Advanced Auction and Contract Bridge Tactics for the Keen Player
eBook - ePub

Advanced Auction and Contract Bridge Tactics for the Keen Player

  1. 154 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Advanced Auction and Contract Bridge Tactics for the Keen Player

About this book

This vintage book contains a complete guide to mastering the game of bridge. With comprehensive descriptions, helpful illustrations, and a wealth of invaluable tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in becoming a bridge master. It tackles some of the more advanced tactics to be employed in bridge and covers many of the common mistakes to be avoided as an advanced or competitive player. Contents include: "Play the Game", "The Dealer's Bid", "Second Hand's Bid", "The Opening Lead", "The Informatory Double", "Signals – The Eleven Rule", "The Finesse – Covering an Honour", "The Squeeze – Elimination The Grand Coup", "Common Mistakes", "Card Memory and Card Reading", "Camouflage", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.

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Yes, you can access Advanced Auction and Contract Bridge Tactics for the Keen Player by H. L. Thornely in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
James Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781446527917
eBook ISBN
9781447484486

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. I. Play the Game
  6. II. The Dealer’s Bid
  7. III. The Pre-Emptive Bid
  8. IV. Second Hand’s Bid
  9. V. The Opening Lead
  10. VI. The Informatory Double
  11. VII. Signals—The Eleven Rule
  12. VIII. The Finesse—Covering an Honour
  13. IX. The Squeeze—Elimination—The Grand Coup
  14. X. Common Mistakes
  15. XI. Card Memory and Card Reading
  16. XII. Camouflage
  17. XIII. American Contract Bridge
  18. Résumé of the Laws of Auction Bridge
  19. The American Laws of Contract Bridge