Alexander Smirnov (bridge)
Alexander Smirnov is a German bridge player.
In 2015, he and his partner Josef Piekarek admitted to ethical violations. In 2016, the European Bridge League convicted them of cheating for inappropriately communicating their hands through bidding card positioning. They were sentenced to a four year suspension and a lifetime ban from playing together as a pair, with the ABCL honoring the sentence.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 2014
- * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 2013
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 2013
- * Reisinger 2009, 2010