Standard American 21

 

The Rubber Bridge Player's Guide For The 21st Century

 

By John Sheridan Thomas

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 8.  THE TWO CLUB CONVENTION
1.  HAND EVALUATION           Unbalanced Hands
2.  BASIC TOOLS           Balanced Hands
          Opening Bids 9.  WEAK TWO OPENERS
          First Responses 10.  PREEMPTIVE OPENERS
          Opener Re-bids 11.  PART-SCORES
          Second Responses 12.  SLAMS
3.  NO-TRUMP           Blackwood
          16 to 18 Point Hands           Gerber
          19 to 20 Point Hands           Control Cue-Bids
          21 to 22 Point Hands           Major-Suit Slams
          23 to 28 Point Hands           Minor-Suit Slams
4.  THE STAYMAN CONVENTION           No-trump Slams
5.  JACOBY TRANSFERS 13.  DEFENSIVE BIDDING
6.  THE MAJORS           Overcalls
          Opening Bids           Weak Jump Overcalls
          Single Raises           Takeout Doubles
          Jump Raises           Immediate Cue-Bids
          Game Raises 14.  COPING WITH INTERFERENCE
          Indirect Jump Raises           After A Takeout Double
          Jump shifts           After An Overcall
          Six-Card Suits           After A Jump Overcall
7.  THE MINORS ETHICS AND ERRORS
          Opening Bids and Re-bids SCORING
          First Responses and Re-bids