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Hi all, The French bridge association links to BBO using a frame for the client and a frame for live audio commentary. Neat. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, The correct bid requires all the pertinent information to make the decision. I see only bids. You also need hesitations, inflections, expressions, and table talk for correct sayc bidding. Thanks, Dan

These might be automatic challenge responses with instructions on how to continue. Not sure I should post any email addresses here, but likely you will have to respond to that email without typing anything (and then you will get a confirmation email that your message will be read by a human). Read the instructions in that bounce.

Hi all, My answer: http://bridgewithdan.com/articles/2_over_1_part_1.pdf Thanks, Dan

Hi all, It's free registration to vote and you get to see the current poll results for each question though not sure our answers have any official bearing on the final product. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, From the english text in the "12-14" 1C variant section: "I don’t recommend opening 2C (Precision) with both 4-crd majors. Practice shows it’s better to open 1C, and bid as if we have 4414 distribution." Thanks, Dan

Hi all, The final sale http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220525239385 (same as above) is about up. If you like Forquet, he's still kicking. His Passo a Passo column is like Bridge with the Blue Team (but Italian). I might contact him about making an English book of his favorite columns. Here you can get 40 columns, and coverage of Italian bridge in general, if you find that style interesting. In the meantime, learn some Italian, get some world championship books, read some Helgemo. Happy holidays, Dan

Hi all, OK the main sale is over. Here is the next auction for the residue: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220525239385 Description below: World Championship Books from the 80's - when weird methods ruled and Nickell was not yet started. And other stuff. For experts/collectors but great bridge for anyone! Sorry no returns. All in good condition. - Helgemo's World of Bridge. Tislevoll. (It's good to be Helgemo.) - 1987 World Championships book. Francis. - Preempts from A to Z. Andersen/Zenkel. (Different preempt methods.) - 1986 World Championships book. Francis. - 1981 World Championships book. Francis/Kokish. (Meckwell's first world championship) - and, 40 Bridge d'Italia magazines 2002-2005 (Forquet continues his awesome card by card style from Bridge with the Blue Team in his long-running column - yet the modern Blue Team is pummelling the world anew; feel free to opt out of these if you want to save on shipping)

Hi all, Instant classic bridge library, concentrating on expert bidding. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=STRK:MESELX:IT You will - not be able to order these all without getting shipping-charged to death anywhere else or lose a few weeks of your life searching - not be able to find some of these books anywhere else - want to read *these* freaking books! - be able to regift/resell some to recoup what little you paid for it - treat yourself to a great gift this holiday season. Listed below for convenience. Thanks, Dan - Polish Club (WJ05), 2 copies, new. Jassem. - Slam a Tempo di Cue-bid. Petroncini/Belladonna (Italian). - Right Through the Pack. Darvas/ de V. Hart - 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge. Sheinwold. - Money Bridge. Mayer. - Bid Better, Much Better. Klinger. - Precision's One Club Complete. Wei/Radin - Deception in Defence. Rigal. - The Squeeze at Bridge. Wang. - Precision and SuperPrecision Bidding. Belladonna/Garozzo. - Sherlock Holmes, Bridge Detective Returns. Thomas. - Il Sistema Assiste. Napoletano (Italian). - Il Sistema Burgay Completo. Burgay (Italian) - 2 Over 1 Game Force: An Introduction. Bruno/Hardy - The Precision Bidding System in Bridge. Wei. - The Viking Precision Club. Groetheim/Sontag. - The Complete Book on Balancing. Lawrence. - Precision System of Contract Bridge Bidding. Goren (charles). - Why You Lose at Bridge. Simon. - Dichiarazioni a Salto. Sallustio. (Italian) - Deceptive Declarer Play. Rigal. - Power Precision (orig). Sontag. - How to Play Card Combinations. Lawrence. - The Bridge Book Vol. 3 - for Advanced Players. Stewart/Baron. - Following the Law - the Total Tricks Sequel. Cohen. - Bridge with Imagination. Bird/Helgemo. - The Polish Club. Matula. - Godfrey's Bridge Challenge. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Godfrey's Angels. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Godfrey's Stairway to the Start. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Bid to Win Play for Pleasure. Rosenkrantz/Alder - Modern Constructive Bidding. Miles. - 7th World Team Olympiad 1984 book. ACBL/Francis/Kokish - 8th World Team Olympiad 1988 book. ACBL/Franacis - Master Class. Gitelman. - Robin Hood's Bridge Memoirs. Bird. - Precision in the 90's. Rigal. - Notrump Bidding - the Scanian Way. Lindkvist/Nilsland/Wirgren. - Major Suit Raises - the Scanian Way. Lindkvist/Nilsland/Wirgren. - The Art of Psychic Bidding. Pottage/Burrows. - Encyclopedia of Card Play Techniques at Bridge. Leve. - Slam Bidding Made Easier. Bergen. - Better Slam Bidding with Bergen. Bergen. - How to Defend a Bridge hand. Root. - Washington Standard, 2nd ed. Robinson. - I Love This Game. Auken. - The Bridge Team Murders. Granovetter (worn) - Bermuda Bowl, 1983 World Championship Book. Kokish/Francis - Learn from the Stars. Horton/Sowter. - For Experts Only. Pamela and Matthew Granovetter. - The Ultimate Club. Becker/Ginsberg/Granovetter/Rubin. - Bridge Squeezes Complete or Winning End Play Strategy. Love (worn). - Bridge Master: The Best of Edgar Kaplan. The Bridge World. - Defensive Tips for Bad Card Holders. Kantar. - Calling a Spade a Spade (or, Acol in Action). Cohen/Truscott. - 1991 World Bridge Championships Book. WBF/Sowter. - How to Play a Bridge Hand. Root. - Two Over One Game Force - Revised/Expanded. Hardy. - Guide to Better Acol Bridge. Klinger. - Modern Bridge Conventions. Root/Pavlicek (worn) - A New Approach to Play and Defense, Vol 2. Kantar (worn) - My System. The Unbalanced Diamond. Miles. - Falsecards. Lawrence. - Dynamic Defense. Lawrence. - The Complete Book on Hand Evaluation. Lawrence. - The Blue Club. Garozzo/Yallouze. - The Millenium Club. Poe. - Wspolny Jezyk 2000 (WJ2000 - Polish Club). Jassem (Polish) (worn) - Partnership Bidding at Bridge: The Contested Auction. Robson/Segal (worn) - 1990 World Championships Book. Sowter. - To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks. Cohen. - Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets. Bergen. - Nightmare Bidding system (Italian). Buratti/Lanzarotti. - Building a Better Bidding System. Hughes.

