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| PREFACE | vii |
THE LAWS OF BRIDGE | 1 |
ETIQUETTE | 22 |
BRIDGE FOR THREE PLAYERS | 25 |
THE SCORE | 27 |
| ?Declaring to the score | 27 |
| ?Playing to the score | 28 |
| ?The non-dealer’s play to the score | 29 |
THE DECLARATION | 31 |
| ?“No-Trump” declaration by the dealer | 32 |
| ?Rules for “No-Trump” declaration by the dealer | 32 |
| ?“No-Trump” with three aces | 35 |
| ?“No-Trump” with two aces and one other guarded suit | 35 |
| ?“No-Trump” with two aces | 36 |
| ?“No-Trump” with one ace | 37 |
| ?“No-Trump” without an ace | 37 |
| ?Examples of “No-Trump” makes | 38 |
| ?Hearts | 38 |
| ?Rules for the heart make | 40 |
| ?Five hearts including three honours | 40 |
| ?Five hearts including two honours | 41 |
| ?Five hearts with one honour | 41 |
| ?Four hearts with three honours | 41 |
| ?Examples of hands that should not be passed | 42 |
| ?Hearts in preference to “No-Trump” | 42 |
| ?Hearts, not “No-Trump” | 43 |
| ?Diamonds | 43 |
| ?Clubs | 46 |
| ?Spades | 47 |
| ?Passed makes | 47 |
| ?Abandoning spade hands | 49 |
DOUBLING | 51 |
| ?Redoubling | 54 |
| ?Estimating the value of a hand | 54 |
| ?The lead when partner has doubled | 55 |
| ?The heart convention | 57 |
| ?The weak suit convention | 57 |
THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP | 59 |
| ?The opening lead | 60 |
| ?Examples of opening leads | 63 |
| ?Inferences from high card leads | 64 |
| ?Inferences from low card leads | 67 |
| ?Examples of inference from opening leads | 68 |
| ?Original trump
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIVE HANDS | no. | | page | | 1. | Saving an entry card. Leading the losing trump | 197 | | 2. | Not showing adversaries that the weak hand can “ruff” | 199 | | 3. | Leading the losing trump | 201 | | 4. | Arranging the lead | 203 | | 5. | Not leading trumps until losing cards have been discarded | 205 | | 6. | Leading through | 207 | | 7. | Refusing to accept a force | 209 | | 8. | Not taking a finesse which, if unsuccessful, | | | would block the trump suit | 211 | | 9. | Saving an entry card. Overtaking | 213 | | 10. | Double entry | 215 | | 11. | Making an entry card | 217 | | 12. | A card of re-entry | 219 | | 13. | Double entry | 221 | | 14. | Overtaking to make an entry card | 223 | | 15. | Not holding up an ace. Unblocking | 225 | | 16. | Holding up a king | 227 | | 17. | Overtaking, losing a trick, in order to make a suit | 229 | | 18. | Not taking a finesse | 231 | | 19. | Forcing discards to locate a finesse | 233 | | 20. | Deschapelles coup. Finesse obligatory | 235 | | 21. | Not allowing adversary to lead through a once guarded king | 237 | | 22. | Not allowing an established suit to make | 239 | | 23. | “Ducking” | 241 | | 24. | Leading through dummy’s strength | 243 | | 25. | Preventing a ruff by the weak trump hand | 245 | | 26. | Preventing a ruff by the weak trump hand | 247 | | 27. | Not forcing | 249 | | 28. | Inference | 251 | | 29. | Inference | 253 | | 30. | Inference | 255 | | 31. | Leading through | 257 | | 32. | Overtaking by the adversary | 259 | | 33. | Refusing to play the high card of a long suit | 261 | | 34. | Arranging the lead | 263 | | 35. | Not unblocking. Deschapelles coup | 265 | | 36. | Abandoning a suit | 267 | | 37. | Discarding commanding cards | 269 | | 38. | Counting | 271 | | 39. | Allowing the weaker hand to “ruff” | 273 | | 40. | Not holding up an ace | 275 |
ADVANCED BRIDGE
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