BRIDGE IN THE GAP

BLACK BOOK - FROM WHIST TO BRIDGE IN 20 STEPS
(Standard English Acol Foundation)

1

1NT Opening - Balanced hands

2

Responding to 1NT

3

Rebids in NTs

4

Responding in NTs

5

Guide to level of contracts

6

Opening bid of 1 of a suit

7

Valuing your hand (unbalances)

8

Responding to partner's bid of 1 of a suit

9

Opener's rebid

10

Responder's rebid

11

Opening 2C convention

12

Opening strong 2 bids

13

Cue bidding

14

Overcalling

15

Penalty doubles

16

Responding to partner's take-out double

17

Opener's reverse

18

Pass out (protective bidding)

19

Stayman

20

Blackwood

 

RED BOOK - FROM MINOR TO MAJOR
(Standard English Acol)

1

Opening and responding bids

2

Defence to 1NT

3

Benji Acol

4

Cue bids

5

Penalty, negative and take-out doubles

6

Forcing bids

7

Fourth suit forcing

8

Long suit trial bids

9

Losing trick count

10

Michael's cue bids

11

No trump bidding - revised rebids

12

3NT opening and overcall

13

4NT opening bid

14

Overcalling weak and strong

15

Pre-emptive bids

16

Preference bids

17

Protective bids

18

Roman key card convention

19

Reverse bids

20

Sacrifice bids

21

Signals, leads and discards.