Master Bridge
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This reissue of Ron Klinger's quiz book seeks to enable a new generation of bridge enthusiasts to practise in conditions as near as possible to actual playing conditions at the table. The problems are grouped according to level of difficulty, although the variation is not great. There is, however, great variety in the themes of the deals, and the problems are all from actual play. Some of the solutions hinge on the assumption that the opponents have made a mistake, or will make one.
This text shows players how to turn losing cards into winners by locating key cards in their opponent's hands. Locating missing honours so often seems to rely on luck, but club experts rarely misjudge this. They find missing honours with such unerring accuracy that they appear to be able to see through the cards, disregarding the percentages, to find the winning play. Aimed specifically at club players keen to improve their card play, this book provides a guide to the experts' thought processes, showing that they are in fact carefully processing clues from the bidding and cards played.
Part of a series published in collaboration with the English Bridge Union Teacher's Association, this booklet describes this straightforward, natural bidding language in easy-to-follow terms. It contains exercises that are useful for consolidating lessons and for testing the student's knowledge of the game.
Designed as a quick reference book for every bridge player who wants to be sure of knowing the correct bid, lead or play, this book starts from the point count and distribution of cards. It sets out the possible bids, responses and leads, and offers guidance on play and defence. For this edition Hugh Kelsey has made some minor corrections, and the scoring table has been revised to take account of important 1993 changes to the international laws of contract bridge.
This book looks at slam bidding, an area in which, on occasion, most bridge players find themselves at cross-purposes with their partners. The book aims to provide a coherent and logical system, not attempting to describe every possible variation of slam bidding, but giving a framework of principles against which difficult sequences can be assessed and dealt with effectively. The text is backed up with detailed examples. The author has also written "Duplicate Pairs for You".