996 and ''Declarer Play the Bergen Way'' in 2005. Bergen is known for his development of many new conventions and treatments. His most popular ones are

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, 1NT semi-forcing and The Rule of 20. He and

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were one of the most successful pairs in the 1980s, and they later were instrumental in educating players about THE Law of Total Tricks. Bergen is married to Cheryl Bergen née Lance and they reside in

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Bridge accomplishments

Awards

* Herman Trophy 1983 * American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year 1996, 2005 * Elected to Bridge Hall of Fame in 2022

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 ...

(10) **

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 ...

(1) 1984 **

Reisinger The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Reisinger is a board-a-match event. History The event is contested for the Reisinger Trophy ( ...

(2) 1985, 1991 ** Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1981, 1984 **

Blue Ribbon Pairs The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (or simply the Blue Ribbon Pairs) is a national bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The event is restricted to those that have wo ...

(2) 1983, 1988 ** Life Master Pairs (1) 1988 ** Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1983 ** Men's Pairs (1) 1983 * Other notable wins: ** Pan-American Maccabi Games (1) 1983 ** Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1988 ** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1984, 1989 ** Goldman Pairs (1) 1983

Runners-up

(10) ** Vanderbilt (2) 1982, 1990 **

(1) 1983 **

Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(2) 1979, 1991 ** Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1990 ** Master Mixed Teams (2) 1989, 1991 ** Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1986 ** Grand National Pairs (1) 1984 * United States Bridge Championships (1) ** Open Team Trials (1) 1985 * Other notable 2nd places: ** Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1986

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergen, Marty 1948 births American contract bridge players Contract bridge writers People from Farmingdale, New York Living people Place of birth missing (living people)