Gabriel Chagas

Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho (born December 7, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open Pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational Teams in Paris 2001. He is one of 10 players who achieved the Triple Crown of Bridge.

Tournament Record

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989
• World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1976
• World Open Pairs (1) 1990
• World Transnational Open Teams (1) 2001
• North American Bridge Championships (2)
  • Reisinger (1) 1992
  • Master Mixed Teams (1) 1992
• South American Championships (32)
  • Open Teams (28) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Open Pairs (4) 1984, 1990, 1994, 2006
• Brazilian Championships (16)
  • Open Teams (14) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008
  • Open Pairs (2) 1968, 1978
• Other notable wins:
  • IOC Grand Prix (1) 1998
  • Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1993
  • Cap Gemini World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1997
  • Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1979
  • Sunday Times–Macallan Invitational Pairs (1) 1992

Runner-ups

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 2000
• Rosenblum Cup (2) 1978, 1998
• South American Championships (6)
  • Open Teams (6) 1966, 1976, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2005
• Brazilian Championships (8)
  • Open Teams (5) 1990, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006
  • Open Pairs (3) 1992, 1996, 2002
• Other notable 2nd places:
  • IOC Grand Prix (1) 1999
  • Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1996
  • Traditionalists vs. Scientists (1) 1990
  • Naturalists vs. Scientists (1) 1992
  • Staten Bank World Top Invitational Pairs (2) 1989, 1990
  • Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1978
  • Pan American Open Pairs (1) 1992

External links

• Gabriel Chagas international record at the World Bridge Federation.