Chicago (bridge card game)


Chicago, also known as Four-deal Bridge and Short Bridge, is a form of contract bridge and a variation of rubber bridge in which one or more sets of four deals are played and scored.

Origins and distinctions

Getting its name from the Standard Club of Chicago where it originated in the early 1960s, the game is well suited to club and home play.
While the auction and the play of the hand are the same as in rubber bridge, Chicago has the following unique features:
In modern Chicago scoring, the result of each deal is recorded on a score pad similar to that used in rubber bridge but which has an additional area, usually at the top in the form of an 'X', to indicate which player dealt each hand. Points are awarded as follows: