Bridge Books for Beginners 4

     
 
The "How to Play Bridge" series of books is designed to meet the needs of new players by covering all aspects of the game at a pace and in a way that can deadily be absorbed.
         

"Competitive Bidding" by Brian Senior covers the very basics of bidding in a competitive auction; when to bid, when to pass and when to double. This book gives invaluable guidelines to the inexperienced player.

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"Simple Conventions" by Mark Horton is easy to follow and understand. It covers the basic conventions, putting names to plays that many inexperienced players only know the basics of.

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"No Trump Play" by Raymond Brock

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"Playing With Trumps" by Sally Brock

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"It's Your Bid" by Tony Sowter

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"Plan Your Defence" by Freddie North

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Your First Competition (How to Play Bridge Series) - Raymond Brock & Tony Sowter
Your First 20 Deals (How to Play Bridge Series) - Tony Sowter
         
 

Bridge: Techniques and Tips from the Masters - 4249 Diagrammed Hands and Plays - an enormous volume which is basically a compilation of the 'How to Play Bridge' series. It has contributions from numerous authors including Robert Berthe, Norbert Lebely, Sally Horton, Tony Forrester, Tony Sowter, ...; suitable for beginners.

 

 

 

 
 
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More books for beginners/improvers: -

 
     
  Amazing Book of Bridge - Brian Senior  
  Andrew Robson's Essential Bridge Flipper - Andrew Robson  
  Basic Defence: Indispensable for the Beginner and the Intermediate Learner - Freddie North  
  Breakthrough Bridge: Bidding for Beginners - Zia Mahmood & Audrey Grant  
  Breakthrough Bridge: Declarer Play for Beginners - Zia Mahmood  
  Breakthrough Bridge: Defence for Beginners - Zia Mahmood & Audrey Grant  
  Bridge basics and beyond - Victor Mollo  
  Bridge Course Complete: A New Method of Bridge Tuition With over 200 Quizzes - Victor Mollo  
  Bridge For Absolute Beginners - Robert Sheehan & Sally Brock  
  Bridge for Beginners - Alan & Maureen Hiron  
  Bridge for Beginners - Victor Mollo & Nico Gardener  
  Bridge for Beginners: A Complete Course (Acol) - Zia Mahmood  
  Bridge for People Who Don't Know One Card from Another - Sally Brock & Ray Young  
  Bridge Maxims: Secrets of Better Play - Audrey Grant, Eric Rodwell  
  Bridge - The First Principles - Jeremy Flint & Freddie North  
  Concise Bridge: The Compact Guide For Beginners - Sally Brock  
  Declarer Play (Collins Bridge for Beginners Series) - Zia Mahmood  
  Defence (Collins Bridge for Beginners) - Zia Mahmood  
  First Principles of Card Play - Paul Marston  
  Getting Started - Freddie North  
  Introduction to Declarer's Play - Eddie Kantar  
  Introduction to Defender's Play - Eddie Kantar  
  Learn Bridge in One Hour: Learn in Ten Easy Steps - Samir Riad  
  Learning Bridge - Freddie North  
  Make a Start at Bridge - Terence Reese and David Bird  
  Paul Marston's Introduction to Bridge - Paul Marston  
  Paul Marston's Introduction to Bridge. Four Card Major Edition. - Paul Marston  
  Plan Your Defense - Freddie North  
     
 

Bridge Lessons series by Andrew Robson - Times bridge columnist

 
  These are 40-page booklets. Each page contains a lesson based on Andrew's Wednesday bridge series in The Times. In a compelling format, each page has a lesson plus an illustrative deal. Not only will you further your understanding of the topic but its bite-size lesson format makes the learning that little bit more enjoyable..  
     
 
"Endplay and Squeeze" by Andrew Robson. These topics are undoubtadly of a more advanced nature. However, Andrew has simplified the principles making them easier to understand. Everybody will benefit from Andrews's clear explanations.      
         
 
  Other books in the Bridge lessons series: -  
     
  Finesse  
  Stayman and Transfer  
  Slam  
  Opening Lead  
  Overcall  
  Weak Two  
     
 
 
 

 

 
     
 
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