Product Description

GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE first appeared 20 years ago. Although the fundamentals have not changed, there has been progress in the approach to Acol bidding. This new edition retains the basic structure while introducing new concepts. While the emphasis is on better bidding, each chapter contains examples of play. These incorporate the bidding principles of the chapter and also highlight many areas of winning declarer technique and defence. The book can be used by teachers conducting intermediate courses or as a self-teacher. Each chapter contains plentiful exercises and partnership bidding practice. At the end of each section, a revision test enables the reader to measure the rate of progress. 'This is a book which is absolutely packed with good material - and when we say packed, we mean packed for not a scrap of space is wasted.' BRIDGE MAGAZINE

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96113 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

About the Author
Ron Klinger, one of the world's top bridge teachers, is also a First Class Master of Laws as well as being an international player and Australian Grand Master and World Bridge Federation International Master. His bridge books have been translated into many foreign languages.

Customer Reviews

An easy and enjoyable way to improve your bridge.
This is not a bridge text book alone. Each lesson is followed by tests with hands and explanations. It makes it so simple to progress through the chapters. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

Very detailed and thorough, though dense
A very good and comprehensive review of most key aspects of the Acol system. The front cover quotes appropriately from a review in Bridge Magazine "This is a book which is absolutely packed with good material - and when we say packed, we mean packed for not a scrap of space is wasted". This cuts both ways; sometimes it is a little tricky to see the wood from the trees, though in general things are clearly explained. But there is masses of detail here and this makes it an excellent long-term reference. Also, there are lots of quizzes and practice hands, so it is great as a self-learning text (or even for teaching) and very practical. Excellent value for money too.

However, Acol has moved on over the years, particularly in duplicate, and the book has not been updated to reflect this; instead, Klinger has produced a further comprehensive book Guide To Better Duplicate Bridge (Master Bridge). So in "Better Acol Bridge", you will find strong twos, negative doubles, the unusual NT and (briefly) Michaels cue bids, plus Losing Trick Count and many other items, but you will not find transfers, weak twos or "Benji", all fairly standard for improvers nowadays. Also missing (but again in the Duplicate book) are splinters, Lebensohl, Roman Key Card Blackwood and more detail on Michaels. To get the whole current Acol system in a single book, you need something like the EBU's Really Easy Modern Acol although this is much less detailed; it covers the rules but Klinger covers many of the exceptions as well.