Ron Klinger
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Ron Klinger is a leading bridge author, writing more than 50 books on the game. He is an Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master.
, China
, and has lived in Sydney, Australia since 1946.
He was editor of Australian Bridge for thirteen years starting in 1972. He was also the bridge columnist for the Australian Women's Weekly and later, The Daily Telegraph and The Weekend Australian. He currently writes a daily bridge column for the Sydney Morning Herald and a weekly column for The Sun-Herald
. He is also a regular contributor to Britain's Bridge Plus magazine, and is the author of over 50 books on bridge.
Klinger has played for Australia in the Bridge World Championships in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2000, and 2003–2007. He won the Pacific-Asian Open Teams in 1970 and has won the Pacific Asian Open Pairs twice. In the 1976 World Open Teams Olympiad, he won the Bols Brilliancy Prize for best play.
Biography
Klinger was born on November 8, 1941 in ShanghaiShanghai
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, China
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, and has lived in Sydney, Australia since 1946.
He was editor of Australian Bridge for thirteen years starting in 1972. He was also the bridge columnist for the Australian Women's Weekly and later, The Daily Telegraph and The Weekend Australian. He currently writes a daily bridge column for the Sydney Morning Herald and a weekly column for The Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald is an Australian tabloid newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney by Fairfax Media. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald. In the 6 months to September 2005, The Sun-Herald had a circulation of 515,000...
. He is also a regular contributor to Britain's Bridge Plus magazine, and is the author of over 50 books on bridge.
Klinger has played for Australia in the Bridge World Championships in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2000, and 2003–2007. He won the Pacific-Asian Open Teams in 1970 and has won the Pacific Asian Open Pairs twice. In the 1976 World Open Teams Olympiad, he won the Bols Brilliancy Prize for best play.