Michael Rosenberg

Michael Rosenberg (born March 7, 1954)[1] is an American bridge player.

Bart Bramley, Michael Rosenberg, Eric Rodwell (left to right). Par contest winners at World Championships 1998, Lille, France

Rosenberg was born in New York City, moved to Scotland as a child, and returned to New York in 1978. He lived in New York State with his wife Debbie, also a top player, from 1995 until 2011 when the couple moved to Northern California.

Michael won the 1994 Rosenblum Cup, the 2017 Bermuda Bowl, and the 2018 World Mixed Teams Championship. As of 2007 he has won fourteen North American championships, as well as multiple wins in the major invitational tournaments. He has also won the World Bridge Federation (WBF) Par competition in 1998, a test of declarer play skill, and is known for his advocacy of a high standard of ethical behavior for players. He is known as "The expert's expert" for his encyclopedic knowledge of cardplay techniques, and a frequent contributor for The Bridge World.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2015
ACBL Player of the Year 1994, 2003
Fishbein Trophy 2003
Herman Trophy 1996

Wins

World Mixed Teams Championship (1) 2018 [2]
Bermuda Bowl (1) 2017 [3]
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994 [4]
Compaq World Par Contest (1) 1998

North American Bridge Championships (14)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2000 [5]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2003 [6]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1993 [7]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1992 [8]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1994, 1996 [9]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1991, 1996, 2006 [10]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2002 [11]
- Reisinger (2) 1989, 1996 [12]
- Spingold (2) 1991, 2003 [13]
United States Bridge Championships (4)
- Open Team Trials(4) 1992, 1997, 1999, 2006
European Open Bridge Championships (1)
- Mixed Teams (1) 2003
European Championships (1)
- Junior Teams (1) 1978
British Championships (1)
- Gold Cup (1) 1976
Other notable wins:
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1986
- Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1992
- Cap Volmac World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1995
- Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1976
Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1986 [14]
- Goldman Pairs (2) 2008, 2009

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (1) 2007
World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1992
World Open Pairs (2) 1994, 2002
North American Bridge Championships (18)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2003 [5]
- Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 2006 [15]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1994 [6]
- Grand National Teams (1) 1981 [16]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1992, 2014 [17]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2011, 2013 [18]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1990, 1991, 2000 [9]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2004 [10]
- Reisinger (3) 2002, 2003, 2005 [12]
- Spingold (3) 1980, 1993, 1995 [13]
United States Bridge Championships (5)
- Open Team Trials (7) 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2017
Other notable 2nd places:
- Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1978

References

"ROSENBERG Michael". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
"von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
World Team Championship Winners
"Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
"Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

External links

Bridge Winners Profile (maintained by Rosenberg)
"International record for Michael Rosenberg". World Bridge Federation.
Bridge, Zia and Me, Google eBook edition

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[SAWMG2011-1] "ROSENBERG Michael". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

[4] Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[von_Zedtwitz_LM_Previous_Winners-5] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Silodor_Open_Pairs_Previous_Winners-6] "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Blue_Ribbon_Winners-7] "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Life_Master_Open_Pairs_Winners-8] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-9] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-10] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-11] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Reisinger_Winners-12] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-13] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[WBF_Winners-14] World Team Championship Winners

[Lebhar_Imp_Pairs_Winners-15] "Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[GNT_Previous_Winners-16] "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Jacoby_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-17] "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

[Roth_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-18] "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-03.