Eric Rodwell
Author of The Rodwell Files: Secrets of a Bridge Champion
About the Author
Eric Rodwell For decades Eric Rodwell has been one of the most successful bridge players in the world. His partnership with Jeff Meckstroth has produced over one hundred national and world championships. The "Meckwell" partnership is well known for their aggressive and detailed bidding system show more called RM Precision, of which Eric is the principal theorist and author. Eric was born in San Francisco and moved with his family to West Lafayette, Indiana in 1965 where his father was a professor of biochemistry at Purdue University. Eric graduated from Purdue in 1981 with a master's degree in finance. He is currently a full-time bridge professional and lives in Clearwater, Florida with his wife Donna. show less
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Eric Rodwell, the professorial half of the famous pair "Meckwell" that has dominated bridge for decades, has written a work for an advanced audience, which according to the blurb "is guaranteed to change the way you play bridge."
Nearly 400 pages, chockful of examples from high-level practice where the names of the innocent are not withheld, illustrate the points of technique. You will find here pointers in planning, in suit combinations, advanced suit handling, in abundance over double and show more compound squeezes. Rodwell uses colorful and memorable terms for the techniques, such as "gouging", "days of thunder", "The Left Jab" (second hand high from Kxx or Qxx when declarer leads to dummy's AJTx), "The 007 Play - License to Kill", my personal favorite "Chinese High Card Promotion" (not to be confused with the well-known Chinese finesse),and the 322-1/6 Super Duck (Dont even ask).
Rodwell's unique style of instruction, his extremely high level of analysis, make this unique book a standout in bridge literature, and one that is sure to be talked about for years to come. show less
Nearly 400 pages, chockful of examples from high-level practice where the names of the innocent are not withheld, illustrate the points of technique. You will find here pointers in planning, in suit combinations, advanced suit handling, in abundance over double and show more compound squeezes. Rodwell uses colorful and memorable terms for the techniques, such as "gouging", "days of thunder", "The Left Jab" (second hand high from Kxx or Qxx when declarer leads to dummy's AJTx), "The 007 Play - License to Kill", my personal favorite "Chinese High Card Promotion" (not to be confused with the well-known Chinese finesse),and the 322-1/6 Super Duck (Dont even ask).
Rodwell's unique style of instruction, his extremely high level of analysis, make this unique book a standout in bridge literature, and one that is sure to be talked about for years to come. show less
In the Top 10 recommended List by elite Australian bridge players 2023
Winner of the International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Book of the year Award 2011
Highly recommended by Fiske Warren
Winner of the International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Book of the year Award 2011
Highly recommended by Fiske Warren
In the Top 10 recommended List by elite Australian bridge players 2023
Winner of the International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Book of the year Award 2011
Highly recommended by Fiske Warren
Winner of the International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Book of the year Award 2011
Highly recommended by Fiske Warren
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