Let's Play Bridge: A Guide to Learning and Understanding Contract Bridge"Bridge is a complicated game of skill that can take weeks to learn and years to master. Let's Play Bridge is a clear and concise guide both to learning the fundamentals of bridge and developing an understanding that will take you well into advanced play. Let's Play Bridge covers such basic fundamentals as: Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and forcing bids. Patterns of play--how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit. Defensive play. Systems and class A conventions. As well as advanced techniques such as: Jacoby Transfer, Two-over-one game force, The Kaplan-Sheinwold system, The Blackwood convention, and much, much more. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, you will benefit from Richard Smith's step-by-step, systematic approach to this challenging and enjoyable game."--Back cover. |
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2-level 4-card major 5-card suit 8-card fit balanced hand bid 2 HEARTS bid notrump bonus clubs Contract Bridge count cue bid declarer defenders diamonds discard draw trumps dummy dummy's duplicate bridge extra point finesse forcing bid game level guideline heart suit high cards high-card points hold honor jack jump Lead the ace lead the king least left-hand opponent long cards long suit losers major suit matchpoints minor suit normal notrump fit notrump bid NOTVUL odd tricks open the bidding opening bid opening lead overcall partner opens partner's suit partnership points partscore PASS play the ace player playing tricks plays low preempt queen raise rebid respond revaluation right-hand opponent rubber bridge ruff ruffing score sequence signal singleton small card small slam spade suit SPADES are trump Stayman strength take the trick take tricks takeout double top cards trump contract trump fit trump suit vulnerable