Greetings
from Champaign,
Illinois
Greetings
from Champaign,
Illinois
Home
of 500,000 acres of corn and soybeans,
the University
of Illinois Fighting Illini,
the Bridge
at Ginger Creek duplicate club,
the Illini Regional Bridge Tournament
(May 19-25, 2009) and
For BeginnersThe basics -- Lessons on how to play bridge
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Learning to play bridge -- How to get started, and get better |
A self-teaching guide to good bridge for beginning and intermediate players. Updated & expanded 16th edition |
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| Why play bridge? | Developing your "card sense" | |
| Group classes & self-teaching | FREE Learn to Play Bridge software | |
| On-your-own activities to build skills | Web links to good sites for learners | |
For Advancing PlayersLessons and convention summaries -- For experienced beginners and intermediates
Duplicate bridge
| IMP (teams) strategy | Matchpoint (pairs) strategy | Web links for duplicate players |
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Discover the Fun & Challenge of Duplicate -- a booklet on duplicate play, scoring, customs & strategies. PDF format |
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For Intermediate to Advanced PlayersAdvanced bidding conventions and treatments
| 2-over-1 Game-Force System | Opener's Jump-Reverse | Strong Jump Shifts (3 parts) |
| Forcing Notrump Convention | Defenses to 2-Suited Overcalls (3 parts) | Your 2C Bidding Structure (4 parts) |
Default agreements (originally published in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin)
| Was that a cuebid? Parts 1-4 | Was that a penalty double? Parts 1-3 Parts 4-6 Parts 7 & 8 |
More articles from the ACBL Bridge Bulletin -- Troubles with Redoubles, Negative freebids, 12 Habits
For Players of All Skill Levels
District
8 Advocate newsletter -- Bridge features, Solvers
Forum column & Midwest bridge news.
Published bi-monthly on the Web by ACBL District 8.
District 8 Online -- Homepage of District 8 of the American Contract Bridge League (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri)
Bridge Bulletin article -- On bridge and basketball
Flashes of brilliance -- Bridge feats & fun (all true) from my favorite partners & team-mates
| The one that got away | If I had bid hearts ... | Sometimes, pessimism pays off |
| Toby and the Passion Coup | Count, count, count | The Obvious Solution (a bridge poem) |
| A rare trump squeeze | A nightmare on opening lead | Concentration (another bridge poem) |
| The missing redouble cards | Never put down an 8-card suit in dummy | Bridge & poker (interview with Barry Greenstein) |
Bridge books and software
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Bridge Bookstore -- Recommendations and reviews of good bridge books for beginner, intermediate and advanced players, with links for discounted purchases from Amazon.com Gifts for bridge players -- Links to software packages and specialty bridge gifts Bridge for Beginners and Beyond -- A self-teaching guide and class textbook "Learn to Play Bridge" software -- Teach yourself to play with these free programs from ACBL |
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Travel links for bridge players -- Online booking sites, ACBL club directories, tournament calendars, bridge vacations
Online clubs -- Links to multi-player bridge games on the Net
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Free online bridge & Vugraph |
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Bridge in Champaign-Urbana IL
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Bridge at Ginger Creek -- Champaign-Urbana's community bridge center Club calendar & game results Club photo album |
| Illini Regional Tournament -- May 19-25, 2009 (Memorial Day), Hilton Gardens & Homewood Suites, Champaign IL |
A brief photo album A tribute to my first bridge teacher
Christmas letters, travelogues & photos: England 2001 Ireland 2003 Scotland 2004 France 2006 Hawaii 2006
Links to my online courses at Parkland College: English 102 Advertising 121
For when the One Great Scorer comes to write against your
name,
He marks -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the game.
-- Grantland Rice
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