''Bridge d'Italia'' is the official
magazine for the Italian
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 ...
game federation, Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge (FIGB).
It has been published since January 1938.
History and profile
The magazine was first published in January 1938 under the title ''Bollettino Mensile'' (''Monthly Bulletin'').
In November that year the title was changed by the
Fascist administration to the ''Monthly Bulletin of the Italian Ponte Association''.
[ Between December 1941 and 1946 the magazine temporarily ceased publication due to ]World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
.[ In 1946 the magazine could publish only one issue with the title ''Bridge'', and from 1947 its frequency was made monthly.][ In 1953 the magazine was renamed as ''Bridge d'Italia'' of which ]editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
was Cesare Guglielmetti.[ The other editors-in-chief were Luigi Firbo who succeeded Cesare Guglielmetti in 1957 and held the post until June 1970 when Guido Barbone was appointed to the post.][ From April 1986 Riccardo Vandoni was made the editor-in-chief of the magazine.][
''Bridge d'Italia'' has a print and an online edition. The print edition is published ten times a year.][ The magazine is headquartered in ]Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...
.
See also
* ''The Bridge World
''The Bridge World'' (TBW), the oldest continuously published magazine about contract bridge, was founded in 1929 by Ely Culbertson. It has since been regarded as the game's principal journal, publicizing technical advances in bidding and the pl ...
''
* List of contract bridge magazines
References
External links
FIGB website (Italian)
Online edition
1938 establishments in Italy
Contract bridge magazines
Italian-language magazines
Magazines established in 1938
Magazines published in Milan
Monthly magazines published in Italy
Ten times annually magazines
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