Master Individual
Encyclopedia
The Master Individual national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(NABC).
History
The event was contested for the Karn Trophy (1931–1933) and the Steiner Trophy from 1934 until 1960 when it was abandoned.Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 |
Willard Karn |
Richard L. Frey |
| 1932 |
Howard Schenken Howard Schenken Howard Schenken was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time columnist. In his career, Schenken won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records: he won the Life Master Pairs five times, and the Spingold and Vanderbilt Trophy twelve and ten times, respectively... |
David Burnstine David Bruce (bridge) David Bruce was a leading tournament contract bridge player of the 1930's who played under the name of David Burnstine. Born in New York City, he became Life Master #1 at the age of 36 regularly playing out of the Contract Bridge Club of New York. Burnstine was a member of the Four Horsemen team... |
| 1933 |
David Burnstine David Bruce (bridge) David Bruce was a leading tournament contract bridge player of the 1930's who played under the name of David Burnstine. Born in New York City, he became Life Master #1 at the age of 36 regularly playing out of the Contract Bridge Club of New York. Burnstine was a member of the Four Horsemen team... |
Elinor Murdoch |
| 1934 |
Elinor Murdoch |
B. Jay Becker |
| 1935 |
Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby Oswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his... |
David Burnstine David Bruce (bridge) David Bruce was a leading tournament contract bridge player of the 1930's who played under the name of David Burnstine. Born in New York City, he became Life Master #1 at the age of 36 regularly playing out of the Contract Bridge Club of New York. Burnstine was a member of the Four Horsemen team... |
| 1936 |
Waldemar von Zedtwitz |
Merwyn Maier |
| 1937 |
B. Jay Becker |
George Unger |
| 1938 |
Richard Ecker Jr. |
Harry Fishbein |
| 1939 |
Merwyn Maier |
Alvin Landy |
| 1940 |
Morrie Elis |
Lee Hazen |
| 1941 |
Lee Hazen |
B. Jay Becker |
| 1942 |
Harry Fishbein |
Olive Peterson |
| 1943 |
Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... |
Charles Solomon |
| 1944 |
George Rapée |
Robert D. Chatkin |
| 1945 |
Charles Goren Charles Goren Charles Henry Goren was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s.-Early years:Goren... |
Albert Weiss |
| 1946 |
Robert A. McPherran |
Morrie Elis |
| 1947 |
Charles J. Solomon |
Jack Cushing |
| 1948 |
B. Jay Becker |
Myron Field |
| 1949 |
George Rapée |
B. Jay Becker |
| 1950 |
Morrie Elis |
Robert Appleyard |
| 1951 |
Sidney Silodor |
John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... |
| 1952 |
Harry Fishbein |
Peter Leventritt |
| 1953 |
Tobias Stone |
Larry Hirsch |
| 1954 |
Edward Burns |
F. Ayres Bombeck |
| 1955 |
Norman Kay |
2/3. B. Jay Becker 2/3. Alvin Roth Alvin Roth Alvin L. Roth was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time. He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bridge conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.-Biography:Roth... |
| 1956 |
John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... |
Robert Appleyard |
| 1957 |
Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on... |
Ernest E. Karshmer |
| 1958 |
Sylvia Stein |
John R. Crawford John R. Crawford John Randolph Crawford was an American bridge and backgammon player... |
| 1959 |
Leo Pressburg |
Frank L. Jackson |
| 1960 |
Robert Reynolds |
Arthur Robinson |