Elementary Bridge Five Card Major Student Text

by Shirley Silverman

Overview

Written for the absolute beginner. Ten lessons cover basic vocabulary, opening suit and notrump bids and responses, scoring, leads, signals, slams, the finessse and basic play of the hand.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780939460663
Publisher:	Baron Barclay Bridge
Publication date:	03/29/2006
Edition description:	Revised and Updated
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.49(h) x 0.15(d)

Table of Contents

Contract Bridge Scoring     4
Introduction     5
Vocabulary     7
Suit Bidding and Play Drawing Trump and Promotion     10
Responses to Suit Opening Bids Rebids by Opener - Trumping     14
Introduction to Scoring Forcing and Non-Forcing Bids Raising Opener's Major Discarding a Loser     18
Responses to Opening Bids Opener's Second Bid Which Suit to Open - the Finesse     25
Notrump Bidding Scoring - Length Opening Leads Against Notrump     30
Responses to Opening Notrump Bids Leading the High Card to Finesse     37
Overcalls - Penalty Doubles Opening Leads Against Suit Contracts     40
Takeout Doubles     44
Forcing Opening Bids Jump Shifts - Slam Bidding Blackwood     48
Review Exercises     53
Bidding Summary     58
Play Summary     62
Review of Finesse Combinations     63