Tournament Bridge For Beginning Players

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781984525017

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Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is about how to play bridge in a tournament. Unlike club play, the hands are typically prearranged to test your skills. This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands a beginning player might expect to encounter. The various categories of hands presented will teach you how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, and how to handle special combinations, such as the split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn about finessing up to a lone honor, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse, and other finessing techniques. You will also learn how to read inferences from the opponents bids, opening leads, play, and discards.

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781796040449

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Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is about how to play bridge in a tournament. Unlike club play, the hands are typically prearranged to test your skills. This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands a beginning player might expect to encounter. The various categories of hands presented will teach you how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, and how to handle special combinations, such as the split A–Q or K–Q. In addition, you will learn about finessing up to a lone honor, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse, and other finessing techniques. You will also learn how to read inferences from the opponents’ bids, opening leads, plays, and discards.

Author : Game Nest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1951791258

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Bridge For Beginners by Game Nest Pdf

Bridge is not only one of the most popular card games in the world but is a mental sport. Bridge teaches you logic, reasoning, risk taking, patience, concentration, and so much more. Even successful entrepreneurs such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are both accomplished Bridge players.

Author : Charles Goren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1971-04-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780671210526

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Contract Bridge for Beginners by Charles Goren Pdf

Here is the first book on Contract Bridge for beginners which introduces them at once to the generally accepted Point Count method of bidding used by the experts. Written by the leading authority, the foremost teacher, and the most successful bridge player in the world, it will prove a boon to the novice and the average bridge player alike.

Author : Ron Klinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781628730470

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Bridge Basics by Ron Klinger Pdf

Bridge is hip for everyone nowadays! Played in more than 100 countries, Bridge has an enthusiastic following of more than 60 million people. Although many believe that bridge is simply an “old person’s game,” more and more young people are taking it up, and now players in their twenties are beginning to win world championship titles. Completely updated and revised by champion bridge player Ron Klinger, Bridge Basics explains and illustrates the basic rules of bidding, play, and defense in contract bridge. This book will turn you into a competent and confident bridge player in no time.

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-20
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781664177246

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Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the hands an advanced player might expect to encounter in a tournament. The various categories of hands presented will teach you when and how to use the endplay, when and how to squeeze, how to handle a forcing defense and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (5th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (4th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). These 5 core books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2nd ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published two books on bidding, The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th ed. 2021) and The Casey Simplified Precision Club Bridge Bidding System (2nd ed. 2021). Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax attorney. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA.

Author : Audrey Grant
Publisher : Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-10-26
Category : Bridge whist
ISBN : 0943855128

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Play of the Hand by Audrey Grant Pdf

Focuses on basic concepts of play of hand. Bidding tactics reviewed.

Author : Brent Manley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781507208007

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The Little Book of Bridge by Brent Manley Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the classic card game of bridge, including an overview of the basics, tips and techniques how to play—and strategies to win; perfect for new bridge players and experienced pros alike. Bridge is all about memory, bidding, and skill. It is one of the most popular card games in the world, and is played by millions of people worldwide in tournaments, clubs, and cruises, as well as online. New to the world of bridge? No problem! Learning any new game can be challenging, especially one as complicated as bridge. But mastering a complex game can be very rewarding. Whether you are a complete novice or a casual player looking to brush up on your skills and techniques, The Little Book of Bridge can help you play your cards right and get ahead in this classic game. With a comprehensive breakdown of all the cards involved in the game, detailed information on scoring, tips on how to improve your skills, strategies for winning, and a tear-away cheat sheet, this guide will have even the newest bridge enthusiast winning in no time flat.

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Us
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1796039373

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Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is about how to play bridge in a tournament. Unlike club play, the hands are typically prearranged to test your skills. This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands a beginning player might expect to encounter. The various categories of hands presented will teach you how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, and how to handle special combinations, such as the split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn about finessing up to a lone honor, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse, and other finessing techniques. You will also learn how to read inferences from the opponents' bids, opening leads, plays, and discards.

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781664147027

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Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules for defense. The various subjects contain rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and to deceive, how to defend against a Notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of defense. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (3rd ed. 2019), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). The above 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2d ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published a book on bidding, called The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th Edition 2021).

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781984520456

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Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book is about how to play bridge in a tournament. Unlike club play, the hands are typically prearranged to test your skills. This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands an advanced player might expect to encounter. The various categories of hands presented will teach you when and how to use the end play, when and how to squeeze, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 41 trump split. The book will also teach you how to play a Notrump hand, such as when to hold up, how to finesse, when to spurn the finesse, when to duck at Notrump, when to avoid the danger hand, how to deceive the opponents, how to unblock, and how to handle transportation.

Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1796099708

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Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players by Ken Casey Pdf

This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands a beginning player might expect to encounter in a tournament. The various categories of hands presented will teach you how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to avoid the danger hand, how to avoid being ruffed, how to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand and how to handle special card combinations. In addition, you will learn about finessing up to a lone honor, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse and other finessing techniques.

Author : Hugh Walter Kelsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Contract bridge
ISBN : OCLC:1280860415

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How to Improve Your Bridge by Hugh Walter Kelsey Pdf

Author : Tim Ander
Publisher : CRB Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781641868259

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How to Play Bridge by Tim Ander Pdf

Win at Bridge and Impress Your Friends! When you open How to Play Bridge, you’ll discover a rich and exciting world of strategy. Bridge has long been associated with the modern aristocracy. Harold Vanderbilt (on a long ocean cruise) combined two popular variants of Whist (a 17th-century card game) to create the game we lovingly call Bridge. This comprehensive (and easy-to-understand) guidebook explains how you can impress your opponents with your knowledge of the game. You can step up to the table with confidence after mastering the many concepts and strategies in this fascinating book: Bidding Basics and Basic Gameplay Playing as the Declarer and the Dummy Scoring: Contract/Overtrick Points Slam, Doubled, and Redoubled Bonuses Rubber and Honour Bonuses Avoiding Penalties and Common Errors You’ll even learn advanced concepts like reading players’ card organization styles, noticing psychological tells, and playing well with your partner. By mastering the rules of the game and making them second nature, you can pay more attention to the cards played – and the people playing them. By understanding each player’s point of view, you can rule the table and win big at bridge!

Author : William S. Root
Publisher : Crown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780609801628

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The ABCs of Bridge by William S. Root Pdf

William S. Root, winner of many national bridge championships, premier bridge teacher, author of classic bridge books, and recently elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame, is one of America's foremost bridge personalities. As a player, Bill Root has won all three of the most important American trophies (the Vanderbilt, the Spingold, and the Reisinger) a total of thirteen times. He has represented the United States in the Bridge Olympiad; in the Bermuda Bowl; and on exhibition tours to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He is rated a World Master by the World Bridge Federation. As a bridge teacher, Bill is considered to be one of the best of all time and has helped tens of thousands to enjoy the world's most popular card game. He has been the director for the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament and has served as Card Games Authority for the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers, making him the modern-day Hoyle for the 120 million card players in America. His many best-selling bridge books include Commonsense Bidding, How to Play a Bridge Hand, and How to Defend a Bridge Hand (all of which won the Book of the Year title awarded by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.) He also coauthored the popular Modern Bridge Conventions with Richard Pavlicek.