fraktalz Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 http://www.prairienet.org/bridge/2over1.htm with many references (Thurston, Lawrence, Hardy, Bergen). Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraktalz Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 To learn 2/1 I used: 2/1 Software (CD) by Mike Lawrencethen 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 (His bidding newsletters use standard and are a bit out of date, though there are some interesting judgment/hand evaluation hands as well) To be honest, I had to redo the CD afterwards, and take many pages of system notes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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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