The Definitive Guide to (Strong)... No Trump Bidding, Stayman and Transfers

The Definitive Guide to (Strong)... No Trump Bidding, Stayman and Transfers

Author: B. Sc

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781412096652

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The most comprehensive book on "No Trump" bidding ever written. Over 250 pages on Stayman, Jacoby transfers etc. with all of the follow-up bidding. The book has a comprehensive index of all uninterrupted bidding sequences that start with 1NT, with just about every conceivable sequence up to 8 bids deep covered. This index alone is 22 pages! The book is aimed at the advanced player and many innovative but essential ideas are introduced. The book is written assuming a strong NT (15-17) but everything is equally valid for a weak NT.


The Weak Notrump

The Weak Notrump

Author: Andy Stark

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781894154697

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All North American players are taught to play using a strong notrump, but that is not the way of the rest of the world. Even in North America, weak notrump systems, or even Kamikaze notrump systems, are becoming more common. This book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of playing a system with a weaker notrump opening, and shows how the 1NT range impacts the rest of the bidding system. Even those who have no interest in converting to a weak notrump range still need to know how to play against weak notrump systems. For them, the book includes advice on effective competitive methods.


To Bid Or Not to Bid

To Bid Or Not to Bid

Author: Larry Cohen

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781894154482

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To bid or not to bid -- the perennial dilemma in competitive auctions. The easy answer to the question lies in the correct use of the Law of Total Tricks. The LAW has been part of bridge literature since the 1950s, but it was in this book that Larry Cohen brought it to the attention of the majority of bridge players. Still the most lucid explanation of the LAW ever published, this is a book that every bridge player needs to own, to read, to re-read, and to study in order to improve their results.


Bridge

Bridge

Author: Andrew Robson

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007234028

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"Thinking about learning bridge but don't know the basics? Want to be able to play a social game? Collings need to know? Bridge starts from scratch to teach you how to play and enjoy the ever popular game of bridge."--Back cover.


Bridge

Bridge

Author: Barbara Seagram

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781894154222

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A follow-up book from the author team that produced the award-winning and best-selling 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Aimed at the same novice/social player audience as their first book, this new title deals with competitive auctions in which the opponents have opened the bidding. This is the most complex area of bridge bidding, and has never up to now been dealt with comprehensively in a book that is understandable for non-experts.


Audrey Grant's Better Bridge

Audrey Grant's Better Bridge

Author: Audrey Grant

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780822016663

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"This book tells you everything you need to know about the most widely accepted bidding methods. Read about the secrets of hand evaluation that can dramatically improve your game. Learn how to describe your hand to partner so that the partnership can find its way to the best contract. Discover new concepts that keep the bidding conversation straightforward. You'll be confident when you go to your next bridge game because you'll have the solid foundation needed to handle any bidding sequence."--Back cover


No Trump Contracts

No Trump Contracts

Author: David Bird

Publisher: D&B Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904468004

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No trump contracts provide the nuts and bolts of bridge card play. Without a trump suit lurking in the background, where small cards can pop up unexpectedly and ruff your winners, the play is simplified and becomes all about the correct handling of the suits. This does not imply that no trump play is easy--far from it. There are difficult decisions to be made all along the line: should you take a finesse? which is the danger hand? when is it right to hold off? In this groundbreaking book, renowned bridge author David Bird helps you to answer these questions and to comprehend the reasoning as to why certain decisions are taken. Each independent principle is thoroughly examined and the reader is then invited to test their own understanding of the concept by answering a number of puzzles typical of those that arise in practical play.