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Posted 2026-September-14, 22:53

Does anyone have any recommendations on books and articles explaining scoring and strategies?

Kit Woolsey - Matchpoints
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Posted 2026-September-15, 00:30

Larry Cohen - To Bid or Not to Bid

There was a smaller articles at most 20 pages, that explained the LoTT, and the reason
behind it, and the justifications of the LoTT is the scoring,
I never read the book, but I would guess, that the content of the article, can also be
found in the book.
In the end it is just a comparison They make, You go down -1 / -2 ( doubled ( not doubled ).

I dont know, if Woolseys Book containes references to the LoTT.
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Posted 2026-September-15, 02:17

I have a good basic article explaining IMP bidding and play to MP players, but it's in italian and probably says nothing you do not already know.
I give it to our club players the first time they play teams (akwoo can guess how effective this is).
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Posted 2026-September-15, 03:49

A few that come to mind are:
Winning Duplicate Tactics - Bird
Be a Difficult Matchpoint Opponent- Bird/Smith
Bridge Lessons: Duplicate Pairs Tactics - Robson
Matchpoints Versus IMPs – Boehm
Winning at Matchpoints – Treble
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Posted 2026-September-15, 07:43

They probably have enough MP material now, how about IMP ?
What we have found so far

https://kwbridge.com/imps.htm

Adam Parish on IMPS
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Posted 2026-September-15, 11:11

I wrote an article published in the CBF online magazine aimed at explaining the differences between bidding and play in imps as opposed to mps. It was published iirc about two issues ago. By definition, articles can’t be exhaustive but I think t gives a useful overview and it’s free….anyone can read the online magazine at the Canadian Bridge Federation site
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Posted 2026-September-15, 15:56

Here: https://cbf.ca/Magaz...ecember-Eng.pdf

Great book article, thanks
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Posted 2026-September-16, 00:52

Winning IMPs – Kumar
A Swiss Teams Challenge – Kumar
100 Bridge Tips for Club Players – Kumar (MPs and IMPs)
Guarantee Your Contract - Meyer/Horton (Excellent)
Play It Safe – Seagram/Bird
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