Tasmanian Bridge Association - Library Author Title Description American Bridge League More Commonly Used Conventions Amsbury, Joe CONTROL ASKING: BLACKWOOD ETC Anderson, Ron PRE-EMPTS FROM A TO Z Covers peemptive bidding in a comprehensive fashion. It deals with tactics used in the modern era including sophisticated methods used by experts. Auken, Sabine I LOVE THIS GAME Highlights from the bridge playing life of Sabine Auken who is a World Class German Bridge player Barron, Ron CLOBBER THEIR ARTIFICIAL CLUB Barrow, Rhoda ACOLITES QUIZ Barrow, Rhoda ALL ABOUT ACOL (WITH COHEN) Suitable for the beginner to intermediate level, this is an updated edition of a popular bridge book. Bergen, Marty BETTER BIDDING WITH BERGEN VOL 1 This volume covers everyaspect of uncontested auctions. Dense text but with lots of examples together with a detailed index. Very technical & comprehensive. Bergen, Marty BETTER BIDDING WITH BERGEN VOL 2 Bergen, Marty More Points Schmoints More Points Schmoints is obviously the sequel to Marty Bergen's highly popular "Points Schmoints". This book is written in the same light, easy - to - read style, and contains many valuable tips to make you a better duplicate bridge player. Learn when to upgrade your hand, and when to downgrade - point count is not accurate for certain shapely hands and a fit with partner is all- important. Bergen, Marty POINTS SCHMOINTS Marvellous collection of helpful tips and entertaining stories Omar Sharif. (I think he's right). Bergen, Marty Uncontested Auctions Dealing with the uncontested auction, "Better Bidding with Bergen" by Marty Bergen covers modern bidding methods including Walsh, Bergen Raises, Inverted Minors, two-over-one, Forcing No Trump, Jacoby 2NT and much much more. Bergen, Marty Understanding 1NT Forcing Regardless of your system, 1NT is the likely response to an opening bid in a major. You can acquire the judgment needed to make the right rebids, raises and responses. 1- Which hands should respond 1NT, and which hands should not 2- "6-4 bid more." But should opener rebid the 6, or show the 4? 3- "It's NOT Impossible." Responder's Impossible 2 Rebid. 4- When responder is a passed hand, what's different? 5- How to cope with an opponent's overcall. 1 of 45 Tasmanian Bridge Association - Library Author Title Description Bird, David 15 Winning Card Play Techniques Tim Bourke has for many years been the world's foremost authority on whist and bridge books, and nowadays is the world's top bridge analyst and creator of problem hands. In collaboration with another top writer, David Bird, Tim presents 120 deals featuring declarer play technique. There are 8 deals in each of the 15 chapters, four in discussion mode with all four hands on display and four set as quiz hands. The chapters cover a great variety of themes, including Avoiding a Trump Promotion, Safety Plays, Techniques in Establishing a Suit, down to Advanced Ducking Plays, The Scissors Coup and Morton's Fork Some of the deals are quite difficult, but a good number could be solved by the average club player Highly recommended to improve your card play and teach you how to think your way through the play of the hand. Bird, David 25 BRIDGE MYTHS EXPOSED Bridge abounds in ' pseudo rules', more correctly regarded as myths. David Bird explains when to follow such myths and when to disregard them. Bird, David AVOIDANCE PLAY Avoidance Play. How to prevent a particular defender from gaining the lead Bird, David Bridge Squeezes for Everyone If you thought squeezes were too difficult or want to learn about more about squeeze positions, then this is the book for you. Bird, David Cardinal Sins (with Reese) Bird, David DECEPTIVE PLAY Give the chance for your opponents to go wrong. Looks at both declarer and defenders options. False carding et al. Bird, David DEFENDING NO TRUMP CONTRACTS Why should you want to polish your defensive technique? There are two very good reasons. The first is that it is the hardest aspect of the game. Even expert defenders have to work on every deal. The more practice you have, the better you will get. The second reason is that in every bridge session you play, you will be a defender roughly twice as often as you will be declarer. So the rewards to be gained are considerable. 