Bridge for Beginners
Published on 30. October 2014
120 pages
978-1-84994-207-2 (ISBN)
Description
Bridge ia an easy game to learn but it takes a lifetime to master. This monumental work is designed to take the student to a level at which he or she can play in a bridge club or tournament with confidence. This book was originally published as three volumes on Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. It combines the talents of top Canadian bridge teacher Audrey Grant, regarded as the leading tutor in North America, and the charismatic and world-renowned bridge player Zia Mahmud, voted bridge personality of the decade by both International Popular Bridge Monthly and Bridge Today. Zia presented the BBc television series Play Bridge with Zia and his lively and lucid style is ideal to popularise the game for a wide audience.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Part One: Bidding
- Section 1: The First Steps
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Hand Valuation
- 3. One-level Opening Bids
- Opening One No-trump
- Opening One of a Suit
- 4. Developing the Auction
- Section 2: Responding to Opening Bids of One
- 5. Responding to an Opening Bid of One No-trump
- 6. Responding to an Opening Bid of One Heart or One Spade
- 7. Responding to an Opening Bid of One Club or One Diamond
- Section 3: Rebids
- 8. Rebids by the Opener
- 9. Rebids by the Responder
- Section 4: Opening Bids of More than One
- 10. Strong Two Opening Bids
- 11. Pre-emptive Opening Bids
- Section 5: Advanced Bidding Concepts
- 12. Slam Bidding
- 13. Conventional Bids
- Section 6: The Competitive Auction
- 14. Overcalls and Responses
- 15. Doubles
- The Penalty Double
- The Takeout Double
- Part Two: Declarer Play
- Section 7: The First Steps
- 16. General Principles
- Section 8: Taking Tricks Without Trumps
- 17. Promoting High Cards
- 18. Establishing Small Cards
- 19. The Finesse
- 20. The Power of High Cards
- Section 9: Taking Tricks With Trumps
- 21. Principles of the Trump Suit
- 22. Trumping Losers
- 23. Discarding Losers
- 24. Managing Trumps
- 25. The Plan's the Thing
- Part Three: Defence
- Section 10: The First Steps
- 26. General Principles
- 27. Sure Tricks in Defence
- Section 11: Defending Against No-Trump Contracts
- 28. Promoting High Cards
- 29. Establishing Small Cards
- 30. The Finesse in Defence
- 31. The Opening Lead against No-trumps
- Section 12: Defending Against Trump Contracts
- 32. The Use of Trumps in Defence
- 33. The Opening Lead Against a Trump Contract
- Section 13: Teamwork in Defence
- 34. After Partner Leads
- 35. Signals in Defence
- 36. Thwarting the Declarer's Plan
- Glossary
- Rubber Bridge Scoring Table
- Index
