Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Gerber convention — Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by John Gerber (winner of regional and national championships in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, representing the USA at world championships in the early 1960s). It is similar to Blackwood in that it uses a… … Wikipedia
Gerber — may refer to: * Gerber (feast), an Udmurt fest * Gerber convention, an ace asking convention in contract bridge * Gerber Legendary Blades, a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in Portland, Oregon * Gerber File, computer… … Wikipedia
Meckwell convention — This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for intervening against an opposing 1NT opening bid. It features the following calls: Double – shows a single minor or both majors; advancer bids 2♣, after which… … Wikipedia
Muiderberg convention — The Muiderberg convention in the card game bridge is also known as the Dutch Two opening. It is a two level preemptive opening based on a two suiter with precisely a five card major and a minor suit (four card or longer). In Muiderberg the 2♥… … Wikipedia
Mohan convention — This article describes the bridge convention. Mohan is a bridge convention used to intervene over opponents 1NT opening. Typically it only applies if the opponents are using a weak 1NT opening (where 15 points or less is the maximum). Its… … Wikipedia
Stayman convention — Stayman redirects here. For the apple cultivar, see Stayman apple. Contents 1 Standard Stayman 2 Using Standard Stayman with Jacoby transfers 3 … Wikipedia
Bridge convention — A bridge convention is a system of calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game which conveys a coded meaning about the players card holdings. The calls may be natural (that is, show a feature of the named denomination, such as… … Wikipedia
Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… … Wikipedia
Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require … Wikipedia
Charles Goren — Charles Henry Goren (March 4, 1901 – April 3, 1991) 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… … Wikipedia
