Marshall Miles

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Marshall Lauren Miles[1] (born December 16, 1926)[1] is an American bridge player and author.

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Bridge career

Miles' crowning achievement was winning the World Senior Teams Olympiad in Istanbul in 2004.[2] He has won various other tournaments and titles throughout his bridge career, including the Fishbein Trophy and the Life Master Pairs in 1961, as well as the Spingold in that same year and the next. He won the Reisinger in 1962 and 1965 and has placed second in the Men's Pairs twice as well as in the Vanderbilt and Fall National Open Pairs.[3] Miles is American Contract Bridge League's (ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 17,500 masterpoints[4] and was elected into its Hall of Fame in 2005.[5]

Miles has "written many articles for The Bridge World, American Bridge Digest, Bridge Today, ACBL Bridge Bulletin and [was] a contributing editor [to] The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge."[3]. He wrote several books including the classic "All 52 Cards." (1963)

Personal

Born in Loma Linda, California,[6] Miles earned a law degree in 1954 and practiced in Southern California from 1955 until his retirement in 1997.[7] Miles is a teacher on The Bridge Forum, an online bridge site on which students from all over the world can learn from experts.[8]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

  • ACBL Hall of Fame (Blackwood Award) 2005

Awards

Wins

Runner-ups

Publications

  • How to Win at Duplicate Bridge, Collier Books, 1957
  • All 52 Cards, Exposition Press, 1963
  • Marshall Miles Teaches Logical Bridge, Exposition Press, 1967
  • Bridge from the Top, Volumes I & II, Pando Publications, 1987 & 1989
  • Stronger Competitive Bidding, Lawrence & Leong, 1992
  • Competitive Bidding in the 21st Century, Master Point Press, 2000
  • Inferences at Bridge, Master Point Press, 2002
  • Modern Constructive Bidding, Master Point Press, 2005
  • My System: The Unbalanced Diamond, Master Point Press, 2007

References

  1. ^ a b According to the State of California (CA Birth Index). At Family Tree Legends. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ Age No Barrier to New Champion
  3. ^ a b Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900. 
  4. ^ ACBL Grand Life Masters
  5. ^ When the Defense Is Hopeless, Sowing Confusion May Be Best
  6. ^ ACBL Hall of Fame
  7. ^ State Bar of CA :: Marshall L Miles
  8. ^ Bridge Forum International

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