Ron Von der Porten explained

Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.

Books

• Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
• Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986 ^[1]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1982 ^[2]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1967 ^[3]
  • Reisinger (1) 1962 ^[4]
  • Spingold (2) 1975, 1980 ^[5]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984 ^[6]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965 ^[1]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971 ^[3]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970 ^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Blue Ribbon Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 5 . 2013-12-03 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21.
2. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21.
3. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
4. 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.
5. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
6. News: Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2014-03-25 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21.
7. 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.