Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete - Couverture souple

Goren, Charles H

 
9784871877299: Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete

Synopsis

Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete is probably the first book studied by more top level professional players than any other book today. It is an update and a combination of two previous books, "Better Bridge for Better Players" and "Standard Book of Bidding". This book describes the Goren Standard American bidding system. The point-count approach he popularized remains the foundation for most bidding systems.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Charles Henry Goren was born March 4, 1901. He was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in the 1940s and rising to prominence in the 1950s to the early 1960s. Goren was born in Philadelphia to Russian Jewish immigrants. He earned a law degree at McGill University in Montreal. While he was attending McGill, a girlfriend laughed at his ineptness at the game of bridge, motivating him to immerse himself in a study of existing bridge materials Goren died on April 3, 1991in Encino, California at the age of 90. The point-count approach he popularized remains the foundation for most bidding systems.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete is probably the first book studied by more top level professional players than any other book today. It is an update and a combination of two previous books, "Better Bridge for Better Players" and "Standard Book of Bidding". This book describes the Goren Standard American bidding system. The point-count approach he popularized remains the foundation for most bidding systems.

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