2 of 45 Tasmanian Bridge Association - Library Author Title Description Bird, David DEFENDING NT CONTRACTS Why should you want to polish your defensive technique? There are two very good reasons. The first is that it is the hardest aspect of the game. Even expert defenders have to work on every deal. The more practice you have, the better you will get. The second reason is that in every bridge session you play, you will be a defender roughly twice as often as you will be declarer. So the rewards to be gained are considerable. Bird, David DEFENDING SUIT CONTRACTS Collection of bridge problems which provide a fun way to practice and develop your skill in an important card-play technique at bridge. These books are designed to add an extra dimension to the detailed instruction contained in Bridge Technique series (Bird & Smith), which won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in 2002. Bird, David Defensive Signalling at Bridge A good discussion of the purpose and types of defensive signals, with examples, quizzes and recommendations. Also included is an analysis of the methods used by eight world-class pairs Bird, David Doubled and Venerable (with Reese) The third book featuring the bridge-playing monks of St. Titus. Bird, David ELIMINATIONS AND THROW INS Eliminations and throw-ins constitute one of the fundamental weapons in declarer's armory. This book begins with basic types of the elimination play, and moves on to more complex topics such as loser-on-loser plays and partial eliminations. It also addresses how to anticipate and avoid throw- ins from the point of view of the defenders. Bird, David Elimination Plays Eliminations and throw-ins constitute one of the fundamental weapons in declarer's armory. This book begins with basic types of the elimination play, and moves on to more complex topics such as loser-on-loser plays and partial eliminations. It also addresses how to anticipate and avoid throw- ins from the point of view of the defenders. Bird, David Eliminations and Throw-Ins This handy book introduces the different forms of elimation play and will teach you about loser on loser plays, partial eliminations, throw-ins and just as importantly, how to defend against these techniques when the opposition is playing the hand. Includes lots of quizzes, summaries and practice hands. Bird, David END PLAYS AND COUPS This book deals with 2 important end game techniques. The throw-in and the trump coup. 3 of 45 Tasmanian Bridge Association - Library Author Title Description Bird, David ENTRY MANAGEMENT It will give you the opportunity to practice playing in contracts where special attention has to be paid to the entry situation. Before the problems section starts there is a brief review of some of the techniques required to create extra entries. These may suffice for solving some of the early problems in the book. Later on more advanced techniques will be required. Dont worry if you fail to spot the winning line of play when you first attempt a problem. The necessary technique will be clearly explained in the solution that follows. Whether you find the problems in this book a gentle jog or a hard slog you are sure to enjoy the journey. Next time you face such situations at the table you will be much more likely to spot the solution. Bird, David Famous Bridge Disasters This vastly entertaining book describes the most spectacular and amusing disasters suffered by the world's top players. There are two compelling reasons for studying such disasters -- you can learn from them and you can enjoy them. As with previous books in this mini-series you will be directly involved, making your own choice of bid, lead or play. A wonderful chance to laugh, sympathise and learn under David Bird's expert eye. Bird, David Kosher Bridge Bird, David Planning in Suit Contracts It will give you the opportunity to practice planning declarer play in situations that involve many of the key techniques relevant to contracts in a trump suit. While we start out gently, it is only fair to tell you that by the end of this book you will be working hard. To solve the later problems you will need to understand not only how to make a plan but also some fairly advanced cardplay techniques. It will be an exciting journey, though, and the winning lines of play will be clearly explained in the solutions. By acquiring the discipline of always making a plan before you embark on a contract, you will greatly improve your results when you return to a real card table. Bird, David Planning No Trump Contracts This book commences by discussing the basic management of entries within a single suit. It then proceeds to discuss issues and common stratagems that relate to creating entries, killing the opposition entries, and disrupting smooth communications for the 4 of 45 Tasmanian Bridge Association - Library Author Title Description Bird, David Planning the Play of a Hand (with Seagram) Bridge players are taught some of the basic techniques of declarer play: suit establishment ruffing losers the finesse and so forth. The hard part is learning when each applies. There is that terrible moment when the dummy comes down and the novice declarer has no idea even how to start thinking about the right things.