Product Description

The world of tournament bridge does not stand still. Styles change, new ideas come forward, more effective methods are developed. GUIDE TO BETTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE was first published in 1995, but even in the short time since then there have been a number of improved strategies and conventions which can help you to win more often. This new edition contains the standard methods which have proved successful in the past as well as the recent developments, how they work, when they apply and why you can expect to obtain better scores by adopting them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60082 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

About the Author
Ron Klinger, international player and world-famous author and teacher, has over forty extremely successful books to his credit. He is an Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master.

Customer Reviews

A nice set of conventions for the improving intermediate
This is a good follow up to the excellent 'Guide to Better Acol Bridge'.
I read 'Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge' after I'd been playing the game for a couple of years. It introduces splinters, weak 2's, Benjamin 2C and 2D, (and then end Multi 2D), Lenenshohl, Inverted Minors, Roman Key Card, etc.
A nice set of conventions for beginners who are ready to take the next steps. As usual, excellently explained.

Good for improvers and very detailed
This book takes you to the next stage beyond Klinger's Guide To Better Acol Bridge (Master Bridge), covering many aspects of bidding which are now common in duplicate, such as transfers, weak twos and Benjamin. It also has some useful notes on how tactics in bidding and play differ between duplicate and teams/rubber bridge, an important and often neglected aspect. Like Klinger's other books in this series, it is packed with information and examples, possibly too densely (so it is not always an easy read), but this makes it a valuable reference book that you can come back to for years. So you can dip in and look for that tricky hand that came up at the club last night, and find what you should have done (as against what you actually did!). Note that this book assumes you already know basic Acol pretty thoroughly, including negative doubles.