These 3 are sold. - Il Bridge di Domani (Nino Ghelli) - Il Sur-Relay e le licite dei campioni nel bridge (Napoletano) - Il Nuovo Fiori Napoletano (Chiaradia, the Neapolitan club)

Added to general interest: - about 40 Bridge D'Italia 2002-2004 magazines - about 12 Szlem (polish bridge) 1993 magazines Ask if interested.

More (not in the ebay lot, ask if interested): - Helgemo's World of Bridge. Tislevoll. - 1987 World Championships book. Francis. - Preempts from A to Z. Andersen/Zenkel. - 1986 World Championships book. Francis. - 1981 World Championships book. Francis/Kokish.

Hi all, These are *not* part of the lot, but I found them and can sell them separately if interested. more WJ05 books - Il Bridge di Domani (Nino Ghelli) - Il Sur-Relay e le licite dei campioni nel bridge (Napoletano) - Il Nuovo Fiori Napoletano (Chiaradia, the Neapolitan club) - some chess books (random, ask if interested) - some Sklansky and Harrington Texas Hold-em books (classics) Thanks, Dan

Hi georgeac, The first job is to talk to your partner and find out if they have the same views on analysis you do, and I would suggest sticking to a plan that allows both of you to have fun. Once you have defined that scope, you can decide what to try to improve. To that end, it would help to have someone you consider much better than you analyze your online session records and point out any major flaws. It helps to get opinions. Thanks, Dan

Hi Tim, No this will not affect the system documentation website. I just don't have room either! I'm not succumbing to Gitelosophy. Thanks, Dan

Just check the listing. More. - Nightmare Bidding system (Italian). Buratti/Lanzarotti. - Building a Better Bidding System. Hughes.

Up to 72. - Partnership Bidding at Bridge: The Contested Auction. Robson/Segal (worn) - 1990 World Championships Book. Sowter. - To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks. Cohen. - Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets. Bergen.

