The Pocket Guide to Bridge Conventions You Should Know - Softcover

Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc; Bird, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771400811 ISBN 13: 9781771400817

Publisher: Master Point Press, 2023

Synopsis

Revised and updated edition of the handy pocket-sized guide to basic bidding conventions for bridge players. This pocket guide is based on the information in the standard bridge textbook 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Since that book’s original publication in 1999, it has sold more than 300,000 copies in six languages. It has become a much-valued learning tool and reference for everyone from social players to those who regularly spend time at their local bridge club. That book was thoroughly updated in 2022 (ISBN ISBN 978 177140 071 8) , while retaining the approach and features that made the original so popular. Every convention in the book was carefully revised to reflect the way it is used in the modern game. Three chapters (Landy, Grand Slam Force and Ogust responses to Weak Twos) were dropped completely in favour of Bergen Raises and the DONT and Meckwell defenses to 1NT. This new edition of the pocket guide has been updated in similar fashion.

About this title

About the Author

David Bird is the bridge correspondent for the Mail on Sunday and London Evening Standard and the author of more than 100 books on bridge, making him perhaps the most prolific bridge writer of all time. He lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Marc Smith is a British bridge player, columnist and writer. He represented Great Britain as a junior, winning the 1985 European Union Junior Teams Championship and has a host of wins in national events. He reached the final of the World Mixed Pairs Championship playing with his wife, Charlotte. He is also a well-known author, a regular contributor to various magazines and a commentator on top bridge events. Barbara Seagram is one of North America’s top bridge teachers, and is a popular speaker on cruise ships and at bridge events throughout the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Master Point Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771400811
• ISBN 13: 9781771400817
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 64