Ben Fain Explained

Benjamin Fain (March 25, 1903 – February 12, 1976)^[1] was an American bridge player. He was born in New York City^[2] and died in Houston, Texas.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1955 ^[3]
  • Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1956 ^[4]
  • Senior and Advanced Senior Master Pairs (1) 1951 ^[5]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1953, 1956 ^[6]
  • Reisinger (1) 1955 ^[7]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Reisinger (2) 1956, 1957 ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Texas, Death Index, 1903–2000
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
3. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
5. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
6. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .