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Author : Fred L. Karpin
Publisher : New American Library of Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book Winning Play in Tournament and Duplicate Bridge written by Fred L. Karpin and published by New American Library of Canada. This book was released on 1968 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George W. Beynon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tournament and Duplicate Bridge written by George W. Beynon and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian McKinnon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554947683
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book Duplicate Bridge Schedules written by Ian McKinnon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bridge Movements Encyclopedia. Duplicate Bridge Schedules, History and Mathematics is an essential book for tournament directors as well as bridge players curious about the history of the game of duplicate bridge. This comprehensive volume supplies you with all the movements ever thought of and many hundreds of new ones. Included for each movement are the variations, modifications, origins, authors and history of its development. Each movement is then assessed for its measure of quality, called calibre. The author presents a brand new event type, the Scissor movement - run like any Howell movement. In this type of event the players play as pairs as usual, but also have their teammates as another pair, never meeting each other. This allows the event to be scored both as teams and pairs, producing a winning team and a winning pair. Duplicate bridge players will find the history of their favorite game most intriguing. The book delves into the lives of well-known figures such as John T. Mitchell and Edwin C. Howell. When did they live, what did they contribute to bridge, and what were the politics of their time? In addition, many lesser-known historical figures are examined for their contributions to the development of duplicate movements. For the mathematically inclined there are plenty of interesting oddities. The mathematics of balance of movements, giving the measure of quality, is thoroughly discussed. The controversial debate over movement quality, along with its history, is presented through the ideas and opinions of players and mathematicians. IAN McKINNON is a mathematician, expert bridge player, tournament director, author and computer professional. Through circumstance, around 1970, he started tournament directing at a major bridge club in Sydney which eventually led to him being the senior Tournament Director within the Australian Bridge Federation during the 1970s. He produced his first book, Bridge Directing Complete, in 1979. All those years of experience, and the last ten years of intense research and computer programming, have resulted in this book.
Author : Alfred Sheinwold
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486227413
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)
Download or read book Duplicate Bridge written by Alfred Sheinwold and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novice and eager-to-learn player will find this book an indispensable guide, and the more seasoned tournament will find this an invaluable source of tips and pointers on bidding and playing. For both, Sheinwold makes tournament play appealing and challenging. It won't be long before his readers score "top on the board" in Duplicate competition.
Author : Ron Klinger
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304363209
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)
Download or read book Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge written by Ron Klinger and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of tournament bridge does not stand still. Styles change, new ideas come forward, more effective methods are developed. GUIDE TO BETTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE was first published in 1995, but even in the short time since then there have been a number of improved strategies and conventions which can help you to win more often. This new edition contains the standard methods which have proved successful in the past as well as the recent developments, how they work, when they apply and why you can expect to obtain better scores by adopting them.
Author : Brian R. Gray
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525543717
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Newcomer's Guide written by Brian R. Gray and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duplicate Bridge is a challenging card game. I am your Newcomer Guide and Mentor. Learn from my mistakes/experiences! This Newcomer's Guide presents the basic information needed to learn and master the Duplicate game format, environment, and bidding, playing and scoring protocols. Learn about Bridge Etiquette, Zero Tolerance and Play Nice programs, the different game formats, equipment and useful HOW TO PROCEDURES (Fill in a Convention Card; Make a Call using a Bidding Box; Make an Opening Lead; Arrange, Inspect and Count Tricks; Prevent Partner's Revoke; Make a Claim or Concession; Understand BridgeMate, Total Point and MatchPoint scoring systems and so much more! Frequently referred to Bridge rules and laws are clearly explained. This knowledge will empower you to confidently make a Director's call when an infraction occurs to your advantage. This book was written with humour and contains over 90 colourful images/illustrations, enabling learning Bridge procedures most informative and enjoyable. I wish I had this Newcomer's Guide when I started playing...Lucky you...now you do! While reading this book, my goal was to keep you smiling and hearing you say, "I didn't know that ...That will be useful"!!
Author : Loyd E. Hill
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479744263
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Download or read book 17 Things That You Should or Should Not Do in the Bridge Game written by Loyd E. Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 17 Things That You Should Or Should Not Do In The Bridge Game Bridge is a Partnership Card Game and the fundamentals of play are here and if you follow and apply them, you will be hooked on the joy of winning in the Bridge Game. This book can be your key to a lifetime of pleasure, and sometimes pain, in bridge no matter how and where you chose to play, be it Social Club in homes, Local Club and Tournament play of bridge sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League at your Local Club, Sectional, Regional and National Tournaments and perhaps the World. It is all here - how the game is structured, how to establish partnerships, how to meet new friend and find the groups that are currently playing (locally and worldwide). Enjoy the contents. You will not be disappointed. You will find enclosed: Over 42 described Bridge Conventions used by better players. 99 Tables showing the full hands held by the Offense and Defense, and descriptions of proper play to make the contract or for the defense to set the contract. Over 95 recognized Strategies of good play. Near 100 descriptions of hands and best methods of successful play. Loyd's Lessons - How, what and why you take certain actions. Over 230 pages to enjoy.
Author : Nicolae Sfetcu
Publisher : Nicolae Sfetcu
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Bridge Bidding written by Nicolae Sfetcu and published by Nicolae Sfetcu. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book present some of the most important bridge bidding systems used used in duplicate bridge tournaments, detailing the most known bridge bidding system, Standard American Yellow Card, by using a logical sequential order for openings, answers, competitive bids and defensive play in order to help the players during the games. Much of the complexity in bridge arises from the difficulty of arriving at a good final contract in the auction. A bidding system in contract bridge is the set of agreements and understandings assigned to calls and sequences of calls used by a partnership, and includes a full description of the meaning of each treatment and convention. Standard American Yellow Card is a specific set of partnership agreements and conventions, using Standard American as a base. Standard American Yellow Card is a very specific collection of agreements, which can, of course, be modified and augmented by partnership agreement. In practical use, the term is often mis-used to refer to Standard American in general, or it could refer to a system that used SAYC as a base and made additional augmentations or changes to the base agreements.
Author : Eddie Kantar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119247837
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bridge For Dummies written by Eddie Kantar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Try a hand at bridge—and outsmart your opponents Bridge is the most popular card game in the world—and, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. Whether you're new to the game or a long-time player looking for new tricks, this new edition of Bridge For Dummies walks you through the intricacies of the game and arms you with tried-and-true tips and strategies for being a better player and beating your opponents from the very first draw. Covering not only traditional contract bridge, but other popular variations of the game—including ACOL, Rubber, and Duplicate Bridge—this hands-on, friendly guide takes the guesswork out of this beloved game and arms you with the knowledge and know-how to make your game mates your minions. From knowing when and how high to bid to bringing home the tricks when you end up in a trump contract, it'll take your bridge skills to the next level in no time! Strategize with your bridge partner Confidently play bridge in clubs and tournaments Use basic and advanced bidding techniques Find bridge clubs and tournaments all over the world Are you ready to trump the competition? Success is a page away with the help of Bridge For Dummies.
Author : David Bird
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780575061132
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tournament Acol written by David Bird and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of how top tournament players employ the Acol system provides a summary of up-to-date methods of bidding and play in competitive duplicate bridge. The book should also appeal to keen rubber bridge players.
