Alvin Roth

Alvin Leon Roth (November 6, 1914 – April 18, 2007) was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time, Roth was considered a fascinating theorist but was described by one partner, Richard "Dick" Freeman, as "very tough to sit opposite—unless you were so thick-skinned that no insult was severe enough to hurt, or you were willing to make extreme sacrifices to get on a winning side."

Biography

Roth was born in The Bronx. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and studied mathematics at City College of New York, where he discovered bridge.

Awards Fishbein Trophy 1963, 1965, 1966 Herman Trophy 1952

Wins North American Bridge Championships (30) Vanderbilt (3) 1943, 1963, 1968 Spingold (6) 1940, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967 Chicago (now Reisinger) (3) 1946, 1952, 1961 Reisinger (1) 1967 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1955, 1961, 1969, 1971 Master Mixed Teams (4) 1952, 1953, 1955, 1965 Life Master Pairs (3) 1956, 1971, 1972 Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1942 Open Pairs (1) 1960 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1946, 1952 Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 Master Individual (1) 1943

Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (3) 1955, 1958, 1967 World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1968 Olympiad Mixed Teams (1) 1972 North American Bridge Championships (23) Vanderbilt (2) 1953, 1975 Spingold (4) 1943, 1945, 1953, 1961 Chicago (now Reisinger) (2) 1937, 1954 Reisinger (1) 1966 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1952, 1957, 1973, 1977 Master Mixed Teams (5) 1945, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1975 Life Master Pairs (1) 1965 Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1958 Open Pairs (2) 1958, 1966 Master Individual (1) 1955 United States Bridge Championships (1) Open Pair Trials (1) 1967

Publications Books 176 pages. 237 pages. 512 pages. 216 pages. 237 pages. Preface revised by Alvin Roth.

317 pages. Pamphlets Negative Doubles (Louisville: Devyn Press, 1981), Championship Bridge no. 5 The Unusual No Trump (Devyn, 1981), Championship Bridge no. 11