{"id":11305,"date":"2026-02-01T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=11305"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:39:20","slug":"world-class-21st-century-usa-and-the-rest-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/world-class-21st-century-usa-and-the-rest-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD CLASS 21ST CENTURY: USA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-60c1a84\" data-block-id=\"60c1a84\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-60c1a84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f71a61e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f71a61e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f71a61e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f71a61e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0817ac3\" data-block-id=\"0817ac3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0817ac3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-19ce0da\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"19ce0da\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-19ce0da-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-19ce0da-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-57a93d8\" data-block-id=\"57a93d8\"><style>.stk-57a93d8 .stk-img-wrapper{width:320px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10827\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/world-class-21-USA-and-the-rest.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/world-class-21-USA-and-the-rest.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/world-class-21-USA-and-the-rest-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-447aa60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"447aa60\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-447aa60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-447aa60-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dcd5254\" data-block-id=\"dcd5254\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">Marc Smith\u2019s original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This all-new edition features the world\u2019s best players of today discussing their lives, at the table and away from it \u2014 how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future.<br>You may recognize the names from your bridge magazine or from watching them play online. This book will show you their human sides. You will relive their triumphs and disasters at the bridge table, and pick up plenty of tips to improve your game. Get to know many of the world\u2019s best players, male and female, young and old.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-98282e6\" id=\"about-the-author\" data-block-id=\"98282e6\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">About the Author<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ce48f92\" data-block-id=\"ce48f92\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em><em><strong><em>Marc Smith\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Southampton, UK) is the author, with Barbara Seagram, of the world&#8217;s best-selling bridge book in the past sixty years, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. He has written many other bridge books and played successfully in several international championships. He is a popular online bridge teacher, conducting many classes at all levels of play.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Players in this volume:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-eb088b0\" data-block-id=\"eb088b0\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-eb088b0-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-419933b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"419933b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-419933b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-419933b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-419933b-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-92aa327\" data-block-id=\"92aa327\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\u2022 Marcelo BRANCO (Brazil)\u00a0<br>\u2022 Chip MARTEL (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Kerri SANBORN (U.S.A.)\u00a0<br>\u2022 Bobby LEVIN (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Michael ROSENBERG (U.S.A.)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e7d129f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e7d129f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-e7d129f {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e7d129f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e7d129f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ec78ab5\" data-block-id=\"ec78ab5\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\u2022 Joey SILVER (Canada)<br>\u2022 Miguel VILLAS-BOAS (Brazil) <br>\u2022 Irina LEVITINA (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Jill MEYERS (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Wenfei WANG (China)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0cfb4b1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0cfb4b1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-0cfb4b1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0cfb4b1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0cfb4b1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-54d39b6\" data-block-id=\"54d39b6\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\u2022 Renee COOPER (Australia)\u00a0<br>\u2022 Jacob FREEMAN (Canada)\u00a0<br>\u2022 Adam KAPLAN (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Marty BERGEN (U.S.A.)<br>\u2022 Eric KOKISH (Canada)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Smith\u2019s original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. 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