Modern Bridge Conventions

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i T 1 nHpm bridge conventions have revolutionized the game of bridge. Any bridge expert will tell you that the standard methods devised in the thirties and forties are antiquated and much inferior to those now available.
Here, in a clear, easy-to-follow fashion, experts Bill Root and Richard Pavhcek cover in detail more than fifty of the most practical bridge conventions in use in America today. They present their material in a unique format, so players of every ability may readily understand the conventions appropriate to their level. Each convention is assigned a complexity rating, indicated by a number of stars:
One-star conventions, for all playfers, include such familiar names as Stayman, Jacoby Transfer Bids, Weak Two-Bids, Negative Doubles, Limit Major Raises (with Splinter Bids!), Blackwood, and more.
Two-star conventions, for experienced partnerships, incluide Inverted Minor Raises, Michaels Cue-Bid, Responsive Doubles, Astro, Invitational Cue-Bid, and more.... Tovább

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M
i T 1 nHpm bridge conventions have revolutionized the game of bridge. Any bridge expert will tell you that the standard methods devised in the thirties and forties are antiquated and much inferior to those now available.
Here, in a clear, easy-to-follow fashion, experts Bill Root and Richard Pavhcek cover in detail more than fifty of the most practical bridge conventions in use in America today. They present their material in a unique format, so players of every ability may readily understand the conventions appropriate to their level. Each convention is assigned a complexity rating, indicated by a number of stars:
One-star conventions, for all playfers, include such familiar names as Stayman, Jacoby Transfer Bids, Weak Two-Bids, Negative Doubles, Limit Major Raises (with Splinter Bids!), Blackwood, and more.
Two-star conventions, for experienced partnerships, incluide Inverted Minor Raises, Michaels Cue-Bid, Responsive Doubles, Astro, Invitational Cue-Bid, and more.
Three-star conventions, for tournament players with very experienced partnerships, include Lebensohl, Fourth Suit Forcing, New Minor Forcing, Invisible Cue-Bids, Competitive Doubles, and more.
In addition, the authors provide information on Alert Procedures, How to Fill Out Convention Cards (a topic often neglected), Skip-Bid Warnings, Ethics and Proprieties, and How to Build a Partnership. A glossary, which also serves as an index, lists more than 250 popular conventions, treatments, and systems,
"BiU Root and Richard Pavlicek both have that rare combination of fine teacher, great player, and delightful personahty. Their book on bridge conventions is an absolute 'must' for all players." ¦ Oswald Jacoby, NEA Syndicate -
"This fine book, by two great players, conveys in depth many conventions that are popular with the experts. Many of the problems that arise from them are stated and solved for the first time." Alan Truscott, New York Times
"This work by Bill Root and Richard Pavlicek fills a long-standing gap in the field of bridge literature—a thorough and comprehensive treatise on popular bidding conventions. Every bridge enthusiast should should have it on his bookshelf."
. Alfred Sheinwold, Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Three Rivers Press New York
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