Many players know how to bid, but are less adept at deciding when not to bid; this book shows how to finish in the right contract.
Many players know how to bid, but are less adept at deciding when not to bid; this book shows how to finish in the right contract
Many players bid too often and too much, but it can be profitable to know when to keep your mouth shut. From the opening bid to much later rounds of bidding, from uncontested sequences to highly competitive auctions, this book will provide the groundwork so that you will know when silence can be golden. Each chapter covers the principles that indicate when bidding is the right course, and then which call to choose, and when passing is the winning action.
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Many players know how to bid, but are less adept at deciding when not to bid; this book shows how to finish in the right contract.
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7 | (2) |
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Part 1 No interference by the opponents |
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9 | (27) |
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Chapter 2 When to Respond |
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36 | (10) |
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46 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Responder's Rebid |
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54 | (14) |
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Chapter 5 Beyond the Second Round of Bidding |
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68 | (6) |
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Part 2 The opponents open |
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Chapter 6 Direct Overcalls |
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74 | (12) |
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Chapter 7 Takeout Doubles |
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86 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 In the Pass-out Seat |
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92 | (8) |
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Part 3 Competitive auctions |
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Chapter 9 In the Part-Score Zone |
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100 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 The Game Zone and Higher |
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Ron Klinger is a leading international bridge teacher and has represented Australia in over 20 world championships since 1976. An Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master, he has written over 60 books, some of which have been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, French, Hebrew and Icelandic. Two of his titles - Guide to Better Card Play and Right Through the Pack Again - won Book of the Year awards. He has created many new bridge ideas and devised a number of conventions. He lives in NSW, Australia, and has written a daily bridge column in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald for over 15 years.
