Bridge Convention Guide in Depth

Author: (USA) Granovetter, Granovetter (USA), Translated by Chu Yiren, Cheng Qiang
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The outstanding conventions introduced in this book will make your ordinary bidding system more personalized and better reflect the style you and your partner wish to play. Now you can quickly and easily select nearly seventy expert-level conventions from this book to incorporate into your bidding system. In this book, you will find: Basic Conventions – Further Exploration: Unravel the mysteries of how top players enhance the utility of basic conventions, including "Steinman," "Jacoby Transfer Bids," "Texas Transfer Bids," "Drouli," "Weak Jump in New Suit," and so on. Conventions: Some conventions have already become standard bidding for most expert players, but you may not have used them yet, such as "Smolen," "Slow Down Principle," "Italian Penalty Raise," "Best Defense to Ambiguous Opening and Bergen Game," "Clarifying Raise," and so on. Defense and Play Conventions: You can learn more about defense and play conventions, including "Suit Choice Signal on Trumps," "Obvious Shift Signal," "Spade Slam," "Lead Direciton Notrump," and so on. Exquisite Conventions: Don't be intimidated—there's much here worth serious study. You'll enjoy these conventions in the book, such as "Clarks's Last Bus," "Texas Yellow Rose," "Double of No Trumps," "Double Key Card Blackwood," "Trent Weak Two Opening," "XYZ Convention," "Texas Yellow Rose." Start your bridge convention journey—it will be a rewarding experience!