Understanding the Uncontested Auction

by Ron Klinger, Andrew Kambites

Overview

Good bidding is based on the understanding of principles rather than on learning what bids mean. A good system has structure that helps you memorise and guides you when you are on unfamiliar ground.

UNDERSTANDING THE UNCONTESTED AUCTION is based on Acol with 4-card majors and a weak no-trump. It aims to help aspiring players in a sympathetic and logical manner to bridge the bidding gap between themselves and the experts. You can use it either as a complete modern bidding system or selectively to improve your general standard of bidding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780304363223
Publisher:	Cassell P L C
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Series:	MASTER BRIDGE Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Ron Klinger
Ron Klinger is a leading international bridge teacher and has represented Australia in over 20 world championships since 1976. An Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master, he has written over 60 books, some of which have been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, French, Hebrew and Icelandic. Two of his titles - Guide to Better Card Play and Right Through the Pack Again - won Book of the Year awards. He has created many new bridge ideas and devised a number of conventions. He lives in NSW, Australia.

Andrew Kambites
Andrew Kambites is a leading English bridge teacher and author and lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
Chapter 1	Methods of Hand Evaluation	9
Chapter 2	Opener's Balanced Hands	14
Chapter 3	Opener's Unbalanced Hands	23
Chapter 4	Responding to 1NT	32
Chapter 5	Supporting Opener's Major	41
Chapter 6	Supporting Opener's Minor	51
Chapter 7	Responder Changes Suit or Bids NT	59
Chapter 8	Opener's Rebid	68
Chapter 9	Responder's Rebid	77
Chapter 10	The Fourth Suit	86
Chapter 11	Strong Opening Bids	95
Chapter 12	Pre-emptive Opening Bids	106
Chapter 13	Slam Bidding	115