Bridge
Bridge is, in my humble opinion, one of the most interesting (card)games
out there. It keeps me busy for several hours a week, either because I'm
playing or reading about it. I've started to play bridge in march 2003 and am
eager to learn as much about it as I possibly can. Learning by doing seems the
best approach but that is not always easy as I also have many other things to
do. I play once a week at de
Lindeboom and try to play once or twice per week on Stepbridge. Also I read a lot about
bridge.
Bidding
I've tried to organize my thoughts on bidding in the form of a small
booklet I've dubbed the system HeX for now.
The booklet is, essentially, an ever-evolving document as my insights grow.
Feel free to read it and send me comments. They are more than welcome! Older
versions of this booklet can be found here
(Biedermeyer-like), here (with 12-14
NT), and here (with new 2-level openings and
other gadgets).
- Systemcard for Stepbridge
- The 1430 RKC convention (Dutch)
- The Lebensohl convention (Dutch)
- The Raptor convention (Dutch)
- Some defences after openings by
opponents (Dutch)
- A constructive, interesting system for bidding at the two-level is Chemeleon (Dutch)
- The weak no trump opening is quite popular. I read a very interesting
approach to this opening in the Wally
American system by Wim Gielen.
- Highlights from the book vijfkaart hoog
by Ed Hoogenkamp
- The coCa convention against oppenents
1NT
Books
I've collected quite a few books on bridge in the last few years. I've read
most of them cover to cover. Some of them are so good that I've read them
several times already. Some books, however, are still a `work in
progress'. I also have a wishlist with books that I would like to have/read. If you happend to
have one of these and wish to part with it, please let me know :-)
- Belladonna & Garozzo
- Precision & power precision bidding
- Bergen, Marty (with Tim Bourke)
- Negative doubles for acol players
- Bird, David
- Heavently contracts
- The abbot's great sacrifice
- Bird, David & Helgemo, Geir
- Bird, David & Hoffman, Martin
- Herman W. Filarski
- Förch
- Het grote bridge boek
- Bieden voor gevorderden
- Spelen voor gevorderden
- Charles H. Goren
- A guide to winning bridge
- Hoof, T. van
- Het proef-doublet en andere bridge-verhalen
- C. Th. Huizer
- Bridge, inleiding tot de culbertson speeltechniek
- Kantar, Eddie
- Roman keycard blackwood, slam bidding for the 21st century
- Test your bridge play, volume 1
- Test your bridge play, volume 2
- Gamesman bridge, play better with Kantar
- Kantar for the defense, volume 1
- An expert's guide to improving your bidding skills
- Introduction to defender's play
- Kelsey, Hugh
- Bridge odds for practical players
- Killing defence at Bridge
- More killing defence at Bridge
- Alles wat u altijd wilde weten over parentactieken
- Dwangposities
- Test your elimination play
- Klinger, Ron
- Improve your bridge memory
- Bridge conventions, defenses and countermeasures
- Lawrence, Mike
- The complete book on overcalls in contract bridge
- The complete book on takeout doubles
- The complete book on hand evaluation
- How to play card combinations
- Opening leads for ACOL players
- Dynamic Defense
- Miles, Marshall
- Competitive bidding in the 21st century
- Modern constructive bidding
- Victor Mollo
- Finesses van het bridgespel
- Victor Mollo's Bridgeclub
- Bridge in the fourth dimension
- Card play technique
- Pottage, Julian
- Clues from the bidding at bridge
- Reese
- Precision bidding and precision play
- Sint/Schipperheyn:
- Bridge, van Start tot Finish 1
- Bridge, van Start tot Finish 2
- Bridge, van Start tot Finish 3
- Bridge, Biedermeijer rood
- Alan Truscott
- The NewYork Times Bridge Book
- Westra, Berry
- Leer Bridge met Berry, deel 1
- Leer Bridge met Berry, deel 2
- Beter Bridge met Berry Westra, deel 1
- Beter Bridge met Berry Westra, deel 2
- Leer Wedstrijdbridge met Berry Westra
- Bieden met Berry deel 1, het constructieve bieden
- Bieden met Berry deel 2, het ompetitieve bieden
- Bieden met Berry deel 3, Conventies en gadgets
- Spelen met Berry deel 1, basis afspel techniek
- Spelen met Berry deel 2, basis tegenspel techniek
- Woolsey, Kit
- Modern defensive signalling in contract bridge
I have also borrowed and read/ browsed the following books
- Hoogenkamp, Ed
- Vijfkaart hoog voor iedereen
- Klinger, Ron
- The modern losing trick count
- Westra, Berry
- Analyse deel 1, kaartlezen bij afspel
- Analyse deel 2, kaartlezen bij tegenspel