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Classy. Everything in that first hand is relevant to current bridge.

It's interesting how things have evolved since the 60s in terms of sexism. The announcer routinely describes how pretty the pretty players are. This has a jarring effect when viewed from today's perspective. You never hear him talk about how handsome the men players are.

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Hmm they changed to Chicago scoring. and are now only playing 3 hands....

Strange line of play on the 3NT hand, why not win the first diamond and return the c9

Surprising number of bidding errors in this match on both teams. Were they drunk?

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I wonder if Mr Ogust is the inventor of the Ogust convention in response to to weak twos

Very retro. They must have said Carol was beautiful 10 times. The culture has changed.

Leventritt played the 'Intra Finesse' many years before Chagas published it in the Bols tip

"Chico needed the money"

Appalling bidding on the KQJ to 8 Clubs ...by everyone....

Mad Marx Brothers bidding. Interesting 900 penalty !

17:50 If the Schenkens knew this was the last hand, and their only chance to win the match was by setting their opponents, then why not double? Then they win the match by putting them down two instead of three.

4 experts and 1 leads out of turn... pathetic

What a great game! Too bad its ageing out in the US, but so am I.

This show featured some excellent bridge players of the time, to be sure. However, one woman I would really have enjoyed watching is Agnes Gordon. She was a frequent partner of Eric Murray, who said of her: "Agnes never came close to touching a wrong card or making a questionable bid. Everyone who played with Agnes marveled at her perfection.".

Are the episodes really in the right order? The intro is different. Also the defending team are not the winners of the previous uploaded episode.

This one is glorious

Wait, is Mary Jane Farell pretty? I wish they would tell me.

Format change on this episode… mid season..

For world class champion players, the bidding on the last deal was atrocious! Any experienced competent partnership would reach 6 spades easily!

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Grainy, black and white, but for a bridge player, probably every bit as interesting as it ever was, perhaps moreso because of the presence of names like Chico Marx, Gerber, and Goren.

Well it got better.. thanks

Thanks but on my cell phone I cannot follow anything.. I can barely see the cards, could not hear the contract.

Every Saturday morning it was Spaß Beiziete when the cartoons finished and the Goran show started

Eli Culbertson preceded Goren and you needed 2.5 tricks to open.

Why world class players would NOT bid 6 Spades on that first hand is hard to imagine!

Very enjoyable. Always wanted to learn how to play

Amazing how our culture has changed in the last 50 years! Female players are casually described as "pretty" or "lovely" on Championship Bridge, which if it were said today, would sound jarring and sexist to most people. And when she succeeds with the lead from xx of hearts against 3nt, the only killing lead, it is attributed to her "woman's intuition", not skill and knowledge of bridge defense.

It is interesting to note that playing a heart from dummy after discarding the losing club would allow the contract to make. Is it logical to play like this? I must admit that I would be assuming, based on the double, that the HK lead is from KQ and possibly others. That makes a heart from dummy unattractive. In spite of the result, I consider the HK lead to be pretty crazy. It could well be the only lead to allow the contract to make.

I just love TV programs from way back when, their quality will last in eternity!

That's John Gerber of the Gerber convention!

0:48 This was Chico’s last appearance on Television he died in 1961 a year after this

On the last deal Mr. Harkavy should have tried the hearts first. He needed only a normal heart break for his contract (or singleton Jack or Jxxx at Mr. Landy). He has 9 tricks: 2 spades, 5 hearts, 1 diamond and 1 club. I'm surprised neither the declarer nor Mr. Goren noticed this. :)

@20:37 "Mr. Bridge" Charles Goren states that the odds favor 4 missing cards of a suit to split 3-1. NOT TRUE! Odds slightly favor a 2-2 split.

Like the sign-off: " Aces to all of you!"

On the last deal, when Mr. Foerstner rebid 3C, he created a game-force (his hand isn't worth it, but that's what he did). 3C is a strong bid implying five hearts, and Mr. Harkavy, holding the two unbid suits under control, should immediately take charge of the auction by bidding 4NT. (Yes, he has 3 club losers, but his partner bid the suit strongly.) The moment Foerstner confirms the club ace, Harkavy could ask for Ks. Just one K in Foerstner's hand is disappointing, and Harkavy signs off in 6H. 12 tricks are there if Foerstner plays for a 2-2 club split. It is hard to believe Goren had not seen the slam, but he made no comment, I suppose, to avoid humiliating his guests.

"Chico, you have exactly three seconds to produce another queen." lol

SPOILER! Ivan dies in 1967 aged 43.

His nickname wasn't really "cheek-o", it was "chick-o" cos he liked the ladies.

This appearance was Chico Marx's last public appearance (1960). He died the next year.

Wonderful to see these games - thank you

Kwong should double the 4H hand. A likely set and nothing to lose. It cost him the match.

Interesting to see Okumeff. He's mentioned in Hamman's "At the Table" as co-owner and operator of an LA bridge club that developed many top players, including Hamman (and Soloway and Kantar and others). Okuneff also codified the rules of an "Oh Hell" variant popular with bridge players - play begins with four cards per hand, goes up to 13 and remains there for four deals. The trump suit is chosen by the highest bidder (or the first one if there's a tie). No trumps can also be chosen and that doubles the score for the hand.

Tim Holland would become much better known in the 1970s for backgammon, not golf or bridge. He wrote several popular books on the game and won some major tournaments.

Bridge is a game for old guys… and its useless

Ha ha ! call the director !