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Marshall Miles (born 1926 in [[Redlands, California|Redlands]], [[California]]) is an American [[contract bridge|bridge]] player and author.
Marshall Miles, born in [[1926]] in [[Redlands, California]], is a champion bridge player and author. His crowning achievement was winning the World Senior Bridge Championship in [[Istanbul]] in 2004.<ref> http://www.masterpointpress.com/info/news.html</ref> He has won various other tournaments and titles throughout his bridge career, including the [[Fishbein Trophy]] and the Life Masters pairs in 1961, as wells as the [[Spingold]] in that same year and the next. He won the [[Reisinger]] in 1965 and has placed second in the Men's Pairs twice as well as in the Vanderbilt and Open Pairs.


His crowning achievement was winning the [[World Team Olympiad|World Senior Teams Bridge Championship]] in [[Istanbul]] in 2004.<ref name=bt>[http://www.bridgetoday.com/news/news_miles.php Age No Barrier to New Champion]</ref> He has won various other tournaments and titles throughout his bridge career, including the [[Fishbein Trophy]] and the [[Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs|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 [[Wernher Open Pairs|Men's Pairs]] twice as well as in the [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] and Open Pairs.<ref name=enc>{{cite book | title = The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th edition | year = 2002 | publisher = American Contract Bridge League | isbn = 0-943855-44-6}}</ref> Miles is [[American Contract Bridge League]]'s (ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 17,500 [[masterpoints]]<ref>[http://web2.acbl.org/as400/mpraces/mpAwards/lifetime/grandlms.htm ACBL Grand Life Masters]</ref> and was elected into it's Hall of Fame in 2005.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/crosswords/bridge/21card.html When the Defense Is Hopeless, Sowing Confusion May Be Best]</ref>
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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." <ref> "Miles, Marshall." The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge. 6th ed. 2001.</ref> His books include:


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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]]."<ref name=enc/>
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''How to Win at Duplicate Bridge'' [[Collier Books]], 1957


==Personal==
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''All 52 Cards'' Exposition Press, 1963
Miles earned a law degree in 1954 and practiced in Southern California until he retired in the mid-90s.<ref name=bt/>
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Miles is a teacher on The Bridge Forum, an online bridge site on which students from all over the world can learn from experts.<ref>[http://www.bridge-forum.com/homepage.htm Bridge Forum International]</ref>


==Bridge accomplishments==
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''Marshall Miles Teaches Logical Bridge'' Exposition Press, 1967
===Honors===
* ACBL Hall of Fame (Blackwood Award} 2005


===Awards===
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''Bridge from the Top'' Volumes I & II, Pando Publications, 1987 & 1989
* [[Fishbein Trophy]] 1961
* [[Goren Trophy|Herman Trophy]] 1962


===Wins===
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''Stronger Competitive Bidding'' Lawrence & Leong, 1992
* [[World Team Olympiad|Senior International Cup]] (1) 2004
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (5)
** [[Spingold]] (2) 1961, 1962
** [[Reisinger]] (2) 1962, 1965
** [[Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs|Life Master Pairs]] (1) 1961


===Runner-ups===
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''Competitive Bidding in the 21st Century'' [[Master Point Press]], 2000
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (4)
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (1) 1961
** [[Truscott Senior Swiss Teams|Senior Swiss Teams]] (1) 2003
** [[Wernher Open Pairs|Men's Pairs]] (2) 1962, 1972
* United States Bridge Championships (1)
** Senior Team Trials (1) 2004


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


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''Modern Constructive Bidding'' [[ Master Point Press]], 2005

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''My System: The Unbalanced Diamond'' [[Master Point Press]], 2007

Miles took an unusual route to his bridge expertise. His interest was piqued as a youngster
when he overheard his mother discussing the game with a friend. He went to the local library where he lived in California and retrieved old newspapers so that he could read the bridge columns, learning how to play without reading a book. He earned a law degree in 1954 and practiced in Southern California until he retired about 10 years ago. <ref>http://www.bridgetoday.com/news/news_miles.php</ref>

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Miles is a teacher on The Bridge Forum, at http://www.bridge-forum.com, an online bridge site on which students from all over the world can learn from experts.
==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.bridge-forum.com/Marshallbiosummer2k5.htm]The Bridge Forum
*[http://www.acbl.org/about/hall-of-fame/biography.php?id=49 ACBL Hall of Fame]
*[http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=13384 World Bridge Federation profile]

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Revision as of 18:46, 29 April 2009

Marshall Miles (born 1926 in Redlands, California) is an American bridge player and author.

His crowning achievement was winning the World Senior Teams Bridge Championship in Istanbul in 2004.[1] 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 Open Pairs.[2] Miles is American Contract Bridge League's (ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 17,500 masterpoints[3] and was elected into it's Hall of Fame in 2005.[4]

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."[2]

Personal

Miles earned a law degree in 1954 and practiced in Southern California until he retired in the mid-90s.[1] Miles is a teacher on The Bridge Forum, an online bridge site on which students from all over the world can learn from experts.[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

  • ACBL Hall of Fame (Blackwood Award} 2005

Awards

Wins

Runner-ups

Bibliography

  • 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 Age No Barrier to New Champion
  2. ^ a b The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th edition. American Contract Bridge League. 2002. ISBN 0-943855-44-6.
  3. ^ ACBL Grand Life Masters
  4. ^ When the Defense Is Hopeless, Sowing Confusion May Be Best
  5. ^ Bridge Forum International
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