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Goren was born in what is now Khotyn, Ukraine, then part of the
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in 1923. While he was attending McGill, a girlfriend (or "a young hostess") laughed at his ineptness at the game of bridge, thus motivating him to immerse himself in a study of existing bridge materials.
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Winning Bridge Made Easy: a simplified self-teaching method of contract bidding combining all the principles of the new
Culbertson system with the principal features of the four aces system
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Opening a four-card suit can improve the chances of the partnership identifying a four-four trump fit, and the four-card approach is still used by experts today, notably by most
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Truscott, Alan (April 21, 1991). "Bridge: An
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Precision System of Contract Bridge Bidding: Charles H. Goren Presents
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bidding method, which is one of many so-called big club or
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Charles Goren on the television program "What's My Line?"
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Official Charles Goren Quick Reference to Winning Bridge
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Better Bridge for Better Players: the play of the cards
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Play Winning Bridge With Any Partner: Even a Stranger
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Turning Tricks: The Rise and Fall of Contract Bridge
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696:Contract Bridge Made Easy, a self-teacher
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1292:Bridge is My Life: Lessons of a Lifetime
1224:"Master Points record for Charles Goren"
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745:Bridge is My Game: Lessons of a Lifetime
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1188:. April 12, 1991. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
1145:(top page). ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
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710:Point Count Bidding in Contract Bridge
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238:Championship Bridge with Charles Goren
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822:Introduction to Competitive Bidding
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789:The Fundamental of contract Bridge
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768:An Entirely New Bridge Summary
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845:Precision Bridge for Everyone
720:Contract Bridge for Beginners
679:Contract Bridge in a Nutshell
667:Contract Bridge in a Nutshell
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765:100 Challenging Bridge Hands
646:The Standard Book of Bidding
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885:Charles Goren Dies at 90
836:Play As You Learn Bridge
780:Contract Bridge Complete
470:Fall National Open Pairs
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819:Introduction to Bridge
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786:The Elements of Bridge
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122:Charles Henry Goren
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545:Master Mixed Teams
458:Master Mixed Teams
434:Asbury Park Trophy
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230:Sports Illustrated
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