Terence Reese, "the world's best bridge player and best bridge writer" (The New York Times), turns his attention in this book to you, the bright beginner. He gives a complete guide to the game with sample bidding and sample game play and coverage of everything the beginner needs, from point count bidding to finesses, to make bridge the exciting, competitive game it is. Mr. Reese isn't content with presenting rules the beginner will later abandon. Instead he builds up the game in simple steps with chapters on opening bids of one, responses, defensive overcalls, opening bids of more than one, play and defense in no trump, play and defense in suit, scoring, and so on, until the game is taught as you can expect to play it against strong competition. In the course of the book you will learn the common terms used in bridge, the fundamentals of offensive and defensive bidding and play, the reasons why bridge strategies work, and how to use such popular conventions as the Blackwood and the Stayman. Altogether you will have had experience evaluating 130 normal bidding hands and playing through 18 sample games. An index and summary of bidding at the end also make the book useful as an instant reference for later use. Both the bright beginner and the player who has had some experience will want to use this book to learn the fundamentals of bridge and increase his ability to establish best possible bid and play. For a further competitive advantage and even more bridge fun, you will also want to read Reese's other bridge books, Bidding a Bridge Hand and Play Bridge with Reese.
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978-0-486-31746-5 (9780486317465)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. ABOUT CARDS AND TRICKS
How the cards and suits rank
You play a complete hand
2. WAYS OF WINNING TRICKS
Forcing out high cards
Winning with low cards
The meaning of trump suit
3. PRELIMINARIES AND THE BIDDING
The cut and deal
The meaning of a contract
The bidding
Double and redouble
The opening lead
Declarer and dummy
Game and rubber
Small and grand slams
A throw-in
4. WHEN TO OPEN THE BIDDING
Point count
Opening One of a suit
Opening 1NT
5. RESPONSES TO AN OPENING BID OF ONE
When to respond 1NT
Responding to a partner's suit
A double raise in partner's suit
Response of 2NT
A new suit at the level of One
Responding at the level of Two
Responses at game level
Jump bids in a new suit
Responses to 1NT
Stayman convention
Responding after a pass
Summary of Responses
6. THE PLAY AT NO TRUMP
Hold-up play
The finesse
Unblocking
Ducking
7. THE PLAY IN A SUIT CONTRACT
Drawing trumps
Establishing a side suit
Trumping in dummy
A cross-ruff
8. THE OPENER'S FIRST REBID
Rebids after a strong response
After a limited response
After a response at the level of One
After a response at the level of Two
9. STRONG OPENING BIDS OF MORE THAN ONE
Opening 2NT
Opening 3Nt
The forcing Two
Responses to Two bids
10. PRE-EMPTIVE OPENINGS OF THREE AND FOUR
Responding to bids of Three and Four
11. HOW TO SCORE
Scores below the line when the contract is made
Scores above the line
A specimen rubber
12. DEFENSIVE OVERCALLS
Simple overcalls
Jump overcalls
Overcall of 1NT
Forcing overcalls
13. TAKEOUT DOUBLES
Responding to a double
Action by an opener's partner
Doubling when two suits have been bid
Two doubles on the same hand
Doubling after a pass
Double by the player who has opened
Overcalls in fourth position
Defense against an opening 1NT
Defense to Three bids
14. PENALTY DOUBLES
Doubling a low contract
Doubling a high contract
Penalty vs. game
15. BIDDING FROM A PART SCORE
Opening with a part score
Responses with a part score
When opponents have a part score
16. THE WAY TO SLAM
When to try for a slam
Blackwood convention
17. DEFENDING AGAINST NO TRUMP CONTRACTS
Opening leads
Leading from a short suit
The lead when partner has bid
Ducking in defense
Hold-up in defense
"The "echo" at No Trump"
Unblocking in defense
18. DEFENDING AGAINST SUIT CONTRACTS
Leading for safety
Short suit leads
Attacking leads
Playing a forcing game
When to lead trumps
19. TRICKS IN A SINGLE SUIT
"Where a "finesse" is wrong play"
Leading low for a finesse
Finessing against two cards
Finesse or drop?
Safety plays
"How many tricks do I need?"
Finessing for safety
20. FINISHING THE RUBBER
Trump control
Stayman convention for a part score
A sacrifice to save game
A neat conclusion
SUMMARY OF BIDDING
INDEX
SCORING TABLE
