Bridge d'Italia explained

Frequency:Ten times annually
Language:Italian
Category:Contract bridge magazine
Founded:1938
Firstdate:January 1938
Country:Italy
Based:Milan
Website:Bridge d'Italia

Bridge d'Italia is the official magazine for the Italian contract bridge game federation, Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge (FIGB).[1] It has been published since January 1938.

History and profile

The magazine was first published in January 1938 under the title Bollettino Mensile (Monthly Bulletin).[2] In November that year the title was changed by the Fascist administration to the Monthly Bulletin of the Italian Ponte Association.[2] Between December 1941 and 1946 the magazine temporarily ceased publication due to World War II.[2] In 1946 the magazine could publish only one issue with the title Bridge, and from 1947 its frequency was made monthly.[2] In 1953 the magazine was renamed as Bridge d'Italia of which editor-in-chief was Cesare Guglielmetti.[2] The other editors-in-chief were Luigi Firbo who succeeded Cesare Guglielmetti in 1957 and held the post until June 1970 when Guido Barbone was appointed to the post.[2] From April 1986 Riccardo Vandoni was made the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[2] Bridge d'Italia has a print and an online edition. The print edition is published ten times a year.[1] [3] The magazine is headquartered in Milan.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Italian Bridge on the Rise. Euro Bridge Review. July 1995. 17. 5.
  2. Web site: Infobridge. Infobridge. 26 September 2021. Italian.
  3. Web site: Bridge d'Italia n. 10. Rivista mensile della Federazione Italiana Bridge - Libro Usato. 14 January 2021. Federazione Italiana Bridge.
  4. Editorial info. Bridge d'Italia. August 2012. 7/8. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045301/http://www.scuolabridgemultimediale.it/bdi-2012/bdi-lug-ago-2012.pdf. 4 March 2016.