Ron Andersen
{{short description|American bridge player}}
{{similar names|Ron Anderson (disambiguation){{!}}Ron Anderson}}
Ronald Eugene Andersen (May 26, 1941 – July 3, 1997)Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.{{OEB|5|562}} was an American bridge player. He won 11 "national"-rated events at North American Bridge Championships, thrice-annual 10-day meets organized by the American Contract Bridge League, where he became known best as a superior live commentator in the vugraph room.
Andersen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and studied at the University of Iowa before beginning a professional bridge career. Eventually he owned a seat on the Chicago Board Options Exchange and he died in a Chicago hospital at age 56.
Andersen finally became a favorite commentator for European Bridge League and World Bridge Federation championships, as well as major ACBL tournaments. In the month before his death, June 1997, he worked the European Championships in Italy, from which he was flown home to Chicago after suffering two strokes in consequence of kidney failure.
Andersen co-wrote seven books related to the Precision Club bidding system with C. C. Wei, inventor of the system, or Kathie Wei.
Andersen and Sabine Zenkel traveled the world as a partnership during 1991–1992, based in Chicago. They also wrote a book, Preempts from A to Z (1993; 2nd, 1996).
Publications
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Andersen
|first1 = Ron
|title = Where and How High/For People Who Hate to Read Bridge Books
|publisher = Wisconsin Bridge association
|location = Wisconsin, Illinois
|year = 1970
}}
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Andersen
|first1 = Ron
|title = The Lebensohl Convention Complete in Contract Bridge
|publisher = Barclay Bridge Supplies
|location = Port Chester, New York
|year = 1987
|lccn = 88146628
}}
;with C. C. Wei
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Wei
|first1 = C. C.
|title = Match Point Precision
|publisher = Monna Lisa Precision Corporation
|location = New York City, New York
|year = 1976
}} Newly revised and expanded in 1978. {{ISBN|978-0876430378}}
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Wei
|first1 = C. C.
|title = Bidding Precisely Volume 2/Making the Most of Limited Openings
|publisher = Monna Lisa Precision Corporation
|location = New York City, New York
|year = 1976
}}
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Wei
|first1 = C. C.
|title = Profits from Preempts/Bidding Precisely Volume 3
|publisher = Monna Lisa Precision Corporation
|location = New York City, New York
|year = 1977
}} Reprinted in 1992 by Devyn Press, Louisville KY. {{ISBN|0910791376}}
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Wei
|first1 = C. C.
|title = Perfect Your No Trump Bidding/Bidding Precisely Volume 4
|publisher = Monna Lisa Precision Corporation
|location = New York City, New York
|year = 1978
}}
;with Sabine Zenkel
- {{cite book
|author-mask=1
|last1 = Zenkel
|first1 = Sabine
|title = Preempts from A to Z
|publisher = Magnus Books
|location = Stamford, Connecticut
|year = 1993
|lccn = 93-079256
|isbn = 0-9637533-0-4}} Second edition published in 1996.
Bridge accomplishments
=Awards=
- Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1974
- ACBL annual masterpoints leader (4): McKenney Trophy 1977, 1980, 1983; Barry Crane Trophy, 1986
=Wins=
|title = von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page = 6
|date = 2014-06-18
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1978 {{cite news
|title = Blue Ribbon Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page = 5
|date = 2013-12-03
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1970 {{cite news
|title = Life Master Open Pairs Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page = 4
|date = 2013-11-29
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1989 {{cite news
|title = Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|page = 9
|date = 2014-03-29
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Marcus Cup (1) 1965
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1974 {{cite news
|title = Mitchell BAM Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
|page = 8
|date = 2013-12-01
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1971 {{cite news
|title = Mixed BAM Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|page = 14
|date = 2014-07-24
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Reisinger (1) 1980 {{cite news
|title = Reisinger Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|page = 6
|date = 2013-12-06
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Spingold (3) 1983, 1986, 1988 {{cite news
|title = Spingold Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
|page = 12
|date = 2014-07-21
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
=Runners-up=
|title = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page = 8
|date = 2014-03-25
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1974 {{cite news
|title = Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf
|page = 11
|date = 2014-07-27
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1983 {{cite news
|title = Wernher Open Pairs Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page = 4
|date = 2014-07-22
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1975
- Vanderbilt (4) 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980 {{cite news
|title = Vanderbilt Previous Winners
|publisher = American Contract Bridge League
|url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
|page = 6
|date = 2014-03-24
|access-date = 2014-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
}}
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1984
- Reisinger (2) 1986, 1992
- Spingold (1) 1990
References
{{reflist |25em |refs=
[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/13/nyregion/ron-andersen-bridge-titlist-and-commentator-dies-at-56.html "Ron Andersen, Bridge Titlist and Commentator, Dies at 56"]. Alan Truscott. The New York Times. July 13, 1997. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
"Bridge: How a small deception earned a Chicago partnership an extra trick and a major victory". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 18, 1992. Page 17.
}}
External links
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Category:American contract bridge players