Harry Fishbein

Harry J. Fishbein
Harry J. Fishbein
Born	April 18, 1897; Manhattan, New York City
Died	February 19, 1976 (aged 78); Manhattan, New York City
Nationality	American
Known for	bridge player and club owner

Harry J. Fishbein (April 18, 1897 – February 19, 1976) was an American bridge player and club owner.^[1] He used to be a professional basketball player. In teams-of-four competition, Fishbein was a runner-up for the world championship in the 1959 Bermuda Bowl, playing on the United States team in a three-way round-robin among Europe, North America, and South America representatives.^[2] Fishbein was "the presiding genius" of the famous Mayfair club [or Mayfair Bridge Club]^[3] for more than 20 years"^[1] – proprietor of the training ground of experts from 1943 to 1966. As of 1960 he was also ACBL Treasurer.^[3]

He developed the Fishbein convention as a defense against preemptive opening bids.

Biography

He was born on April 18, 1898, in Manhattan, New York City. He died on February 19, 1976, at the New York Infirmary following a heart attack.^[1]

Legacy

Fishbein was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.^[4]^[5]

He was a second cousin of the noted Orthodox Jewish scholar J.D. Eisenstein.

Publications

—— (1960). The Fishbein Convention. New York: Crown Publishers. LCCN 60008621.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000^[4]

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (16)
- Master Individual (2) 1942, 1952 ^[6]
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1939, 1940 ^[7]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 ^[8]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (3) 1937, 1942, 1946 ^[9]
- Vanderbilt (5) 1936, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1958 ^[10]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1967
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1965 ^[11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1947 ^[12]

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (1) 1959
North American Bridge Championships
- Master Individual (1) 1938 ^[13]
- Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1959, 1968 ^[14]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1940 ^[8]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1963 ^[15]
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (5) 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942 ^[16]
- Masters Team of 4 (1) 1937 ^[17]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1952, 1953, 1960 ^[11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1945, 1948 ^[12]
- Reisinger (4) 1942, 1953, 1957, 1959 ^[18]
- Spingold (3) 1943, 1945, 1958 ^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Harry J. Fishbein Is Dead at 78; Won 16 National Bridge Titles". The New York Times. February 21, 1976.
^ "9th World Team Championships" (1959). WBF. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
^ ^a ^b Contract Bridge: Mr. Fishbein Writes a Book to Explain His Convention and Its Corollaries". Albert H. Morehead. The New York Times. April 18, 1960. Page 26.
^ ^a ^b "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
^ "Fishbein, Harry". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
^ "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}
^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}
^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}
^ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
"International record for Harry Fishbein". World Bridge Federation.

[obit-1] "Harry J. Fishbein Is Dead at 78; Won 16 National Bridge Titles". The New York Times. February 21, 1976.

[2] "9th World Team Championships" (1959). WBF. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

[morehead-3] Contract Bridge: Mr. Fishbein Writes a Book to Explain His Convention and Its Corollaries". Albert H. Morehead. The New York Times. April 18, 1960. Page 26.

[HOFby-4] "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

[ACBLhof-5] "Fishbein, Harry". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

[6] "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}

[7] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Wernher_Open_Pairs_Winners-8] "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[9] "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.

[10] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-11] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-12] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[13] "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}

[14] "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[15] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[16] "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}

[17] "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[18] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[19] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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