Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National 49er
Pairs national bridge championship was held at the spring American
Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The 49er Pairs was a matchpoint pairs event. The event typically started
on the Wednesday of the NABC. It was restricted to those with fewer than
50 masterpoints. The National 49er Pairs was a one-day matchpoint event
in which players competed for the Fifth Chair Trophy. The first National
49er Pairs was held in 1998. Winners‘ names were added to the Fifth
Chair Trophy. The Fifth Chair Foundation is an international non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting bridge on the Internet and
attracting new players to the game.