Terence Reese (1913 - 1996) was a British bridge player, winner of the Bermuda Bowl and author of several books on bridge.
Reese was one of the designers of the ACOL bidding system, which was the basis for the currently popular Dutch bidding systems such as the Dutch variant as set out in Van Start to Finish or Biedermeijer propagated by the Dutch Bridge Bond.
Reese performed twice for Britain at the Bermuda Bowl, the world championship for country teams. In 1955, Britain won the world title, but in 1965, Reese with his bridging partner Boris Schapiro caught up with falsification. With the number of fingers with which they held the cards, they gave the number of cards in the hearts' hearts.
Reese has always denied the falsification, but recently it has become known that he has confirmed to someone that the story is indeed true; However, this person should only tell if all concerned would be deceased. Reese would have wanted to prove that falsification would be possible, and would have resulted in the end of the tournament. However, when they were caught, that was such a departure that he had to deny it.
In the last years of his life, Reese no longer played an active bridge; Instead, he played a lot of backgammon.
In the Netherlands, Reese was also known for his humorous columns about the events in the fictional monastery of Saint Titus, where the monks occupy themselves only with bridge and prayer. These columns, which he wrote with David Bird, were later bundled and published. Erelijst
Bermuda Bowl: 1955
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