Contemporary Bridge Bidding: A Guide for Players at the Intermediate Level

The reader for whom this new bookis intended should be familiar with thefundamentals of duplicate bridge. The book is aimed at intermediateplayers with a range of expertise, who are intent on improving theirbidding skills. The main focus is on the two-over-one game force, whichtogether with its adjunct components comprises a bidding system thathas gained enormous popularity. The last two chapters are devotedto an introduction of two systems that are widely played around thePrecision Bridge and Acol Bridge.

An avid bridge player in his younger years, Leif B. Sorensen MD, PhD devoted 43 years as a physician-scientist at the University of Chicago, before resuming the study and play of duplicate bridge with great vigor. With active memberships in the American Contract Bridge League and the American Bridge Association he has accumulated close to 5,000 master points since his retirement in 2001. The reader for whom this new book is intended should be familiar with the fundamentals of duplicate bridge. The book is aimed at intermediate players with a range of expertise, who are intent on improving their bidding skills. The main focus is on the two-over-one game force, which together with its adjunct components comprises a bidding system that has gained enormous popularity. The last two chapters are devoted to an introduction of two systems that are widely played around the world: Precision Bridge and Acol Bridge. The author lives in Chicago with his wife, Janice Nolan, and their son, Steven.