Guide To Better Duplicate Bridge (Master Bridge)

An ideal book for club players with chapters on both declarer play and defence. Strongly recommended.

The book content is extensive and valuable

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.

Great way to update your old bidding system, there's a lot in this book. I particularly like the two chapters on Part-Score Competitive Bidding, so that's where I'm starting. Then on to revising No-Trump rebids and Benjamin Twos. As Ron Klinger advises in his introduction, it's best to introduce his recommended methods piecemeal.

another in a series of useful books with good explanations of bridge tactics

Excellent book. Concise detailed but easy to read through with step by step guidance. Understanding of how to play duplicate bridge has improved.

excellent book for intermediates - not beginners.A great deal of detail. Lots of quizes and practice hands.I have read it twice and still will need it as a reference

A well written book that expands our knowledge of more advanced bidding and playing techniques. A good book for those wanting to improve their scores at Bridge Clubs.

a must read for any player. Unless you are already an expert, this book will improve your play

This book is an amazing storehouse of knowledge, and I believe that ANY bridge player will be very pleased to read it. It is sure to improve his game.

Not updated old conventions. Threw out. Then bought David Bird’s book and realized he uses British rules , Not ACBL. American contract bridge league needed in US for duplicate bridge. Another mistake!