Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge 1st Edition by David Galt ISBN 978-0470114247 047011424X
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ISBN 10: 047011424X
ISBN 13: 978-0470114247
Author: David Galt
Teach Yourself
VISUALLY
Tricks. Trumps. Auctions. Contracts. Bridge is a challenging game, but you can quickly grasp its basics with this guide that shows how it’s played. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge covers everything from evaluating a hand and bidding it through playing the cards and scoring the resultsguiding you play by play and trick by trick. With this book and with practice as declarer or defender, you”ll quickly be playing your bridge cards right. Maybe you”ll even make a slamdoubled, redoubled, and vulnerable!
Concise lessons show you the keys to successful play and are ideal for quick review
Text helps to de-mystify bridge rules, lingo, and traditions
Each strategy or tactic is clearly explained
Graphics help you visualize concepts and build your bridge skills
Helpful tips provide additional guidance
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: The Game of Bridge
1.1 A Universal Game
1.2 A Brief History
1.3 What You Need to Play
1.4 Bridge’s Key Number: 13
1.5 How to Hold Your Cards
1.6 Kibitzers and Other Bridge Terms
Chapter 2: Basic Bridge
2.1 Starting a Bridge Hand
2.2 Tricks and Taking Tricks
2.3 Following Suit and the Power of Trumps
2.4 The Auction and the Meaning of Bids
2.5 Bidding Higher in the Auction
2.6 Ending the Auction
2.7 Watching Your First Bridge Hand
2.8 Reviewing the Deal
Chapter 3: Rubber Bridge Playing and Scoring
3.1 Using a Score Sheet
3.2 Trick-Scores and Making Game
3.3 Trick-Scores at Notrump Contracts
3.4 Part-Score, Game, Slam, and Vulnerability
3.5 Scores for Overtricks
3.6 Scoring Defeated Contracts
3.7 Making Doubled and Redoubled Contracts
3.8 Slam Bonuses
3.9 Tallying a Rubber
3.10 Chicago-Style Bridge Scoring
3.11 Rubber Bridge Scoring Summary
3.12 Honor Scores
Chapter 4: Hand Evaluation and the Opening Bid
4.1 General Hand Evaluation for Bidding
4.1.1 Counting High Card Points
4.1.2 The Importance of Distribution
4.2 Opening 1-Level Bids: Function and Guidelines
4.2.1 HCP Guidelines for Part-Score, Game, and Slam
4.2.2 Major Suit Opening Bids
4.2.3 Minor Suit Opening Bids
4.3 Opening 1NT
4.4 More Strategies for the Opening Bidder
Chapter 5: Responding to Opener’s Bid of 1-of-a-Suit
5.1 Responder’s Job
5.2 Responding to 1♥ or 1♠
5.3 Responding to 1♦ or 1♣
5.4 Strategies and Tactics for the Responder
Chapter 6: Responding to NT
6.1 Responder’s Choices
6.1.1 When to Pass
6.1.2 Raising NT
6.1.3 2♣ and 2♦ Responses: Jacoby Transfer Bids
6.1.4 2♣ Response: The Stayman Convention
6.1.5 Suit Bid Responses of 2 and Higher
6.2 Tips and Strategies for Responding to NT
6.3 Jacoby Sequence
Chapter 7: Declarer Play
7.1 You as Declarer
7.2 Dummy and You
7.3 Keeping Track of Tricks
7.4 Declarer in Action
7.5 Essential Skills for Declarer
7.6 Entries and Finesses
7.7 Playing Suit Combinations
7.8 Knowing the Odds
Chapter 8: Competing in the Auction
8.1 Ways to Enter the Bidding
8.2 The 1NT Overcall
8.3 Suit Overcalls
8.4 Takeout Doubles
8.5 Competing over Opponent’s 1NT Opener
8.6 Balancing
8.7 What to Do When Opponents Compete
Chapter 9: Opener’s Rebid and Beyond
9.1 Rebids by NT Opener
9.2 Rebids by 1-of-a-Suit Opener
9.3 Responder’s Further Actions
Chapter 10: Defensive Play
10.1 Thoughts for Defenders
10.2 How the Defense Can Win
10.3 Basic Defensive Skills
10.4 Making the Opening Lead
10.5 Playing the Right Card
10.6 Defensive Signals
10.7 Tips and Strategies for Defenders
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