Ebook: Bridge for Beginners: a Complete Course

Bridge ia an easy game to learn but it takes a lifetime to master. This monumental work is designed to take the student to a level at which he or she can play in a bridge club or tournament with confidence. This book was originally published as three volumes on Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. It combines the talents of top Canadian bridge teacher Audrey Grant, regarded as the leading tutor in North America, and the charismatic and world-renowned bridge player Zia Mahmud, voted bridge personality of the decade by both International Popular Bridge Monthly and Bridge Today. Zia presented the.;Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Part One: Bidding; 1. Introduction; Section 1: The First Steps; 2. Hand Valuation; 3. One-level Opening Bids; Opening One No-trump; Opening One of a Suit; 4. Developing the Auction; 5. Responding to an Opening Bid of One No-trump; Section 2: Responding to Opening Bids of One; 6. Responding to an Opening Bid of One Heart or One Spade; 7. Responding to an Opening Bid of One Club or One Diamond; 8. Rebids by the Opener; Section 3: Rebids; 9. Rebids by the Responder; 10. Strong Two Opening Bids; Section 4: Opening Bids of More than One.