25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know
It doesn't take long before beginning bridge players want to know more about bidding systems, and especially about conventions. Even social players are usually keen to add a few choice gadgets to their bidding arsenal. Here 25 basic conventions and treatments are carefully explained, and the reader is shown how they can fit into standard bidding methods. Each section ends with a summary chart as well as a self-quiz to ensure that the concepts are understood.

About the Authors:
Barbara Seagram owns and manages one of the largest bridge schools in North America, where she teaches more than 1000 students every year to enjoy bridge. She has been awarded 'master teacher' status by the American Bridge Teachers Association, on whose Board of Directors she sits. Her other books include 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding.
Englishman Marc Smith writes monthly columns for both BRIDGE and BRIDGE PLUS as well as for the OKBRIDGE SPECTATOR. He is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines, as well as at Bridge Forum on the Internet. He lives near Southampton, UK. His other books include The Bridge Technique Series with David Bird, 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding with Barbara Seagram, Countdown to Winning Bridge with Tim Bourke, and World Class.

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25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know
It doesn't take long before beginning bridge players want to know more about bidding systems, and especially about conventions. Even social players are usually keen to add a few choice gadgets to their bidding arsenal. Here 25 basic conventions and treatments are carefully explained, and the reader is shown how they can fit into standard bidding methods. Each section ends with a summary chart as well as a self-quiz to ensure that the concepts are understood.

About the Authors:
Barbara Seagram owns and manages one of the largest bridge schools in North America, where she teaches more than 1000 students every year to enjoy bridge. She has been awarded 'master teacher' status by the American Bridge Teachers Association, on whose Board of Directors she sits. Her other books include 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding.
Englishman Marc Smith writes monthly columns for both BRIDGE and BRIDGE PLUS as well as for the OKBRIDGE SPECTATOR. He is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines, as well as at Bridge Forum on the Internet. He lives near Southampton, UK. His other books include The Bridge Technique Series with David Bird, 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding with Barbara Seagram, Countdown to Winning Bridge with Tim Bourke, and World Class.

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25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know

25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know

by Barbara Seagram
25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know

25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know

by Barbara Seagram
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It doesn't take long before beginning bridge players want to know more about bidding systems, and especially about conventions. Even social players are usually keen to add a few choice gadgets to their bidding arsenal. Here 25 basic conventions and treatments are carefully explained, and the reader is shown how they can fit into standard bidding methods. Each section ends with a summary chart as well as a self-quiz to ensure that the concepts are understood.

About the Authors:
Barbara Seagram owns and manages one of the largest bridge schools in North America, where she teaches more than 1000 students every year to enjoy bridge. She has been awarded 'master teacher' status by the American Bridge Teachers Association, on whose Board of Directors she sits. Her other books include 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding.
Englishman Marc Smith writes monthly columns for both BRIDGE and BRIDGE PLUS as well as for the OKBRIDGE SPECTATOR. He is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines, as well as at Bridge Forum on the Internet. He lives near Southampton, UK. His other books include The Bridge Technique Series with David Bird, 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding with Barbara Seagram, Countdown to Winning Bridge with Tim Bourke, and World Class.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781894154079
Publisher: Master Point Pr
Publication date: 03/28/1999
Pages: 190
Product dimensions: 7.43(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Barbara Seagram (Canada) is one of North America's top bridge teachers, with well over twenty books to her credit.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Learn these first

Chapter 1 Blackwood and Gerber 3

Chapter 2 Jacoby and Texas Transfers 11

Chapter 3 Stayman 2 Response to INT 19

Chapter 4 Takeout Doubles 27

Chapter 5 Weak Two-Bids 39

Chapter 6 2 Strong Artificial Opening 47

Chapter 7 Reverses 55

Chapter 8 Negative Doubles 61

Section 2 More complicated

Chapter 9 Roman Keycard Blackwood 73

Chapter 10 Jacoby 2NT Forcing Major Raise 79

Chapter 11 Splinter Bids 85

Chapter 12 Reverse Drury 91

Chapter 13 Bergen Raises (by David Bird) 97

Chapter 14 Help Suit Game Tries 107

Chapter 15 Cuebid Raises 113

Chapter 16 Balancing 119

Chapter 17 Michaels Cuebids and Unusual NT 125

Section 3 Sophisticated stuff

Chapter 18 DONT Defense to a Strong INT (by David Bird) 133

Chapter 19 Meckwell Defense to INT (by David Bird) 143

Chapter 20 Control Bids 151

Chapter 21 Fourth-Suit Forcing 159

Chapter 22 New Minor Forcing 165

Chapter 23 Responsive Doubles 173

Chapter 24 Lead-Directing Doubles 181

Chapter 25 Lebensohl 187

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