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Roger Trézel (11 May 1918 – 3 November 1986)^[1] was a French bridge player and writer. He and his long-time regular partner Pierre Jaïs were the first two of ten players who have won the Triple Crown of Bridge.^[2] Their achievement was unique for more than twenty years^[3] and they accomplished it on the earliest occasion possible. Having played on the France team that won the 1956 Bermuda Bowl representing Europe against the United States, they won the inaugural renditions of both premier World Bridge Federation quadrennial events, the 1960 World Team Olympiad and the 1962 World Open Pairs Championship.^[2]^[3] Trézel and Jaïs also won the Sunday Times Invitational pairs tournament in 1963.

They used a canapé system, generally bidding the second-longest suit first, and their becoming one of the world's strongest pairs "demonstrated the effectiveness" of the style.^[4] Their partnership was terminated only by Trézel's late 1986 death in France. Alan Truscott then called it "one of the greatest partnerships in the history of the game"^[3] and two years later asserted that many European cognoscenti of 30 years earlier would have called them the "world's greatest partnership".^[5]

Trézel wrote several bridge books, including the Master Bridge Series with Terence Reese.

Born in Orléans, France to Pierre Trézel and Marie Prunier,^[1] he died in Paris at the age of 68.^[6]

Publications with Terence Reese

Those Extra Chances in Bridge

1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-077-1
1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5610-6
1978, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02634-6

Master the Odds in Bridge

1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 79p., ISBN 978-0-575-02597-4
1979: F. Fell (New York), 79p., ISBN 978-0-88391-094-8

Snares and Swindles in Bridge

1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-071-9
1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5310-5
1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02633-9

The Art of Defense in Bridge

1979: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 79p., ISBN 978-0-88391-093-1
1979, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 79p., ISBN 978-0-575-02598-1

Imaginative Cardplay

2014: Master Point Press (Toronto). 248p. ISBN 978-1-77140-015-2. This publication is a compendium of the four above-noted, each revised and updated.

'Elimination Play in Bridge

1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 77p., ISBN 978-0-88391-070-2
1976: Ward Lock (London), 77p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5323-5
1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 77p., ISBN 978-0-575-02632-2

When to Duck When to Win in Bridge

1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-078-8
1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5612-0
1978, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02635-3

Blocking and Unblocking Plays in Bridge

1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-084-9
1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5189-7, ISBN 978-0-7063-5191-0
1976, 1979: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02749-7

Safety Plays in Bridge

1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 63p., ISBN 978-0-88391-083-2
1976: Ward Lock (London), 63p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5084-5, ISBN 978-0-7063-5200-9
1976, 1990: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 63p., ISBN 978-0-575-02631-5, ISBN 978-0-575-02748-0

Accurate Cardplay

2014: Master Point Press (Toronto). 232p. ISBN 978-1-77140-014-5. This publication is a compendium of the four above-noted, each revised and updated.

The Mistakes You Make at Bridge

1984, 1989: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 168p., ISBN 978-0-575-03424-2, ISBN 978-0-575-03409-9
1992: Reprint: Houghton Mifflin (Boston) in association with Peter Crawley, ISBN 978-0-395-62891-1
1994: New Edition: Gollancz (London), 168p., ISBN 978-0-575-05785-2
2006: Revised edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 160p., ISBN 978-0-304-36811-2

References

^ ^a ^b Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.
^ ^a ^b Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Truscott, Alan (25 November 1986). "Bridge: The Death of Roger Trezel Ended a Great Partnership". The New York Times. p. C18. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
^ Jaïs, Pierre (1975). "Extend Your Distributional Signals". BOLS Bridge Tips. With biographical preface. Reprint. Bridge Ace (bridgeace.com). Retrieved 2014-06-25.
^ Truscott, Alan (20 November 1988). "Bridge: The Art of Defense". NYT. p. 69.
^ "TREZEL Roger". Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

"International record for Roger Trézel". World Bridge Federation.
Roger Trézel at the European Bridge League
Roger Trézel at Library of Congress, with 21 library catalogue records (including 6 "from old catalog")

[rio-1] Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.

[triple-2] Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.

[truscott86-3] Truscott, Alan (25 November 1986). "Bridge: The Death of Roger Trezel Ended a Great Partnership". The New York Times. p. C18. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

[BOLS-4] Jaïs, Pierre (1975). "Extend Your Distributional Signals". BOLS Bridge Tips. With biographical preface. Reprint. Bridge Ace (bridgeace.com). Retrieved 2014-06-25.

