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"INTRODUCTION, by Samuel M. Stayman" FOREWORD BOOK ONE THE FUNDAMENTALS PART 1: BIDDING 1 The Nature of the Game Following suit Trumps The game of whist Old-fashioned bridge Auction bridge Contract bridge Scoring Points for making contract Points for setting contract Bonus points A sample rubber 2 The Value of Your Hand The point count Counting your long suits Points needed for game and slam Rules to remember 3 The Opening Bid How many points to open? Which suit to bid? Choice of 4-card suits Opening with 1 notrump Rules to remember 4 Responding to Partner's Opening Bid Responding to 1 notrump Responding to a suit bid New suits forcing The 1 notrump response Raising opener's suit Table of minimum responses Jump responses The Jump in notrump The jump raise The jump shift Rules to remember 5 Opening Bidder's Rebid After a raise "Minimum, strong, or maximum opening?" After a 1 notrump response After a new suit response After a jump response Review quiz Rules to remember 6 Placing the Final Contract Where and how high? Example auctions Rules to remember 7 Slam Bidding Slam invitations The Blackwood convention Rules to remember 8 High Opening Bids Opening two-bids Responding to two-bids Responding to 2 notrump Opening bids of three or more Requirements for three-bids Responding to three-bids Four-bids and five-bids Rules to remember 9 When the Opponents Open the Bidding Overcalls and doubles The overcall Suit requirements Point-count requirements When partner overcalls The takeout double Penalty and takeout doubles Requirements for a takeout double Responding to partner's takeout double Rebidding after you have doubled Example auctions Other defensive bids Jump overcalls Double jump overcalls 1 notrump overcalls The cue bid Rules to remember 10 Competitive Auctions After an enemy overcall The free response The penalty double The free rebid After an enemy takeout double The redouble Minimum responses Quiz Competitive bidding Rules to remember PART 2: THE PLAY OF THE CARDS 11 How to Win Tricks 12 High-Card Tricks Drawing trumps Which honors first? Honors that are not quite high Rules to remember 13 Finessing Leading toward an honor Leading toward separated honors Finessing by leading an honor Rules to remember 14 Winning Tricks with Trumps (Ruffing) Rules to remember 15 Long-Card Tricks Which suit to set up Rules to remember 16 Planning Your Play in Suit Contracts Long-card or ruffing tricks? When to draw trumps Rules to remember 17 Planning Your Play in Notrump The race to set up suits The percentages Rules to remember 18 Defending Against an Enemy Contract Through strength?up to weakness Leading to a trick Opening leads against suit contracts Which card you lead Opening leads against notrump When partner leads Finessing against dummy Signaling to partner When the opponents lead Splitting your honors Covering honors Rules to remember BOOK TWO THE FINE POINTS FOREWORD PART 1: BIDDING 1 The Value of Your Hand The standard system Counting for distribution Quick tricks Honors in long or short suits Positional value True value of the honors Point count with sense 2 Opening Bid and Opener's Rebid Staying low with a minimum Raising partner's suit "The "short club" The reverse Third- and fourth-hand opening bids 3 Responses and Responder's Rebid Choice of 4-card suits Responder's reverse Forcing with new suits Responding as a passed hand The Stayman convention 4 Slam Bidding Slams bid on power Asking for aces Blackwood Roman Blackwood Gerber When not to ask for aces Cue bidding "Slams based on "fit" Grand slams Asking for kings The grand-slam force The odds PART 2: COMPETITIVE BIDDING 5 When the Opponents Open the Bidding The unusual notrump overcall Requirements Responding to the unusual notrump Over an enemy unusual notrump   The weak jump overcall Simple or jump overcall? Responding to a jump overcall Defense against 1 notrump opening bids The overcall The double The Landy convention Defense against preemptive opening bids Overcalling the preemptive opening Doubling the preemptive opening Doubles and overcalls in fourth set The Fishbein convention Other actions over three-bids Over opening four- and five-bids 6 Sacrifice Bidding Whether to sacrifice When you side opens with a three-bid Sacrificing against a slam When the opponents sacrifice The forcing pass Freak hands 7 Part-Score Bidding Enemy part scores Your own part score Opening the bidding Responding Slam bidding Against competition 8 "Balancing" Bids" When an enemy one-bid is passed After partner reopens Rare reopening bids Other balancing auctions Whether to balance 9 Penalty Doubles