Captaincy for Advancing Bridge Players

About the Book

Every Bridge player has heard the cliche that 'Bridge is a partnership game'. What does that actually mean? What is expected of you? Or put more strongly, what are your responsibilities from the very simple to the more difficult, across a myriad of common Bidding and Defensive positions? Captaincy for Advancing Bridge Players seeks to put the under-organized and under-discussed area of Captaincy squarely under the 'X' that marks the spot on your favorite pirate's map. There is plenty of bounty to be had for the players that find the timely ways of how to provide or seek information, and know just when it is time to make a critical decision for the partnership. General Concepts are laid out and related theory is discussed, that provide the foundation for Advancing players to learn 'how to fish' across many different looking but related Bridge circumstances. Innumerable example hands then progressively allow you to quiz yourself. These hands are then analyzed in detail so that as you experience the repeated application of these fundamental Captaincy Concepts, your Bridge skills are gradually both broadened and deepened. Having quiz hands is a challenging and fun way to help you learn this very challenging and fun game from your favorite armchair! So, do you do your fair share?

Cover Illustration - Denis and Jillian Klein

About the Author

Dr. Klein has a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and played Bridge avidly for over 15 years following the completion of this degree. Having played very little Bridge over the past 4 years, this Bridge energy, this labor of love, has focused on writing this book_to help others learn more quickly and completely both the art and science that comprises this wonderful and challenging game.

He is the winner of multiple Amercian Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Regional Tournament pair and team games. And over ten years ago, he and an intermediate level partner won a free trip to represent District 6 at the Philadelphia Flight B Pair Grand National Championships, by making use of the Concepts in this book.

While persevering through the final year of this Bridge book's edits, he is near completion of his first novel involving the sci fi genre and psychological/ philosophical issues entitled Poetic Injustice. He has completed several psychological-oriented short stories which have not been offered for publication yet.

Leaning with one foot in the future, Denis is interested in teaching college level psychology, or practicing again with adult clients, or writing or editing in some capacity. In the mean time, while I take the liberty to refer to myself in both the first and third persons, if I remember that right from HS English, (which drives my wonderful daughters crazy and does not nearly, I might lovingly add, get us close to 'even') :), I will continue to enjoy my Bridge; and continue to write...