Howard M. Weinstein (born 1953) is an
American bridge
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player from
Chicago, Illinois
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.
He is a graduate of
University of Minnesota
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. He is related to
Josh (J. Elvis) Weinstein from ''
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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''.
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Bridge accomplishments
Wins
* North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual contract bridge, bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November fo ...
(10)
** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1997
** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1996
** Blue Ribbon Pairs
The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (or simply the Blue Ribbon Pairs) is a national bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The event is restricted to those that have wo ...
(1) 1998
** Nail Life Master Open Pairs
The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a North American bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and ...
(1) 2006
** Grand National Teams
The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...
(1) 1991
** Vanderbilt (1) 1993
** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 2012, 2019
** Reisinger (2) 1997, 2001
Runners-up
* 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 ...
(1) 2007
* North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual contract bridge, bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November fo ...
** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (3) 1988, 1989, 2007
** Grand National Teams
The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...
(2) 1986, 1988
** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2002
** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1987, 2002
** Reisinger (4) 1987, 1995, 2008, 2010
** Spingold (1) 2008
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
American contract bridge players
Bermuda Bowl players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Date of birth missing (living people)
Game players from Chicago
University of Minnesota alumni
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