Close Encounters Book 1: Bridge's Greatest Matches 1964 to 2001 - Horton & Kokish


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Close Encounters Book 1: Bridge’s Greatest Matches 1964 to 2001 - Horton & Kokish
Close Encounters Book 1: Bridge’s Greatest Matches 1964 to 2001
by Mark Horton & Eric Kokish

Close Encounters is a two-book series that describes some of the most memorable bridge matches of the last fifty years. It features titanic struggles for World and National titles, involving the greatest players from North America and Europe. There are amazing comebacks, down to the wire finishes, overtime victories, and an insight into how the game has changed over the last half century.

Book 1 starts with Italy's asserting its supremacy over Great Britain in 1964, and ends with Germany's dramatic Venice Cup win over France in Paris, in 2001.

Eric Kokish (Canada), an ACBL and CBF Hall-of-Famer, and four-time WBF open medalist, has made his mark as a player, coach, analyst, consultant, editor, columnist and author. He lives in Toronto with his wife Beverly Kraft.

Mark Horton (born 1950) is a British author, journalist and expert on bridge, as well as a former lawyer and chess champion. He was editor of Bridge Magazine from 1995-2017 and is now the owner and editor of A New Bridge Magazine as well as being Chief Editor to the World Bridge Federation and the European Bridge League . He currently lives in Sutton Benger in the UK with his wife Liz.

Categories: Bidding | Intermediate | Declarer Play | Defense | General Interest |

Master Point Press, Paperback, 264pp | ISBN 978-1-77140-028-2

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