[truscott88-5] Truscott, Alan (20 November 1988). "Bridge: The Art of Defense". NYT. p. 69.

[6] "TREZEL Roger". Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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+{{Short description|French bridge player and writer}}
-'''Roger Trézel''' (1918 &ndash; 1986) was a [[France|French]] [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player. A [[World Bridge Federation]] (WBF) Grand Master, he was the winner of [[World Team Olympiad]] in [[Turin]] 1960, [[Bermuda Bowl]] in [[Paris]] 1956, and [[World Open Pairs Championship]] in [[Cannes]] 1962. He is one of only 10 players who collected the [[Triple Crown of Bridge]].
+'''Roger Trézel''' (11 May 1918 – 3 November 1986)<ref name="rio">''[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8HR-44F Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965]''. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.</ref> was a French [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player and writer. He and his long-time regular partner [[Pierre Jaïs]] were the first two of ten players who have won the [[Triple Crown of Bridge]].<ref name=triple>{{OEB|7CD|251}}</ref> Their achievement was unique for more than twenty years<ref name=truscott86/> and they accomplished it on the earliest occasion possible. Having played on the France team that won the [[Bermuda Bowl#1956 Paris, France|1956 Bermuda Bowl]] representing Europe against <!--OEB says US but maybe North America?--> the United States, they won the inaugural renditions of both premier [[World Bridge Federation]] quadrennial events, the 1960 [[World Team Olympiad]] and the 1962 [[World Open Pairs Championship]].<ref name=triple/><ref name=truscott86/> Trézel and Jaïs also won the ''Sunday Times'' Invitational pairs tournament in 1963.
+They used a [[canapé (bridge)|canapé system]], generally bidding the second-longest suit first, and their becoming one of the world's strongest pairs "demonstrated the effectiveness" of the style.<ref name=BOLS/> Their partnership was terminated only by Trézel's late 1986 death in France. [[Alan Truscott]] then called it "one of the greatest partnerships in the history of the game"<ref name=truscott86/> and two years later asserted that many European cognoscenti of 30 years earlier would have called them the "world's greatest partnership".<ref name=truscott88/>
-With his regular partner [[Pierre Jaïs]] he won the prestigious ''Sunday Times Invitational'' tournament in 1963. Jaïs and Trézel were regarded as...
-{{Quote|text=One of the greatest partnerships in the history of the game...|sign=[[Alan Truscott]]|source=''New York Times, November 25, 1986''}}
-He was also the author of several bridge books, including the famous "When to duck, when to win" co-authored with [[Terence Reese]].
+Trézel wrote several bridge books, including the Master Bridge Series with [[Terence Reese]].
+Born in [[Orléans]], France to Pierre Trézel and Marie Prunier,<ref name="rio"/> he died in [[Paris]] at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deces.matchid.io/search?advanced=true&ln=Tr%C3%A9zel&bd=1918&dd=1986|title=TREZEL Roger|accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>
 ==Publications with Terence Reese==
-''Snares and Swindles in Bridge''
+''Those Extra Chances in Bridge''
-* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-071-9
+* 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-077-1}}
-* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5310-5
+* 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5610-6}}
-* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02633-9
+* 1978, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02634-6}}
-''Blocking and Unblocking Plays in Bridge''
+''Master the Odds in Bridge''
-* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-084-9
+* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 79p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02597-4}}
-* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5189-7, ISBN 978-0-7063-5191-0
+* 1979: F. Fell (New York), 79p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-094-8}}
-* 1976, 1979: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02749-7
-''Safety Plays in Bridge''
+''Snares and Swindles in Bridge''
-* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 63p., ISBN 978-0-88391-083-2
+* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-071-9}}
-* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 63p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5084-5, ISBN 978-0-7063-5200-9
+* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5310-5}}
-* 1976, 1990: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 63p., ISBN 978-0-575-02631-5, ISBN 978-0-575-02748-0
+* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02633-9}}
-''Elimination Play in Bridge''
+''The Art of Defense in Bridge''
-* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 77p., ISBN 978-0-88391-070-2
+* 1979: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 79p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-093-1}}
-* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 77p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5323-5
+* 1979, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 79p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02598-1}}
-* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 77p., ISBN 978-0-575-02632-2
