Marc Smith (bridge)

Marc Smith (born 1960) is a British bridge player, columnist^[1] and writer.^[2] Marc Smith represented Great Britain as a junior, winning the 1985 European Union Junior Teams Championship.^[3] He has a host of wins in national events, and reached the final of the World Mixed Pairs Championship playing with his wife, Charlotte.^[4][5] His book, co-authored with Barbara Seagram, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, won the American Bridge Teachers' Association 1999 Shirley Silverman Award for Best Student Book.^[6]

Bridge columns

• Bridge (Britain)
• Bridge Plus (Britain)
• The OKbridge Spectator,
• ACBL Bridge Bulletin (USA)

Publications

• Smith, Marc (1990). Enterprising Tales. Damien.
• Smith, Marc (1999). Man vs Machine: The Bridge Match of the Millennium. Bridge Plus, 96 pages. ISBN 978-1-902123-16-5.
• Smith, Marc (1999). World Class: Conversations with Bridge Masters. Master Point Press (Toronto), 288 pages. ISBN 1-894154-15-0.
• Bourke, Tim; Smith, Marc (1999). Countdown to Winning Bridge. Master Point Press (Toronto), 214 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-05-5.
• Hoffman, Martin; Smith, Marc (1999). Finesse Bridge Publications (London), 159 pages. ISBN 978-0-9538737-3-9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (1999). 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Master Point Press (Toronto). ISBN 1-894154-07-X.
• Smith, Marc (2000). Practise Your Overcalling. Bridge Plus (Reading), 16 pages. ISBN 978-1-902123-21-9.
• Smith, Marc (2000). Bridge Cardplay - Attack and Defense. Finesse Bridge Publications (London). ISBN 0-9538737-2-2.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Entry Management. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-17-8.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Eliminations and Throw-ins. Master Point Press (Toronto), 58 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-24-6.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Safety Plays. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-19-2.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Planning in Suit Contracts. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-26-0.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Tricks with Trumps. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-18-5.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Deceptive Card Play. Master Point Press (Toronto), 59 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-25-3.
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2000). The Golden Rules of Defence: (and when to break them). Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-575-06845-2.
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (2000). 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding. Master Point Press (Toronto), 220 pages. ISBN 1-894154-22-3.
• Smith, Marc (2001). Practice Your Trial Bids. Bridge Plus (Bisley), 16 pages. ISBN 978-1-85665-020-5.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Reading the Cards. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-34-5.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Tricks with Finesses. Master Point Press (Toronto), 64 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-35-2.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Planning the Play in Notrump. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-30-7.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Defensive Signalling. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-31-4.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Planning in Defense. Master Point Press (Toronto), 64 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-36-9.
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Squeeses Made Simple. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-32-1.
• Meckstroth, Jeff; Smith, Marc (2001). Win the Bermuda Bowl with Me. Master Point Press (Toronto), 188 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-33-8.
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2001). The Golden Rules of Declarer Play. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-35767-3.
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2002). The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 128 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-36217-2.
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2003). The Golden Rules of Competitive Auctions. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-36585-2.
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (2010). The Pocket Guide to Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Master Point Press (Toronto), 72 pages. ISBN 1-897106-65-3.

References

1. Stated in the author's cameo on the back cover of his book World Class that he "writes monthly columns for Bridge and Bridge Plus magazines and for OKbridge Spectator" and "occasionally for the Bridge Bulletin in the USA and is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines".
2. Stated in his co-author's cameo for Over Hoffman's Shoulder that "Marc Smith is the author of twenty books on bridge and writes regular columns in bridge magazines worldwide and on the internet. He is a Grand Master and a member of the British junior team that won the 1985 European Union Championships."
3. Stated in the author's cameo on the back cover of his book Bridge Cardplay - Attack and Defense that he was "a member of the British junior team that won the 1985 European Union Championships".
4. Charlotte Smith international record at the World Bridge Federation.
5. Marc Smith international record at the World Bridge Federation.
6. American Bridge Teachers' Association book awards.

External links

• Marc Smith (bridge) international record at the World Bridge Federation.
• Marc Smith at Library of Congress Authorities, with catalogue records