Hi David,
How do you get over the catastrophes and stay focused?
What will be your suggestions for the intermediate/advanced players trying to improve their game? What are their common mistakes?
Thanks for being in the Well.
Any suggestions for the quiz / test books? (Or which of the mentioned ones qualify?)
But the title of the book (or the title of the problem) should not give any hints.
(As mentioned in another post here, by one of the top players (could be Michael Rosenberg), nobody tells you ...
BBO has a special place (especially with the vugraphs), but I also think that Funbridge bots are much better than GIBs, currently. (You can also select the system/carding they play.)
Can I delay the decision until we get a better count of the hand, lets say around RR30? If not, then I will vote for Italy and also hope that Turkey will finish within the top 8 teams.
Thanks for your efforts and putting this KISS together.
If I prefer a mixed (Shape & Strength) approach, will it be conflicting (or creating major system problems) somewhere?
Such as:
- Rebid of 2M is the default (can be a so-so 5-card suit).
- Reverses (and “high reverses”) don’t show extras.
- Rebid ...
It is not easy (or possible) to select only one, imo.
Bird, Kantar, Kelsey, Lawrence, Mollo, Stewart (listed) are among my favorites.
Klinger, Larry Cohen, Danny Roth, Marty Bergen (not listed) are also among my favorites.
(And lots of others I have not read yet.)
Some of them are very ...