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How I Became A Life Master Playing The Weak No Trump

by: Luft, Eric V. D., Ph.D.

How I Became A Life Master Playing The Weak No Trump

by: Luft, Eric V. D., Ph.D.

ISBN 13:
9780965517904
ISBN 10:
096551790X
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/30/2006
Publisher: Gegensatz Pr

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Introduction

1. The Strategy of Aggression

(20)

To Open to Not to Open?

(8)

The Principle of Fast Arrival

(3)

Jamming up the Opponents' Auction

(3)

Captaincy

(2)

The Law of Total Tricks

(2)

2. Major Suit Openings

(22)

1 No Trump Forcing and Weak Jump Shifts

(3)

Jacoby 2 No Trump, 3 No Trump, and Splinters

(4)

Short Suit Game Tries, Preemptive Reraises, and Power Tries

(3)

Funny Raises

(9)

3. Minor Suit Openings

(8)

4. No Trump Openings

(36)

Why the Weak No Trump?

(1)

Responses to the 11½-14 HCP No Trump Opening

(3)

Responses to the 15-17 HCP No Trump Opening

(2)

Responses to the 18-19 HCP No Trump Opening

(2)

Responses to the 20-21 HCP No Trump Opening

(2)

Responses to the 22-23 and 24-25 HCP No Trump Openings

(3)

The Gambling 3 No Trump Opening

(1)

Forcing and Non-Forcing Stayman

(1)

Minor Suit Stayman

(2)

Checkback Stayman

(4)

Puppet Stayman

(4)

Jacoby and Texas Transfers

(1)

When is 4 club Gerber?

(1)

ConFit

(5)

Showing a No Trump Hand in Competition

(1)

No Trump Overcalls

(2)

5. Escapes

(18)

After Doubles

(13)

After Overcalls

100

(1)

Adapting Escapes to Simple Bridge

101

(4)

6. The Strong, Artificial, and Forcing 2club Opening

105

(8)

When to Open 2club

106

(2)

Responses to the Strong 2club Opening

108

(5)

7. The Mini-Roman 2diamond Opening

113

(4)

8. Opening Preempts

117

(12)

Weak Two Bids

119

(4)

Suit Openings at the 3-level

123

(1)

Suit Openings at the 4-level

124

(2)

Namyats

126

(3)

9. Doubles! Doubles! Doubles!

129

(12)

Takeout Doubles

129

(2)

Negative Doubles

131

(2)

Responsive Doubles

133

(5)

Klinger Doubles

138

(1)

Reopening Doubles

139

(2)

10. Responses to Partner's Overcall

141

(6)

11. Competitive Gadgets and Gizmos

147

(24)

Defense Against the Big Club

147

(2)

Defense Against the Weak No Trump

149

(4)

Defense Against the Strong No Trump

153

(2)

Defense Against the Gambling 3 No Trump

155

(2)

Lebensohl vs. Weak Twos

157

(2)

How to Cue Bid Properly

159

(2)

Western Cue Bids

161

(2)

Unusual Over Unusual and Other Invisible Cue Bids

163

(4)

Burger-Harrington Cue Bids

167

(1)

PLOBs

167

(4)

12. Bidding to Beat the Opponents' Slams

171

(4)

13. Modified Roman Blackwood

175

(4)

14. System Fixes

179

(4)

15. Fifteen Pieces of Advice for Would-Be Experts

183

(8)

16. How to Overbid for Fun and Profit

191

(4)

Annotated Bibliography

195

(9)

Sample Convention Card, Filled Out

204

(2)

Index

206

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How I Became A Life Master Playing The Weak No Trump

How I Became A Life Master Playing The Weak No Trump

9780965517904

096551790X

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