Claudio Nunes

Who is Claudio Nunes?

Claudio Nunes is an Italian bridge international. He is a five-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation, and the WBF second-ranked player as of April 2011. He is one of 10 players globally who collected the Triple Crown of Bridge.

Nunes' regular partner is Fulvio Fantoni, the first-ranked World Grand Master. Fantoni-Nunes are generally regarded as one of the top pairs worldwide. They play "Fantunes", for their surnames, an innovative bidding system characterised by natural but forcing one-level opening bids in all four suits.