Albert Benjamin passed away in Glasgow in January 2006.

A stalwart of Scottish Bridge for many years and a huge personality in his 'playing' years - Albert devised Benjaminised Acol in the 1950's, as a tool to combat the US Bridge Team's weak 2 system that was wreaking havoc in International Competitions.

His contribution to world-wide Bridge is long-lasting as are the many stories about Albert himself. You don't have to be Scottish to play 'Benji'

To read more about Albert, you may like to click here to go to the article written by Alan Truscott for the New York Times.