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As Hugh Kelsey says in his introduction, the brilliant card player
achieves his results with a combination of logic and flair. And
although many people may think flair plays a disproportionate part,
the expert player, in fact, produces his sometimes unbelievable
results almost entirely by the application of logic. LOGICAL BRIDGE
PLAY teaches you just how to apply logic to your card play in
making the correct inferences and deductions, and in assessing the
timing - the opportunity to become a master player is yours for the
taking.
The Take-out Double Family consists of Take-out, Negative,
Responsive, Snapdragon, Balancing and Re-opening Doubles.
Cuebidding Controls, a mandatory tool for modern bridge play, is a
method that can be used in a variety of situations. If you think
slam is possible, but need to investigate, Cuebidding Controls will
allow you to explore for slam below the level of game.
110 hands to practice opening, responding and rebidding auctions
beginning with a Strong Two Club opening bid. Includes a discussion
of strong hands which should not open Two Clubs as well as complete
practice with the Two Diamond Waiting response.
Learn how to make it tough for your opponents to find their best
fits when you hold long suits with weak hands.
110 hands to practice responder's rebid. Each section includes an
analysis of what has opener told you, to ensure users fully
understand the auction progression prior to responder's rebid. An
excellent review of workbooks one through four
One of the most useful bids in bridge, cuebidding in competitive
auctions will give you that winning edge.
With the publication of Sixpack, six keycard RKCB has come of age!
As soon you identify a double fit, don't ask for keycards - just "launch" and tell. In most cases, you can find out about keycards - all six - below the game level. Part I of the book lays out a set of basic rules for any casual partnership to apply quickly and easily. Part II gets more advanced and complex, but operates along the same principles. Apply Sixpack throughout your notrump structure and expand it to a wide range of standard bidding situations.
With many examples and four extensive quizzes for partners to practice the convention together, Sixpack gives the reader the experience and confidence to use the convention effectively at the table.
This book is all about learning to play and enjoy the game of
bridge. The bridge book is an introduction to the most popular
bridge system played in the United States today. The system is
called Two-Over-One (2/1). The book is for serious beginners and
includes many of the conventional bids used by players around the
world. All phases of the world's greatest card game are included,
You will learn to bid accurately, play like a pro, and defend like
a champion. Learning to play bridge will provide years of enjoyment
in a social atmosphere where fun, competition, and individual
challenge are all in play.
Accelerate your game by adopting the 2/1 Game force System. This
volume provides a good basic start of the bids and conventions
useful when adopting 2/1.
Opening bids allowing you the luxury of showing a good six-card
suit, but a weak hand are invaluable in modern bridge.
Inverted Minor Raises, a valuable competitive bidding concept,
allow responder to accelerate auctions when holding five or more
trumps and a weak hand.
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