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Chapter 1

  1. Introduction
  2. Bidding
  3. Evaluate Opening Bid
  4. Opening Bid Options
  5. Scoring Structure
  6. Bidding Strategy
  Statistics

Chapter 2

Open 1-Level
   Open  1 ♠ 
   Open  1 ♥ 
        Open  1 NT 
              Open Better Minor
                  Open  1 ♦ 
                  Open  1 ♣ 
Table Position

Chapter 3

Respond to 1-Suit Openings
   Support Suit (Dist Pts)
   Propose New Suit (1-over-1)
• Respond to  1 ♠  Opening
• Respond to  1 ♥  Opening
   Use  Jacoby 2 NT  response
• Respond to  1 ♦  Opening
• Respond to  1 ♣  Opening

Chapter 4

Opener's Bid3
  • after  1 ♠  Opening
  • after  1 ♥  Opening
  • after  1 ♦  Opening
  • after  1 ♣  Opening
  • after  Jacoby 2NT  Response

Chapter 5

Respond  1 NT  Opening
   Transfers (1NT)
        5+Hearts 
        5+Spades 
   Stayman (1NT)
        2 ♦  No 4-card Major
        2 ♥  4-card Heart
        2 ♠  4-card Spade
   No 4+card Major (1NT)
        Balanced 
        6+Clubs 
        6+Diamonds 

Chapter 6

Weak Opening

6-card:          2♦   2♥   2♠ 
7-card:  3♣   3♦   3♥   3♠ 
8-card:                  4♥   4♠ 

Respond to Weak Opening

Resp to:         2♦   2♥   2♠ 
Resp to:  3♣   3♦   3♥   3♠ 
Resp to:                  4♥   4♠ 

Chapter 7

Open Strong  2 ♣ 
Respond to  2 ♣  Opening
  •  2 ♦ Waiting  (SAYC)
  • 3-Point Step (Social Bridge)

Chapter 8

Open  2 NT  or  3 NT 

Respond to  2 NT 
   Transfers (2NT)
   Stayman (2NT)
   No 4-card Major (2NT)
Respond to  3 NT 
   Transfers (3NT)
   Stayman (3NT)
   No 4-card Major (3NT)

Chapter 9

Other Bids
 • Slam (Blackwood & Gerber)
 • Overcalls
 • Doubles
 • Balancing

Chapter 10

Practice Bidding
• Open 1 Level
• Respond 1 Suit Opening
• Open  1 NT  (14 samples)
• Open  1 NT  (16 samples)
• Open Weak (17 samples)
• Respond to  2 ♣  Opening
• Overcalls
Practice Websites
• SAYC Bidding Practice
• Trickster
• Bridge Base On Line

Chapter 11

Taking Tricks
• Leads on Defense
• Leads on Offense
• Finessing a Tenace

Chapter 12

Duplicate Bridge
• Equipment
• Protocol
• Scoring
  Contract Points
  Match Points

• 1-SAYC Summary Notes
• 2-Open 1-Level Bids
• 3-Respond 1-Suit Opening
• 4-Bid 3 Tables

• 5-Respond 1 NT Opening
• 6-Respond Weak Opening
• 7-Respond 2 Club Opening
• 8-Duplicate Protocol

• 9-Duplicate Points Table
• 10-SAYC Mantra
• 11-Better Minor