Background
Alfred Sheinwold was born on January 26, 1912 in London, United Kingdom. He had a brother and two sisters. He was brought to the United States as a child and lived in Brooklyn, New York.
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"A nicely organized book chockablock with games that can be enjoyed by...a variety of ages....Begins with games that children as young as five can play with their parents, then...a number of more complicated games that older children can easily play on their own...a great assortment...clearly written and easy enough for many children to read on their own. Great for the parenting shelf, or pull the book out for kids on rainy or snowy days."--Booklist. "A nicely organized book chockablock with games that can be enjoyed by...a variety of ages....Begins with games that children as young as five can play with their parents, then...a number of more complicated games that older children can easily play on their own...a great assortment...clearly written and easy enough for many children to read on their own. Great for the parenting shelf, or pull the book out for kids on rainy or snowy days."--Booklist.
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1992
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The Kaplan-Sheinwold Bidding System is the most popular bidding system among modern tournament players. Among the advantages are everybody knows it so you do not have to make out a long bidding card. You can just write “Kaplan-Sheinwold” on your bidding card. No need for further explanation. You can easily make and form partnerships. Everybody will agree to play this system. It is easy to learn. All you have to do is read this book. You will know everything you need to know to play at and even win bridge tournaments.
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(“Five Weeks to Winning Bridge” is the book most frequentl...)
“Five Weeks to Winning Bridge” is the book most frequently recommended and most often read by beginning bridge players. It is divided into 35 chapters, one for each day of the week over a seven week period. Each chapter is about 15 pages long, enough for a new player to read and absorb in a day. Thus, at the end of 35 days or 5 weeks, the reader should be a competent bridge player. This book describes the Standard American bidding system. Although still the most widely known system, there have been a proliferation of bidding systems. The reader should be prepared to play under other systems. The reader should be aware that this book primarily describes Rubber Bridge play. Nowadays, most bridge play is duplicate. In spite of these developments, this book remains the one more players start off with than any other book. Thus, it should be required reading for all bridge players. If offers the clearest and most easy-to-read description of bridge.
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While there are many Rubber Bridge players eager to learn Duplicate, there are many unaware tournament players who use Rubber Bridge tactics in Duplicate games without realizing the two frequently require very different strategy. Mr. Sheinwold, expert and columnist, defines the mechanical and strategical differences for both groups of players. Sheinwold outlines the rules, etiquette, and scoring of Duplicate Bridge. Taking nothing for granted, he explains procedures that might seem elementary to most — the seating arrangements, the shuffle, the deal and play of cards, the accumulation of points, the changes of seats for the next round — yet essential to proper play. He emphasizes that in Duplicate your real opponents are the other East-West or North-South teams, as the case may be, who bid and play the exact same hands as you. After laying the groundwork, Sheinwold continues with clear-cut illustrations to describe the philosophy of Duplicate Bridge — how to make the most of your cards. He reviews standard bidding practice, the Point-Count system popularized by Goren, and important conventions, like Blackwood's and Gerber's; then he analyzes many of the major bidding differences between Duplicate and Rubber Bridge that affect your score. Of course there is a great deal of risky play involved, but Sheinwold carefully explains how to calculate your risk, when to sacrifice bid, when to bid in third and fourth position, and when to pre-empt or close-out. The novice and eager-to-learn player will find this book an indispensable guide, and the more seasoned tournament player will find this an invaluable source of tips and pointers on bidding and play. For both, Sheinwold makes the tournament play appealing and challenging. It won't be long before his readers score "top on the board" in duplicate competition. While there are many Rubber Bridge players eager to learn Duplicate, there are many unaware tournament players who use Rubber Bridge tactics in Duplicate games without realizing the two frequently require very different strategy. Mr. Sheinwold, expert and columnist, defines the mechanical and strategical differences for both groups of players. Sheinwold outlines the rules, etiquette, and scoring of Duplicate Bridge. Taking nothing for granted, he explains procedures that might seem elementary to most — the seating arrangements, the shuffle, the deal and play of cards, the accumulation of points, the changes of seats for the next round — yet essential to proper play. He emphasizes that in Duplicate your real opponents are the other East-West or North-South teams, as the case may be, who bid and play the exact same hands as you. After laying the groundwork, Sheinwold continues with clear-cut illustrations to describe the philosophy of Duplicate Bridge — how to make the most of your cards. He reviews standard bidding practice, the Point-Count system popularized by Goren, and important conventions, like Blackwood's and Gerber's; then he analyzes many of the major bidding differences between Duplicate and