In the Spotlight

This is an absolute classic. Apart from the fact that (whatever your standard) it will afford you some of the best advice you will ever receive about bidding, play and defence, it is full to the brim with an amazing range of topics that reflect on the author’s outstanding career in bridge.

The first of two volumes forming a sequel to the author’s A Compendium of Double Dummy Problems (Master Point Press, 2021), containing 134 double dummy problems, ranging from ‘very easy’ to ‘moderate’ in difficulty. The collection is derived from the monthly series of problems that have been presented at the author’s website for competitive solving.

The Next Forty Years…

Peter Weichsel has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei’s Precision Team in the 1970s, and the Aces later on), and has won everything it is possible to win in the game. But that’s just his bridge career. This fascinating autobiography tells the story of the man behind those accomplishments.

The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments.

This book examines the application of modern technology to the game of bridge. In particular, it focuses on information science, game theory and mixed strategy...

Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird! Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls...

Bridge Bidding Tips is a great addition to the knowledge base for intermediate duplicate bridge players. Players are often in doubt about borderline cases; the tips...

Peter Weichsel has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei’s Precision Team in the 1970s, and the Aces later on), and has won everything it is possible to win in the game. But that’s just his bridge career…

Bridge players constantly argue about the ‘best’ bidding systems and conventions. Strong Club or Natural? With or without relays? Standard or 2/1? Weak or strong No-Trump? Was Blue Club really better than the natural systems in the 1950s and 1960s? Is Two-way Stayman as good as Stayman and transfers? Disciplined or undisciplined weak twos – which work better? And many, many more…

LEARN FROM BEN’S MISTAKES

Here is a rare jewel: an expert bridge player admitting to his own mistakes. In this, his first book, England international Ben Norton passionately describes the card play errors he committed in various events over a span of some three-and-a-half years.