Championships (20) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1965 Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1959 Vanderbilt (4) 1942, 1946, 1950, 1951 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1952, 1962, 1963, 1980 Reisinger (3) 1945, 1953, 1984 Spingold (7) 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1959 Runners-up North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1950 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1945 Vanderbilt (4) 1944, 1945, 1952, 1969 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1948, 1955, 1965 Reisinger (5) 1947, 1948, 1950, 1976, 1977 Spingold (2) 1947, 1969 Publications Stayman was a contributing editor of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, which appeared in several editions beginning 1964. He wrote three books. 144 pp. – UK edition, Faber & Faber, 1952 223 pp. – UK edition, London: Rockliff, 1956 207 pp. – UK edition, Faber, 1969, edited and introduced by Victor Mollo A second US edition of the latter was published as Highroad to Winning Bridge: do you play Stayman? (NY: Cornerstone Library, 1970), with a foreword by Omar Sharif. A Chinese translation was published in 1972. The Complete Stayman System was published at least in French (1956) and Italian (1965) translations, introduced by Pierre Albarran and Mario Franco. References External links 1909 births 1993 deaths American contract bridge players Contract bridge writers Tuck School of Business alumni Writers from Worcester, Massachusetts