Gabriel Chagas
Encyclopedia
Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho (born December 7, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
) is a famous Brazil
ian bridge
player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad
in Monte Carlo
1976, Bermuda Bowl
in Perth
1989, World Open Pairs Championship
in Geneva
1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris
2001. He is one of 10 players who achieved the Triple Crown of Bridge
.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a famous Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
1976, Bermuda Bowl
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
1989, World Open Pairs Championship
World Open Pairs Championship
The World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. This Pairs competition was initiated in 1962 and is held every four years. It is open to pairs from all over the world, without any quota restrictions being applied. In its present...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
2001. He is one of 10 players who achieved the Triple Crown of Bridge
Triple crown of bridge
As of 2008, only ten players have collected The Triple Crown of Contract Bridge, that is won all of the three most important tournaments in bridge, the Bermuda Bowl, the World Team Olympiad and the World Open Pairs Championship...
.
Wins
- Bermuda BowlBermuda BowlThe Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
(1) 1989 - World Open Team OlympiadWorld Team OlympiadThe World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
(1) 1976 - World Open PairsWorld Open Pairs ChampionshipThe World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. This Pairs competition was initiated in 1962 and is held every four years. It is open to pairs from all over the world, without any quota restrictions being applied. In its present...
(1) 1990 - World Transnational Open Teams (1) 2001
- North American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge ChampionshipsNorth American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(2)- ReisingerReisingerThe Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...
(1) 1992 - Master Mixed TeamsChicago Mixed Board-a-MatchThe Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The event is a board-a-match team event....
(1) 1992
- Reisinger
- 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-ups
- Bermuda BowlBermuda BowlThe Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
(1) 2000 - Rosenblum CupRosenblum CupRosenblum Cup is Open Teams event held every four years as part of the World Bridge Championships. The event was added to the world championships in New Orleans in 1978 to commemorate Julius Rosenblum, who served as president of the World Bridge Federation until 1976...
(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