Alvin Roth (bridge), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American bridge player, writer, and club owner
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1914
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States
Date of Death: 18-Apr-2007
Profession: bridge player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Alvin Roth (bridge)
- Alvin Leon "Al" Roth (November 6, 1914 – April 18, 2007) was an American bridge player, considered one of the greatest of all time, and "the premier bidding theorist of his bridge generation".
- He wrote several books on the game, and invented various bidding conventions that have become commonplace, including five-card majors, negative doubles, forcing notrump, and the unusual notrump.
- Roth was considered a fascinating theorist but was described by one partner, Richard "Dick" Freeman, as "very tough to sit opposite—unless you were so thick-skinned that no insult was severe enough to hurt, or you were willing to make extreme sacrifices to get on a winning side."
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