Benito Garozzo (born September 5, 1927) is an Italian bridge player, one of the most famous in bridge history. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking Card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depending He has won 13 world championship titles with the Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna. The Blue Team ( Italian: " Squadra azzurra " was the team that represented Italy in international bridge tournaments winning sixteen Pietro Forquet (1925- is an Italian bridge player one of the most famous in bridge history Giorgio Belladonna ( June 7, 1923 - May 12, 1995) was an Italian bridge player one of the most famous in bridge history Garozzo created the Blue club bidding system, and devised an advanced version of Precision club, called "Super-precision". Blue Club is a bridge Bidding system, developed mainly by Benito Garozzo. A bidding system is a collection of agreements and conventions describing the meanings of bids used in Contract bridge. In the game of Contract bridge, Precision Club is a Strong club system that was invented by C Garozzo became a United States citizen in January 1994. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

Contents 1 Tournament record 1.1 Winner 1.2 Runners-up 2 External links

Tournament record

Winner

• Bermuda Bowl (10) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975
• World Team Olympiad (3) 1964, 1968, 1972
• North American Bridge Championships (3)
  • Men's Pairs (1) 1971
  • North American Swiss Teams (1) 1984
  • Senior's Knockout Teams (1) 1995
• European Championships (5)
  • European Open Teams (5) 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979
• Italian Championships (16)
  • Open Teams (12) 1958, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985
  • Open Cup (4) 1965, 1968, 1977, 2003
• Other notable wins:
  • Cap Gemini World Top (1) 1991

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (3) 1976, 1979, 1983
• World Team Olympiad (1) 1976
• World Open Pairs (1) 1970
• World Senior Pairs (1) 1998
• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Mixed Pairs (1) 1983
  • North American Swiss Teams (3) 1981, 1995, 2000
  • Open Swiss Teams (2) 1993, 2001
• European Championships (2)
  • European Open Teams (2) 1977, 1983
• Italian Championships (6)
  • Open Teams (5) 1965, 1966, 1979, 1980, 1986
  • Open Cup (1) 1956
• Other notable 2nd places:
  • World Bridge Production Pairs (1) 2000

External links

• WBF Profile

Known as the Bermuda Bowl, the World team championships in Contract bridge are named after the first edition which was held in Bermuda in 1950 The World Team Olympiad is a bridge tournament organized by the World Bridge Federation, held every four years starting in 1960 North American Bridge Championships (NABC are ACBL -sponsored bridge championships held 3 times a year in spring summer and fall Known as the Bermuda Bowl, the World team championships in Contract bridge are named after the first edition which was held in Bermuda in 1950 The World Team Olympiad is a bridge tournament organized by the World Bridge Federation, held every four years starting in 1960 The World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Championships. The World Senior Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Championships. North American Bridge Championships (NABC are ACBL -sponsored bridge championships held 3 times a year in spring summer and fall

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