"What am I trying to tell my partner?" This and all the beginner's questions are answered here through a series of exercises which impart a firm understanding of Acol bidding.
Improve Your Bridge (Teach Yourself: Games/Hobbies/Sports)
by David Bird
Are you ready to take your bridge game to the next level? Improve Your Bridge will help you develop your technique and strengthen your game. This book features insider tips from the author, giving you the winning edge. You'll also learn everything you need to know about advanced bidding conventions and coverage of defence. It is written by one of the United Kingdom's leading authorities in bridge, David Bird, who has written more than 70 books on the subject and is the bridge columnist for the M...
Close Encounters is a two-book series that describes some of the most memorable bridge matches of the last fifty years. It features titanic struggles for World and National titles, involving the greatest players from Europe and North America. There are amazing comebacks, down-to-the-wire finishes, overtime victories, and an insight into how the game has changed over the last half century. Book 2 starts with Italy losing a world title in bizarre fashion on the final board, and ends with the USA...
The definitive guide to the origins, history, rules, and essence of the bridge, including plenty of tips on winning.
Improve Your Declarer Play at No-Trumps (Master Bridge)
by Ron Klinger
Many players feel trepidation when faced with playing a no-trumps contract. In this book Ron Klinger shows you how to approach such contracts without fear. The correct lines and logical thinking are explained clearly and you will not only make your contracts, but also score overtricks as well.This book is about the strategy of succeeding as declarer when you play no-trumps. The first section deals with the approach you should adopt before you even play a card from dummy. Then follow heaps of pra...
Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird! Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls of Mohican College (the last of the community colleges to be established). Tales out of School is a collection of humorous bridge stories from the witty and satirical pen of David Silver. It will delight readers with the adventures of his alter ego, the hapless Professor Silver, as he struggles towards his own version of excellence despite a malevolent and incompetent adm...
In this book, the pompous and self-important Abbot spots a chance to take part in that Holy Grail of Bridge - the Bermuda Bowl world championships. Casting all ethics aside, he pursues this dream. Partnered by the Parrot, with the Witchdoctor, Mbozi, Mrs Okoku and Miss Nabooba as team-mates, he travels to India's Chennai and faces many of the world's real-life players.Regular followers of David Bird's work will know what to expect - a first-rate mixture of amazing bridge, entertaining characters...
Bridge is played around the world, with passionate fans advocating its use as the most entertaining way to keep your memory in good shape.This Fast Fact Finder provides memory-aids for use in bidding and play. It also gives the key numerical rules which guide players in specific bidding and play situations, an example being the Rule of Eleven used in card play after an opening lead.This Flipper has a very wide appeal and should have a considerable continuing sale to bridge players.
This book covers the elements of card play for those whose bridge playing careers have reached the point where, having perhaps concentrated on their bidding, they would like to play the cards well, as declarer and defender. Many books for inexperienced players start at the ground level and end much higher. Avoiding that trap, Paul Marston keeps all the instructions on the same plane. This is an ideal book for those who find the game "difficult". Paul Marston has had numerous successes in big bri...
There is a saying, there are two sides to every argument. Many books on bridge have been written, and most of them concentrate on declarer play, opening leads or defence. Very few books feature both declarer and defender problems, making "Declare or Defend?", a most interesting and very useful book if you want to challenge your bridge-playing knowledge or if you want to improve your game. There are 100 taxing bridge puzzles, all with full commentary and comprehensive answers and explanation.