Rubber Bridge that affect your score. Of course there is a great deal of risky play involved, but Sheinwold carefully explains how to calculate your risk, when to sacrifice bid, when to bid in third and fourth position, and when to pre-empt or close-out. The novice and eager-to-learn player will find this book an indispensable guide, and the more seasoned tournament player will find this an invaluable source of tips and pointers on bidding and play. For both, Sheinwold makes the tournament play appealing and challenging. It won't be long before his readers score "top on the board" in duplicate competition. While there are many Rubber Bridge players eager to learn Duplicate, there are many unaware tournament players who use Rubber Bridge tactics in Duplicate games without realizing the two frequently require very different strategy. Mr. Sheinwold, expert and columnist, defines the mechanical and strategical differences for both groups of players. Sheinwold outlines the rules, etiquette, and scoring of Duplicate Bridge. Taking nothing for granted, he explains procedures that might seem elementary to most — the seating arrangements, the shuffle, the deal and play of cards, the accumulation of points, the changes of seats for the next round — yet essential to proper play. He emphasizes that in Duplicate your real opponents are the other East-West or North-South teams, as the case may be, who bid and play the exact same hands as you. After laying the groundwork, Sheinwold continues with clear-cut illustrations to describe the philosophy of Duplicate Bridge — how to make the most of your cards. He reviews standard bidding practice, the Point-Count system popularized by Goren, and important conventions, like Blackwood's and Gerber's; then he analyzes many of the major bidding differences between Duplicate and Rubber Bridge that affect your score. Of course there is a great deal of risky play involved, but Sheinwold carefully explains how to calculate your risk, when to sacrifice bid, when to bid in third and fourth position, and when to pre-empt or close-out. The novice and eager-to-learn player will find this book an indispensable guide, and the more seasoned tournament player will find this an invaluable source of tips and pointers on bidding and play. For both, Sheinwold makes the tournament play appealing and challenging. It won't be long before his readers score "top on the board" in duplicate competition.
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As one of the nation's leading tournament players and champions, Alfred “Freddy” Sheinwold's star has literally skyrocketed in the last few years. He is the author of six best-selling books on bridge and co-author, with Edgar Kaplan, of another recent bestseller, “How to Play Winning Bridge,” which has gone into many big-volume printings. For six consecutive years, Alfred Sheinwold has won more master points each year than are required in a lifetime to become a life master. His daily bridge column has an estimated fifty million readers and the list of papers using it continues to grow at a rapid pace. During Freddy Sheinwold's many years of bridge, he has played many thousands of hands; out of this group he has selected for the book the one hundred which he considers the most interesting and instructive for detailed analysis. This new book highlights and summarizes the various bidding systems and the most widely used conventions. It gives deft insight into the strategy and psychology of playing Wining Bridge. This Sheinwold book has every attribute that appeals to me and should appeal to everyone interested in bridge. It is authoritative. It is comprehensive, including a full review of the requirements for bids in all situations. It presents the fine points of bridge in the most palatable way, with bridge hands that are intrinsically interesting and that also teach lessons that can be applied to innumerable other hands arising in normal play. Almost any time one plays bridge he is likely to encounter a situation in bidding or play that will be clear to him because of something he read in this book. “Not the least part of the book's charm for me is the group of essays on interesting aspects of bridge, some of them technical or instructive but others concerned with sidelights that would engross even a person who does not play bridge.” Albert H. Morehead Bridge Editor of The New York Times
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Alfred Sheinwold was born on January 26, 1912 in London, United Kingdom. He had a brother and two sisters. He was brought to the United States as a child and lived in Brooklyn, New York.
Sheinwold graduated from City College of New York in 1933.
Sheinwold began playing bridge in his youth and, as a player, won such prestigious tournaments as the North American Open Team Championship, the North American Men’s Championship, and the North American Mixed Pair Championship. He led several teams in international competitions, including the 1985 North American team that won the world championship. In addition to his regular column, which he had produced for nearly forty years, Sheinwold was a contributor to leading bridge magazines and had written thirteen books on the subject, including 1959’s best-selling work, Five Weeks to Winning Bridge.
In addition, he played on the runner-up teams in both the 1958 Vanderbilt and 1959 Master Mixed Teams.
Concerning his editing work, Sheinwold began to work at Culbertson's monthly magazine The Bridge World for almost 30 years from 1934 as technical editor, then managing editor, and then senior editor.
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(As one of the nation's leading tournament players and cha...)
(“Five Weeks to Winning Bridge” is the book most frequentl...)
(The Kaplan-Sheinwold Bidding System is the most popular b...)
("A nicely organized book chockablock with games that can ...)
1992Sheinwold was married to a woman named Paula.