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Издателство: Skyhorse Publishing
Град на издаване: New York
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Височина (мм): 210
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Корици: Меки

6th Edition.

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Played in over 100 countries, bridge is one of the world's most popular card games. In recent years, this stimulating and challenging game has piqued the interest of younger generations, drawing an even wider following than ever before. Because of its complex rules and various methods, bridge can be difficult to learn, but with this essential guidebook anyone can do it!

Completely updated and revised by champion bridge player Ron Klinger, Bridge Basics illustrates the rules of bidding, play, and defense in contract bridge. The lessons Klinger provides are based on standard methods and are modeled on the successful classes he has conducted for decades. Both teachers and beginners will benefit from the wealth of information on standard American bridge, common bidding in all standard systems, opening leads, prevalent myths and fallacies. tournament bridge participation, and much more! With exercises throughout—and an answer key in the back—Klinger provides the ideal instructional hook for anyone wanting to learn how to play bridge, and to play it well.

Ron Klinger is an international player, a writer, and a leading bridge teacher who has written more than fifty hooks, including Guide to Better Card Play, which won the Book of the Year Award from the American Bridge Teachers" Association. He has served as bridge columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald since 2002 and runs a bridge teaching website, www. ronklingerhridge. com.

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CONTENTS

Introduction for the Bridge Beginner 9
Introduction for the Bridge Teacher 11
Chapter 1 The Basics of All Standard Systems 17

PART 1—Standard American Style
Chapter 2 Opening with 1-in-a-suit 27
Chapter 3 The INT Opening 33
Chapter 4 Responding with Weak Hands 38
Chapter 5 Responding with Strong Hands 54
Chapter 6 Bidding by a Passed Hand 66
Chapter 7 Super-strong Opening Bids 69

PART 2—Areas Of Bidding Common To All Standard Systems
Chapter 8 Slam Bidding 81
Chapter 9 Pre-emptive Opening Bids 88
Chapter 10 Standard Overcalls 95
Chapter 11 Takeout Doubles 105
Chapter 12 Penalty Doubles 115

PART 3—Additional Materials

Appendix 1: From Whist to Bridge 119
Appendix 2: The Stayman Convention 127
Appendix 3: Opening Leads—The Suit to Lead 129
Appendix 4: Opening Leads—The Card to Lead 131
Appendix 5: Negative Doubles 133
Appendix 6: Bridge Myths and Fallacies 137
Appendix 7: Ethics and Etiquette 139
Appendix 8: Tournament Bridge 143
Appendix 9: How to Improve Your Game 147
Appendix 10: Popular Conventions and Systems 149
Appendix 11: The Mechanics and Rules of Rubber Bridge 153

Glossary and Index 161
Answers to Exercises and Bidding Practice 167
Hands for North, East, South, and West 179
What Do Your Partner's Responses Mean? 183
Rubber Bridge Scoring Table 185
Notes 187