Listed for convenience: - Polish Club (WJ05), 2 copies, new. Jassem. - Slam a Tempo di Cue-bid. Petroncini/Belladonna (Italian). - Right Through the Pack. Darvas/ de V. Hart - 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge. Sheinwold. - Money Bridge. Mayer. - Bid Better, Much Better. Klinger. - Precision's One Club Complete. Wei/Radin - Deception in Defence. Rigal. - The Squeeze at Bridge. Wang. - Precision and SuperPrecision Bidding. Belladonna/Garozzo. - Sherlock Holmes, Bridge Detective Returns. Thomas. - Il Sistema Assiste. Napoletano (Italian). - Il Sistema Burgay Completo. Burgay (Italian) - 2 Over 1 Game Force: An Introduction. Bruno/Hardy - The Precision Bidding System in Bridge. Wei. - The Viking Precision Club. Groetheim/Sontag. - The Complete Book on Balancing. Lawrence. - Precision System of Contract Bridge Bidding. Goren (charles). - Why You Lose at Bridge. Simon. - Dichiarazioni a Salto. Sallustio. (Italian) - Deceptive Declarer Play. Rigal. - Power Precision (orig). Sontag. - How to Play Card Combinations. Lawrence. - The Bridge Book Vol. 3 - for Advanced Players. Stewart/Baron. - Following the Law - the Total Tricks Sequel. Cohen. - Bridge with Imagination. Bird/Helgemo. - The Polish Club. Matula. - Godfrey's Bridge Challenge. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Godfrey's Angels. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Godfrey's Stairway to the Start. Rosenkrantz/Alder. - Bid to Win Play for Pleasure. Rosenkrantz/Alder - Modern Constructive Bidding. Miles. - 7th World Team Olympiad 1984 book. ACBL/Francis/Kokish - 8th World Team Olympiad 1988 book. ACBL/Franacis - Master Class. Gitelman. - Robin Hood's Bridge Memoirs. Bird. - Precision in the 90's. Rigal. - Notrump Bidding - the Scanian Way. Lindkvist/Nilsland/Wirgren. - Major Suit Raises - the Scanian Way. Lindkvist/Nilsland/Wirgren. - The Art of Psychic Bidding. Pottage/Burrows. - Encyclopedia of Card Play Techniques at Bridge. Leve. - Slam Bidding Made Easier. Bergen. - Better Slam Bidding with Bergen. Bergen. - How to Defend a Bridge hand. Root. - Washington Standard, 2nd ed. Robinson. - I Love This Game. Auken. - The Bridge Team Murders. Granovetter (worn) - Bermuda Bowl, 1983 World Championship Book. Kokish/Francis - Learn from the Stars. Horton/Sowter. - For Experts Only. Pamela and Matthew Granovetter. - The Ultimate Club. Becker/Ginsberg/Granovetter/Rubin. - Bridge Squeezes Complete or Winning End Play Strategy. Love (worn). - Bridge Master: The Best of Edgar Kaplan. The Bridge World. - Defensive Tips for Bad Card Holders. Kantar. - Calling a Spade a Spade (or, Acol in Action). Cohen/Truscott. - 1991 World Bridge Championships Book. WBF/Sowter. - How to Play a Bridge Hand. Root. - Two Over One Game Force - Revised/Expanded. Hardy. - Guide to Better Acol Bridge. Klinger. - Modern Bridge Conventions. Root/Pavlicek (worn) - A New Approach to Play and Defense, Vol 2. Kantar (worn) - My System. The Unbalanced Diamond. Miles. - Falsecards. Lawrence. - Dynamic Defense. Lawrence. - The Complete Book on Hand Evaluation. Lawrence. - The Blue Club. Garozzo/Yallouze. - The Millenium Club. Poe. - Wspolny Jezyk 2000 (WJ2000 - Polish Club). Jassem (Polish) (worn)

Hi all, Whoops, make that 68 books (note 2 brand new WJ05 books, one for you and your partner). Thanks, Dan

Hi all, I'm putting some bridge books out there (first house, less room, go figure). All are in good/very good condition with a few well-worn ones. Sorry, no returns. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220521258914 Thanks, Dan

Hi all, Mike Lawrence is well known for reading the paper as dummy when playing with clients. I tried to read a Mike Lawrence book as dummy but got rebuked. He wasn't reading a Dan Neill book though. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, I've heard of Italian discards as a synonym for o/e. But one treatment that is particular to some players from Italy is using o/e when following suit, e.g. by 3rd hand at trick one. Odd encourages, even discourages with suit pref. Not sure if this was wide-spread but I think it is not a misunderstanding by some players but a real agreement. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, In the partnership bidding, it's handy to have switcheroo available. Currently it is not available in the web client. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, Imps, Both, mini-tourney Pd opens 1N 14-16, you pass with ♠AT3 ♥-- ♦QJT53 ♣T7642 because you have no way to show both minors. LHO balances with a natural 2♥, back to you. Double (takeout), 2N (minors), or what? Thanks, Dan

Hi, I use the latest BBO web client (with tabs on right side) and my partner uses the latest Windows program version of BBO. If I use the function "I have a partner - Take me to a table", shortly after I see him show up at the table assigned to us by the program, his program crashes with a windows error. But then he logs in, I invite him again, and this time it doesn't crash. It has happened both times now like that. Thanks, Dan