Michael Jerrold Smolen (November 18, 1940 – November 25, 1992) was an
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
bridge player from
Chicago.
He was the inventor of the popular
Smolen convention, an extension of
Stayman
Stayman is a bidding convention in the card game contract bridge. It is used by a partnership to find a 4-4 or 5-3 trump fit in a suit after making a one (1NT) opening bid and it has been adapted for use after a 2NT opening, a 1NT overcall, an ...
, which is employed when the partner of a 1NT opener shows his/her 5+ card majo
Smolen, who lived in
Alamo, California during his career, died in Los Angeles in 1992.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
*
Fishbein Trophy (1) 1982
Wins
*
North American Bridge Championships (5)
**
Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979
**
Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1982
**
Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1978
**
Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1976
**
Reisinger (1) 1984
Runners-up
*
North American Bridge Championships
**
Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1990
**
Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1990
**
Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1974
Notes
1940 births
1992 deaths
People from Chicago
American contract bridge players
People from Alamo, California
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