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Kit Woolsey

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Kit Woolsey is an American bridge and backgammon player born in 1943. In bridge he won the Rosenblum Cup world teams championship in 1986, was runner up in 1982 and in the 1989 Bermuda Bowl, won the Senior Teams event at the 2000 World Team Olympiad, and took gold at the 2003 Senior Bowl, earning induction into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2005 and the rank of World Bridge Federation Grand Master. In backgammon he was runner up at the 1996 World Cup and was inducted into the American Backgammon Hall of Fame in 2015. He is also known for innovating bridge bidding conventions including the two way checkback and the Woolsey defense against notrump openings.

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Birth Year
1943 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Winner of the 1986 Rosenblum Cup world teams championship in bridge, a World Bridge Federation World Grand Master, and inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2005. 1
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Competition Category
Individual 1
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  • Lead section
    Kit Woolsey (born Christopher Robin Woolsey in 1943) is an American bridge and backgammon player. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2005.
  • Career section
    In bridge, he was the winner of the 1986 Rosenblum Cup world teams championship. He was also runner-up in the 1982 Rosenblum Cup, 1989 Bermuda Bowl and won the Senior Teams at the 2000 World Team Olympiad, and another gold at the 2003 Senior Bowl, as well as more than a dozen American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC-level) events. Many of his successes were in partnership with Ed Manfield. He is a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master and was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2005.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Kit Woolsey (born Christopher Robin Woolsey in 1943) is an American bridge and backgammon player.
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