Malcolm Brachman
Malcolm Katzenstein Brachman was an American bridge player who won a world championship.
Brachman was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
Brachman was married to Minda Delugach Brachman, a high-ranking player in the ACBL who won its annual mixed teams championship in 1968 playing with Helen Sobel Smith, Oswald Jacoby, and Jim Jacoby. She died on March 19, 2003.
He graduated from Yale University and Harvard University, and later instructed at the University of Chicago and Southern Methodist University.
In 2023, a TikTok user uploaded a video captioned "Thrifting is fun until you find a handmade gift of someone's entire life," after she found a handmade Monopoly-style boardgame that was made for Brachman. The game is dated December 9, 1985, which was Brachman's 59th birthday. The board references different life events, including Paschal High School, ROTC, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and Yale University.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl 1979
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Vanderbilt 1978
- * Reisinger 1976, 1980, 2003
- * Spingold 1978, 1983, 1986
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Grand National Teams 1998, 2004
- * Vanderbilt 1976
- * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 1984
- * Reisinger 1990