[Lurpoa]

Just started to play bridge.
My friend adviced me to start with 2/1: "The system of the Champs", he told me, and gave me a copy of BWS2001-Defaults.

But now, I am told from several sides, that nobody plays that system. I am very confused.

What would be considered as a standard 2/1 system, and where can I read something about it ?

Anybody who can help me ?

[Zelandakh]

The bottom 3 articles represent a reasonable introduction to a popular version.
http://www.bridgewit...ublications.htm

[Lurpoa]

Thanks Zel,

Indeed, helpfull to understand 2/1.
But it is not a full system, .....

My question - rather theoretical i guess - what is Standard 2/1 ?


But many thanks....

[blackshoe]

I don't think there is a standard.

[dicklont]

Reading the articles on standard bidding and 2 over 1 on this site is a very good starting point:www.betterbridge.com

Paul Thurston: "25 steps to learning 2 over 1" is a good learning book
Mike Lawrence's: "A workbook on the 2 over 1 system" will help you understand more

[Lurpoa]

dicklont, on 2010-November-20, 08:44, said:

Reading the articles on standard bidding and 2 over 1 on this site is a very good starting point:www.betterbridge.com

Paul Thurston: "25 steps to learning 2 over 1" is a good learning book
Mike Lawrence's: "A workbook on the 2 over 1 system" will help you understand more

Indeed a very nice series of articles, by one of the Master's !!!
I will study them with lots of attention.

Thanks.

[kenberg]

Another possibility:
On BBO, go to Our Online Store. Click on it, then on Bridge Programs on CD-ROM, then on CD-ROMs by Mike Lawrence. Order The Two Over One System.

I like Lawrence. As you will find, there are different approaches and ML suits me. The CD is an updating from the workbook and I like the CD format.


You will find that "Let's play 2/1"---"OK" is dangerous. But with practice you will learn which questions you should ask before saying OK.

Bridge is a great game, I hope you enjoy it.