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This is a selection of some of the best bridge card game books around. Most are for sale over the internet at the Amazon.com book store. |
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A classic book of 25 basic bridge bidding conventions clearly defined by
Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Play of the Hand" by Louis H Watson, one of the first and formost authorities on contract bridge, is regarded as the classic sxposition of playing strategy. Practically all variations of play, both declaring and defence, are clearly illustrated. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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SAYC - Standard American Yellow Card, is the most popular bridge bidding used over the internet. This book by Ned Downey and Ellen Pomer discusses it in detail and points out the one or two differences from commonly used Standard American. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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Sally Brock takes all the famous BOLS series of bridge tips and puts them together in one book The result: a perfect pot pourri of advice for players of every standard written by the world's best bridge players. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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In the late 1990's the Bols Royal Distilleries of The Netherlands sponsored the "Bols Brilliancy Awards" which were presented annually to both the reporter and the player of the year's most brilliant hand. In "Fit For A King" Sally Brock and Barry Rigal take a new look at all the hands nominated for these awards and, for added interest, include personal details/anecdotes and photographs of most of the stars.
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Eddie Kantar is undoubtedly the acknowledged expert on the Roman Keycard Blackwood convention. The latest edition of his book is very complex and really only suitable for advanced/expert players. For example, he advocates playing 1430 when the stronger hand asks and playing 3014 when the weaker asks - wow!! Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Bridge Conventions in Depth" is an excellent conventions book for the advanced-expert player.
Matthew and Pamela Granovetter
discuss many interesting topics such as Last Train, vacant doubletons, double keycard Blackwood, the trump cuebid, undercalls over 1♣ and the Yellow Rose of Texas. This really is another 'wow' book. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Declarer Play the Bergen Way" teaches you about end-plays, avoiding losing finesses, developing long suits, making the most of your entries, when to count winners in a suit contract, squeezes, how to know whether to draw trumps first, and much more. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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In "More Declarer play the Bergen Way" Marty Bergen teaches you how to give yourself an extra chance to make the hand; when to draw only some of the opponents' trumps; how to win extra tricks with nines and tens; how to create entries when they are most needed; the right time to throw a loser on a loser and much more!
Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"At the Table" is more of a novel than a collection of deals. It's interesting because Bob Hamman has been the best bridge player for many years and has played in so many world championships and national events. History-wise the best part of the book is the Italian foot-tapping scandal at the 1975 Bermuda Bowl. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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George Rosenkranz
Phillip Alder
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Most responses to strong club systems fall into two groups. In North America it is normal to use natural responses to one club, but the Europeans favor artificial responses, usually showing controls in some fashion. ''Godfrey's Stairway to the Stars: a step-by-step guide to modern strong club bidding'' is a lively book by two North American player-theorists, George Rosenkranz and Phillip Alder. They suggests a European style with a Mexican flavor - ROMEX. |
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Unavailable at Amazon.co.uk |
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"Godfrey's Bridge Challenge" is George Rosenkranz and Phillip Alder's effort brings the Romex system to life through lively anecdotes, instruction and quizzes. This book will improve your judgment and effectiveness, especially your slam bidding.
Unavailable at Amazon.co.uk |
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If you've never played the Precision Club system, you will find "Natural Precision" by Rick Brown easy to read and simple to learn. While it's not a primer for a novice, anyone with a good understanding of any natural bidding system has the background necessary to learn Precision from this book. This book which was reprinted in 1998 and now contains 93 pages. |
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"Precision Today" will be your invaluable tool for learning to play the same accurate bidding system that has served North American, Italian and World Champions for decades. David Berkowitz's book is ideal for a partnership just starting out with Precision Club - or for the experienced precision pair who wish to add a few gadgets to their system. Unavailable at Amazon.co.uk. |
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"The New Awakening: An Improved Bidding System In Bridge" by Bob Gish presents the Precision club player with a wealth of new ideas to improve their bidding.
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Precision Bridge : by Eric Jannersten, 224 pages. |
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Origionally published in 1972. Eric Jannersten is one of Europe's leading bidding theorists and this book gives a complete description of the basic precision club system plus a 75 page advanced section featuring Italian methods. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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Since its publication in 1992, "To Bid or Not to Bid" as sold over 50,000 copies. Undoubtedly the best selling bridge book of the 1990s, its lucid exposition of the Law of Total Tricks has made it a book that literally every serious bridge player simply has to read. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Following the Law", the sequel to"To Bid or Not to Bid" was publishes in 1994, and took the basic concepts explained in the first book to a higher level, while giving many practical examples from expert play of how to use the Law of Total tricks correctly. Both books are must-reads for every improving - advanced bridge player. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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Imagination and inference are necessary in bridge, but so is a knowledge of the probabilities and the calculation of percentages. "Probabilities & Alternatives in Bridge", by Gianni Barracho and Antonio Vivaldi, shows you how and when to make such calculations and when to let imagination, deduction and inference take over. The book covers key elements of bridge probabilities such as the Principle of Restricted Choice and the theory of vacant places, and has deals to illustrate how to use them. Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Matchpoint Tricks" by B. Axelsen and Villy Dam is a collection of declarer play problems at duplicate pairs, the most common form of competitive bridge. How do you manufacture that vital overtrick? Can you do it legitimately, or if not, can you give the opponents a chance to go wrong? Or buy from Amazon.co.uk |
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"Preempts from A to Z" by Ron Anderson and Sabine Zenkel is aimed mainly at intermediate to expert players, although some of the material could be useful to lower level players. As the title implies, this book covers pre-emptive bids from the traditional weak two bids through five level minor suit openings. The book is very detailed, and all aspects of each bid and response are clearly described. Discipline is discussed in detail! In the second part, all of the conventional modern pre-empts are reviewed including weak two bids, 3 level natural preempts, Bergen preempts, various conventional preemptive systems, and defenses to artificial preempts. |
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go to the Bridge shop, Bridge CD-ROM's or Bridge book review index or page: - |
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Visit Bridge Books website for a list of bridge books categorised by content and level. |
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