BENITO GAROZZO
Mr. Benito Garozzo was born in 1927 in Rome, Italy, but moved to Palm Beach, Florida. He became a United States citizen in 1994. He was considered by many bridge experts as the best player in the world during his World Championship years. Until 1976 he was never on a losing team in international competition.
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Although the list is definitely incomplete, Mr. Benit Garozzo assisted in the authoring of the following publications.
Volmac Precision System
The Italian Blue Team Bridge Book, co-author Pietro Forquet and Enzo Mingoni, 1970
Precision and Super Precision Bidding, The Blue Club, co-authors L. Yallouze
Precision and Superprecision Bidding,
co-author Giogio Belladonna, 1975
Summary of the Super Precision, co-authors C.C. Wei and Giorgio Belladonna
New Revised Summary of the Super Precision, co-authors C.C. Wei and Giorgio Belladonna
The Blue Club, co-author Leon Yallouze, adapted from the French by Terence Reese,
Introduction by Omar Sharif, 1969
Mr. Benito Garozzo and Mr. Pietro Forquet formed one of the great partnerships of the world through 1972. From 1972 until 1976 he paired with Mr. Giorgio Belladonna. As a World Bridge Federation Grand Master, he ranked second in lifetime ratings in the world behind Mr. Giorgio Belladonna as of 1993. He was a member of the Lancia Team that toured the United States in 1975.
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He won the World Team Olympiad in 1964, 1968, and 1972. He placed 4th in the World Open Pairs in 1966, 7th in the World Mixed Teams in 1972, 6th in the Rosenblum Cup Teams in 1982, 7th in the Olympiad Open Teams in 1984. His Italian national wins include the Italian Open Teams in 1958, 1963, 1967, and 1968.
He won the Bermuda Bowl in:
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1965 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1969 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
He was the European Champion in:
| 1969 | 1971 | 1973 | 1975 | 1979 |
In ACBL, he has won the
Mens Pairs in 1971
North American Swiss in 1984
Placed 2nd in the Mixed Pairs in 1983
Placed 2nd in the Open Swiss in 1993
and he has won many regional titles
Please check out the following Internet address:
http://www.bridge.gr/dept/mp/masters.htm