Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho (born 7 December 1944 in

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player. He was the winner of

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1976,

Bermuda Bowl The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wu ...

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1989,

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1990, as well as Transnational Teams in

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2001. He is one of 10 players who achieved the Triple Crown of Bridge.

Tournament record

Wins

(1) 1989 * World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1976 * World Open Pairs (1) 1990 * World Transnational Open Teams (1) 2001 *

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(2) **

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(1) 1992 ** Master Mixed Teams (1) 1992 * South American Championships (32) ** Open Teams (28) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 ** Open Pairs (4) 1984, 1990, 1994, 2006 * Brazilian Championships (16) ** Open Teams (14) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008 ** Open Pairs (2) 1968, 1978 * Other notable wins: ** IOC Grand Prix (1) 1998 ** Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1993 ** Cap Gemini World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1997 ** Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1979 ** Sunday Times–Macallan Invitational Pairs (1) 1992

Runner-up

(1) 2000 *

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(2) 1978, 1998 * South American Championships (6) ** Open Teams (6) 1966, 1976, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2005 * Brazilian Championships (8) ** Open Teams (5) 1990, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006 ** Open Pairs (3) 1992, 1996, 2002 * Other notable 2nd places: ** IOC Grand Prix (1) 1999 ** Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1996 ** Traditionalists vs. Scientists (1) 1990 ** Naturalists vs. Scientists (1) 1992 ** Staten Bank World Top Invitational Pairs (2) 1989, 1990 ** Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1978 ** Pan American Open Pairs (1) 1992

Suspension

On 20 April 2021, the Federação Brasileira de Bridge (FBB) - the Brazilian Bridge Federation - sanctioned Chagas for cheating while playing bridge online. While few details were presented in the notice of suspension, it was noted that three incidents had been investigated and while Chagas deemed the conclusion unfair, he accepted the inevitable outcome of being found guilty and accepted the FBB's proposed sanctions.Brazilian Bridge Federation notice of suspension.
/ref> Effective 15 April 2021, Chagas is * suspended from participating in tournaments promoted by the Brazilian Bridge Federation and its associated clubs for a period of one year, * is prevented from representing Brazil, nationally or internationally, for a period of one year and * his titles and ranking points in online tournaments held from March 2020 onwards are revoked.

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References

Brazilian contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{bridge-game-stub