The Flaws in Standard American Bridge

About the Book

This book is designed to highlight the flaws in Standard American bidding, i.e. the SAYC system. The book discusses the major failures of SAYC, namely the failure of the ACBL to adopt the Bergen point-count system, the failure to simplify reverses, the failure to find a 20-21p bid for all hands, and the failure to adopt the Casey-Jacoby Transfer convention and the Casey Rebid convention. In addition, the book points out numerous minor failures such as the failure to find a means of bidding a direct game, the failure of SAYC to require takeout doubles to have a four-card major, and the failure to adopt Minorwood, a six-keycard kickback convention. The book also points out the ACBL’s failure to clarify certain issues, such as the failure to clarify O’s reply to R’s two-level response, the failure to clarify cuebids, and the failure to clarify Stopper-Ask bids. The book provides a solution for all these problems in a new system called Precision Diamond.

About the Author

Ken Casey has published 13 books on how to play bridge. Ken has also published a book on the national fiscal crisis called The Coming Collapse of America and a book on optimal health in old age called The Casey Diet: Add 10 Years to Your Life. In addition, Ken has published a book on global warming, sea level rise and the world depletion of fossil fuels at the end of this century called The Coming Chaos: Fossil Fuel Depletion and Global Warming. Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax lawyer. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA. If you wish to play Precision Diamond with Ken on the internet site, OKBridge, or if you live in the Washington, DC area, Ken’s email address is kenconnorcasey@yahoo.com.