+''Imaginative Cardplay''
-''Those Extra Chances in Bridge''
+* 2014: Master Point Press (Toronto). 248p. {{ISBN|978-1-77140-015-2}}. This publication is a compendium of the four above-noted, each revised and updated.
-* 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-077-1
-* 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5610-6
+'Elimination Play in Bridge''
-* 1978, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02634-6
+* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 77p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-070-2}}
+* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 77p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5323-5}}
+* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 77p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02632-2}}
 ''When to Duck When to Win in Bridge''
-* 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., ISBN 978-0-88391-078-8
+* 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-078-8}}
-* 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., ISBN 978-0-7063-5612-0
+* 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5612-0}}
-* 1978, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., ISBN 978-0-575-02635-3
+* 1978, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02635-3}}
-''The Art of Defence in Bridge''
+''Blocking and Unblocking Plays in Bridge''
-* 1979: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 79p., ISBN 978-0-88391-093-1
+* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-084-9}}
-* 1979, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 79p., ISBN 978-0-575-02598-1
+* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5189-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5191-0}}
+* 1976, 1979: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02749-7}}
-''Master the Odds in Bridge''
+''Safety Plays in Bridge''
-* 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 79p., ISBN 978-0-575-02597-4
+* 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 63p., {{ISBN|978-0-88391-083-2}}
-* 1979: F. Fell (New York), 79p., ISBN 978-0-88391-094-8
+* 1976: Ward Lock (London), 63p., {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5084-5}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7063-5200-9}}
+* 1976, 1990: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 63p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-02631-5}}, {{ISBN|978-0-575-02748-0}}
+''Accurate Cardplay''
+* 2014: Master Point Press (Toronto). 232p. {{ISBN|978-1-77140-014-5}}. This publication is a compendium of the four above-noted, each revised and updated.
 ''The Mistakes You Make at Bridge''
-* 1984, 1989: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 168p., ISBN 978-0-575-03424-2, ISBN 978-0-575-03409-9
+* 1984, 1989: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 168p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-03424-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-575-03409-9}}
-* 1992: Reprint: Houghton Mifflin (Boston) in association with Peter Crawley, ISBN 978-0-395-62891-1
+* 1992: Reprint: Houghton Mifflin (Boston) in association with Peter Crawley, {{ISBN|978-0-395-62891-1}}
-* 1994: New Edition: Gollancz (London), 168p., ISBN 978-0-575-05785-2
+* 1994: New Edition: Gollancz (London), 168p., {{ISBN|978-0-575-05785-2}}
-* 2006: Revised edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 160p., ISBN 978-0-304-36811-2
+* 2006: Revised edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 160p., {{ISBN|978-0-304-36811-2}}
+==References==
-''Blocking, Unblocking and Safety Plays in Bridge''
+{{reflist |25em |refs=
-* 1993: Houghton Mifflin (Boston), Master Bridge Series, 120p., ISBN 978-0-395-65669-3
+<ref name=BOLS> <!-- writer of biographical preface is Terence Reese, Sally Brock, or some IBPA editor -->
+Jaïs, Pierre (1975). "Extend Your Distributional Signals". ''BOLS Bridge Tips''. With biographical preface. [http://www.bridgeace.com/Lessons/BOLS/1975_Jais_Extend_Signals.pdf Reprint]. Bridge Ace (bridgeace.com). Retrieved 2014-06-25.</ref>
+<ref name=truscott86>
+[[Alan Truscott |Truscott, Alan]] (25 November 1986). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE1D81F3AF936A15752C1A960948260 "Bridge: The Death of Roger Trezel Ended a Great Partnership"]. ''The New York Times''. p. C18. Retrieved 2014-06-25.</ref>
+<ref name=truscott88>
+Truscott, Alan (20 November 1988). "Bridge: The Art of Defense". NYT. p. 69.</ref>
+}}
 ==External links==
-* {{WBFpeople|13676}}
+* {{WBF}}
+* {{EBL|13676}}
-* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE1D81F3AF936A15752C1A960948260 Obituary] by [[Alan Truscott]]
+* {{LCAuth|n79022025|Roger Trézel|21|ue}} (including 6 "from old catalog")
-{{WPCBIndex}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Trezel, Roger
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = French contract bridge player and author
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1918
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1986
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Trezel, Roger}}
 [[Category:1918 births]]
 [[Category:1986 deaths]]
-[[Category:French bridge players]]
+[[Category:Contract bridge writers]]
+[[Category:French contract bridge players]]
+[[Category:Bermuda Bowl players]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Orléans]]

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