systems to be particularly important. It is a mistake, in my opinion, to work out a detailed system and stick to it. If you have the reputation of being a player who always makes the book bid and lead you become easy to play against. He was for many years called the best duplicate pairs bridge player in Europe, if not the world. His autobiography, Bridging Two Worlds, which includes many terrible details about his Holocaust experiences, was originally circulated privately, but has been published by Masterpoint Press. Accomplishments These include: Crockford's Cup winner: 1981 Spring Foursomes winner: 1969 and 1976 Brighton Pairs, Harold Poster Cup: 1970, 1987 and 2011 Easter Congress Guardian Trophy winner: 1969, 1976 and 1982 National Pairs winner: 1966 Hubert Phillips Bowl winner: 1970 Tollemache Trophy winner: 1967 Master Bridge, a televised programme by Channel 4, winner: 1982. The other contestants included Omar Sharif, Zia Mahmood and Rixi Markus. Publications Notes References 1929 births 2018 deaths Auschwitz concentration camp survivors British and Irish contract bridge players British people of Czech-Jewish descent Contract bridge writers Sportspeople from Prague