Quick Reference to Bridge Conventions

QUICK REFERENCE TO BRIDGE CONVENTIONS is designed to enable bridge players, already somewhat familiar with a convention, to:

1. Get a quick review of the convention.

2. Learn the meaning of bids when opponents or a partner use an unfamiliar or forgotten convention.

3. Become aware of conventions that contain more than one part, such as Brozel, Cappeletti, DONT, etc.

Reading Quick Reference to Bridge Conventions is an ideal way for bridge players to review over 65 of the the most popular bridge conventions and rules. This book is loaded with information about how to use-and avoid abusing--a long list of conventions. It is easy to read as it has no extraneous details. It is written clearly and concisely so that each member of the partnership will have an understanding of their partner's bid. Even if you don't plan to use all of these bidding aids, familiarity with them will help you when you encounter opponents who are using them. Study carefully. Be prepared.

The conventions included are the most popular versions. The intent is for partnerships that use this book to be on the same page, to know exactly what each bid made by a partner or an opponent means. Quick Reference to Bridge Conventions can be used by steady partners or by casual partners. The book is arranged alphabetically and indexed so that a convention can be found easily.

Written by Alvin Lesser, an award winning author of several books on bridge, accounting, and the Catskill Mountains. Edited by Brent Manley, former editor of The Bridge Bulletin, a publication of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). 80 pages with over 70 color charts and illustrations.

Alvin Lesser, received a B.A. in Accounting from New York University after serving in the military. Alvin was a Certified Public Accountant in New York for over 35 years. He was also a licensed real estate broker and commercial property developer. Alvin has played and taught bridge for over 65 years. In 2011, Alvin wrote Basic Accounting Simplified, an award winning primer for beginning and struggling accounting students. The following year, he wrote Memories of the Catskills: The Making of a Hotel, an award winning memoir about the rise and fall of the "Borscht Belt" in New York's Catskill Mountains. Lesser Lodge, a small hotel started by his mother and father where the author spent the better part of his childhood, lies at the center of this heartfelt tale. In 2017, Alvin wrote 57+ Bridge Conventions Made Easy, a Gold and Bronze elit Award winner.

Brent Manley has played bridge for more than 40 years. After 20 years in the newspaper business, he went to work for the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). He retired in 2014 after 25 years, most of them as editor of the Bridge Bulletin. He is the author of seven bridge books.