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Charles (Chuck) Frederick Burger (November 15, 1936 - March 25, 2021) was an American bridge player. Burger was from West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was an attorney.

Bridge accomplishments

Burger was an 11-time national bridge champion and elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2020 as a recipient of the Von Zedtwitz Award.

Awards

• ACBL Hall of Fame 2020
• Herman Trophy (1) 1970

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (11)
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1969
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2005
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1996
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1988
  • Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992
  • Spingold (3) 1985, 1989, 1990

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1969, 1973
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2000
  • Grand National Teams (3) 1974, 1982, 1996
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1971, 1997, 1998
  • Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2000
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1989, 1995
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996
  • Reisinger (4) 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996
  • Spingold (2) 1994, 1997

Notes

1. Charles Frederick Burger obituary published by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press from Mar. 27 to Mar. 28, 2021.
2. ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 584. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
3. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
13. "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.

External links

• "International record for Chuck Burger". World Bridge Federation.

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