Commonsense Bidding: The Most Complete Guide to Modern Methods of Standard Bidding

by William S. Root, Alan Truscott (Foreword)

Renowned bridge expert presents a complete guide to basic commonsense bidding using a logical easy-to-follow format. Covered in 18 chapters 1. How to value your hand, 1. Opening no-trump bids, 3. The stayman convention 4.Opening suit bids of one, 5. Responses to opening suit bids of one, 6. Rebids by the opening bidder, 7. Rebids by the responder, 8. Opening preemptive bids, 9. Opening suit bids of two, 10. Overcalls, 11. Takeout doubles, 12. Penalty doubles, lead-directing doubles, and rescue bids, 13. Balancing, 14. Bidding over preemptive bids, 15. Responses and rebids in competitive auctions, 16. Sacrifice bids, 17. Slam bidding, 18. The scoring and the strategy

Genres: Games

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 9, 1986

Reviews

[Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though old (for a bridge book) and thus not covering some modern bidding conventions (e.g. Jacoby), this is an excellent book for intermediate bridge players. It is very well explained, well written, and with good examples throughout.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not so modern, but still very useful for SAYC. I would recommend this, but with reservations.