Bridge Basics
A Beginner's Guide
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2011
128 pages
978-1-62873-047-0 (ISBN)
Description
Bridge is hip for everyone nowadays! Played in more than 100 countries, Bridge has an enthusiastic following of more than 60 million people. Although many believe that bridge is simply an "old person's game,? more and more young people are taking it up, and now players in their twenties are beginning to win world championship titles. Completely updated and revised by champion bridge player Ron Klinger, Bridge Basics explains and illustrates the basic rules of bidding, play, and defense in contract bridge. This book will turn you into a competent and confident bridge player in no time.
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Content
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Authournotes
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction for the Bridge Beginner
- Introduction for the Bridge Teacher
- Chapter 1 The Basics of All Standard Systems
- PART 1 Standard American Style
- Chapter 2 Opening with 1-in-a-suit
- Chapter 3 The 1NT Opening
- Chapter 4 Responding with Weak Hands
- Chapter 5 Responding with Strong Hands
- Chapter 6 Bidding by a Passed Hand
- Chapter 7 Super-strong Opening Bids
- PART 2 Areas Of Bidding Common To All Standard Systems
- Chapter 8 Slam Bidding
- Chapter 9 Pre-emptive Opening Bids
- Chapter 10 Standard Overcalls
- Chapter 11 Takeout Doubles
- Chapter 12 Penalty Doubles
- Appendix 1: From Whist to Bridge
- Appendix 2: The Stayman Convention
- Appendix 3: Opening Leads?The Suit to Lead
- Appendix 4: Opening Leads?The Card to Lead
- Appendix 5: Negative Doubles
- Appendix 6: Bridge Myths and Fallacies
- Appendix 7: Ethics and Etiquette
- Appendix 8: Tournament Bridge
- Appendix 9: How to Improve Your Game
- Appendix 10: Popular Conventions and Systems
- Appendix 11: The Mechanics and Rules of Rubber Bridge
- Glossary and Index
- Answers to Exercises and Bidding Practice
- Hands for North, East, South, and West
- What Do Your Partner's Responses Mean?
- Rubber Bridge Scoring Table
