When to Bid, When to Pass

Many players bid too often and too much. It can be profitable to know when to keep your mouth shut.

From the opening bid to much later rounds of bidding, from uncontested sequences to highly competitive auctions, this book will provide the groundwork so that you will know when silence can be golden.

Each chapter covers the principles that indicate when bidding is the right course and then which call to choose and when passing is the winning action.

Ron Klinger is a leading international bridge teacher and has represented Australia in world championships and tournaments since 1976. An Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master, he has written over 50 books, some of which have been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, French, Hebrew and Icelandic. He has created many new bridge ideas and devised a number of conventions. He lives in NSW, Australia.

Many players bid too often and too much. It can be profitable to know when to keep your mouth shut.From the opening bid to much later rounds of bidding, from uncontested sequences to highly competitive auctions, this book will provide the groundwork so that you will know when silence can be golden.Each chapter covers the principles that indicate when bidding is the right course and then which call to choose and when passing is the winning action.

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