Learning 2/1

[fraktalz]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to learn 2/1. I read 25 steps to learning 2/1 by Paul Thurston. I learned a lot but I'm still not confident to play 2/1. Do you have a book (or web site) to recommend me?

 

Thank you

[Walddk]

http://www.prairienet.org/bridge/2over1.htm

 

with many references (Thurston, Lawrence, Hardy, Bergen).

 

Roland

[pbleighton]

Thurston is what I started with. It is a good place to start, though it lacks later continuations. I's make sure you understand what he says before going much further.

 

Peter

[fraktalz]

Thank you for the suggestions.

 

I'm quite reticent to buy books that are as old as these:

- Lawrence Workbook is 20 years old.

- Hardy 2/1 book is 18 years old.

I think Bridge Game is evoluating faster than this... Maybe I'm wrong and these books are still uptodate to the 2/1 standard...

 

Standard bridge bidding for the 21st Century could be great...

Is it a 2/1 book or a more general book on 5th card major bidding?

 

Any other suggestions?

[ArcLight]

To learn 2/1 I used:

 

2/1 Software (CD) by Mike Lawrence

then I read his books:

 

2/1 Workbook - (the basics) - just to reinforce what I had learned, and there are some differences. Worth reading.

 

Uncontested auction - fundamental bidding using 2/1. Very much worth reading.

 

Contested Auction - probably doesnt have to be 2/1, just in that context. Very much worth reading in general.

 

(His bidding newsletters use standard and are a bit out of date, though there are some interesting judgment/hand evaluation hands as well)

 

 

To be honest, I had to redo the CD afterwards, and take many pages of system notes to really get a handle on it.

 

I haven't read the Thurston book, I would not assume that a pick up pard uses Bergen. Not even Inverted Minors.

 

 

The other BIG point about 2/1 is there are different flavors

- is 1D-2C ALWAYS a game force?

- can a 2/1 ever stop short of game?

- what do jumps means? In Mike Lawrnces CD they have very specific meanings. (picture bids)

 

 

 

>Standard bridge bidding for the 21st Century could be great...

Is it a 2/1 book or a more general book on 5th card major bidding?

 

The emphasis is on Conventions, not basic 2/1 structure.