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In memory of Nathan Cohen Thanks to Randy Baron, Marty Bergen, David Berkowitz, Kitty Bethe, Herb Cohen, Jon Cohen, Neil Cohen, Paul Cohen, Susie Cohen, Allan Falk, Harold Feldheim, Thomas Goodwin, Matthew Granovetter, Mike Lawrence, Eric Leong, Pat Lilly, Edwin Kantar, Robin Kay, Alex McCallum, Eric Rodwell, Om Sundar Sayenju, Paul Shapiro, Stan Sterenberg, Frank Stewart, Alan Truscott, and Steve Weinstein Edited by Karen McCallum © 1992, 2002 Larry Cohen All rights reserved. It is illegal to reproduce any portion of this material, except by special arrangement with the publisher. Reproduction of this material without authorization, by any duplication process whatsoever, is a violation of copyright. Master Point Press 331 Douglas Ave. Toronto, Ontario Canada M5M 1H2 (416) 781-0351 Websites: www.masterpointpress.com www.masteringbridge.com www.bridgeblogging.com www.ebooksbridge.com Email: [email protected] Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Cohen, Larry, 1959- To bid or not to bid: the LAW of total tricks ISBN 978-1-55494-022-6 1. Contract bridge — Bidding I. Title GV1282.4.C64 2002 795.41’52 C2002-901833-1 Editor Karen McCallum Cover and Interior design Olena S. Sullivan Interior format and copyediting Deanna Bourassa
Contents Foreword by Marty Bergen 4 Introduction 5 Chapter 1 What is the LAW? 7 Chapter 2 Applying the LAW 23 Chapter 3 Minor Adjustments 53 Chapter 4 On the Proper-level 59 Chapter 5 Off the Proper-level 89 Chapter 6 Double Trouble 111 Chapter 7 Notrump and the LAW 143 Chapter 8 Maxims 153 Chapter 9 Major Adjustments 175 Chapter 10 Is There a Downside? 199 Chapter 11 The LAW in the World 205 Glossary 229 Duplicate Scoring Table 235 IMP Table 236 Players Index 237 Bibliography 239
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