BOOK 2
BRIDGE is not just a card game — it is a way of thinking.
Take your bridge skills to the next level.
This book delivers a complete and carefully structured guide to intermediate-level bidding, while also introducing the essential fundamentals of the most important conventions used at the ADVANCED and EXPERT levels.
This teaching methodology will help you become familiar step by step with the increasing complexity of the game, enabling you to understand advanced conventions more easily when you undertake their in-depth study.
As the second volume of a four-book series, this book forms a vital link between beginner fundamentals and advanced competitive bidding. Each convention is explained through clear theory, practical examples, and realistic bidding sequences, covering a wide range of responses by the Opener, the Responder, and the opponents.
Every chapter concludes with a comprehensive practice test, featuring numerous exercises and detailed solution analysis — an invaluable tool for reinforcing learning and accelerating improvement.
Designed with a clear, logical, and highly didactic format, this book transforms complex concepts into accessible knowledge that can be applied in any situation.
If you are an intermediate bridge player looking to improve, this book will become an essential companion on your path toward advanced-level play.
ROBERTO NEWMAN is an expert Bridge player for over 50 years, creator of a teaching methodology successfully applied to students from beginner to advanced level.
CHAPTER 1 GENERALITIES
CHAPTER 2 NO TRUMP
CHAPTER 3 ROMAN KEY CARD BLACKWOOD - RKCB
CHAPTER 4 GERBER
CHAPTER 5 FOURTH SUIT FORCING
CHAPTER 6 JUMP
CHAPTER 7 PREEMPTIVE OPENINGS
CHAPTER 8 TWO OVER ONE
CHAPTER 9 BALANCED HAND 18/19 HCP
CHAPTER 10 OPENING WITH TWO SUITS
CHAPTER 11 OPENING IN THE THIRD OR FOURTH POSITION
CHAPTER 12 DRURY
CHAPTER 13 JUMP OVERCALL
CHAPTER 14 RESPONSES TO THE OVERCALL
CHAPTER 15 MICHAELS CUEBID & UNUSUAL NT
CHAPTER 16 NEGATIVE DOUBLE
CHAPTER 17 DEFENSE AGAINST OVERCALL
CHAPTER 18 TWO-WAY MINOR FORCING - X-Y-INT
CHAPTER 19 2NT OPENING
CHAPTER 20 2♣ OPENING