Killing Defence at Bridge

Author: Hugh Kelsey
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304357772
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
One of the all-time classics of bridge, revolutionary when first published and as relevant now as it was then. Killing Defence at Bridge is one of the great classics of bridge. It carries the mark of a genius and was the first in a series of major books written by Hugh Kelsey, who became internationally recognised as a leading authority on the analysis of bridge. He coupled this incisive thinking with a brilliant skill with words and made the most complex techniques in bridge sound simple and easy to grasp. Killing Defence features a foreword by Ron Klinger, one of bridge's leading teachers.

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Author: Hugh Kelsey
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304366149
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
How many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey's target here is to help you avoid such pain - and other agonies that a competent declarer may inflict. Sound defence is the hallmark of the accomplished bridge player and consistent performance, at any game, is only achieved through repeated practice. By helping you to develop insights into the hidden possibilities in the lie and play of the cards, this book will make you a sought-after partner - and a respected (and feared!) opponent.

Partnership Defense in Bridge

Author: Kit Woolsey
Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
ISBN: 9780910791687
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
A detailed discussion of signals, leads, matchpoints, defensive conventions and protecting partner.

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Author: Hugh Kelsey
Publisher: Peter Crawley
ISBN: 9780297868651
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
How many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey's target here is to help you to avoid such pain - and other agonies that a competent declarer may inflict. By developing your insights into the hidden possibilities in the lie and play of the cards, this book will make you a sought-after partner and a respected (and feared!) opponent.

Countdown to Winning Bridge

Author: Tim Bourke
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154055
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Did you ever notice how the bridge experts always seem to know where every card is? How their finesses always seem to succeed? How their guesses are nearly always perfect? This book won't teach you to play quite that well, but it will introduce you to some very simple techniques that the experts use on play and defense. As declarer or defender, counting the hand is the one thing that will help you the most. But how do you keep track of all those cards? This book will show you how - explaining the tricks of the trade, and helping anyone who can count to thirteen to become a much better player. Full of practical examples of how to apply the information you get from counting, this book is sure to improve your game.

Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense

Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664147020
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 643

Book Description
This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules for defense. The various subjects contain rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and to deceive, how to defend against a Notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of defense. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (3rd ed. 2019), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). The above 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2d ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published a book on bidding, called The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th Edition 2021).

Logical Bridge Play

Author: Hugh Kelsey
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9780297860921
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
As Hugh Kelsey says in his introduction, the brilliant card player achieves his results with a combination of logic and flair. And although many people may think flair plays a disproportionate part, the expert player, in fact, produces his sometimes unbelievable results almost entirely by the application of logic. LOGICAL BRIDGE PLAY teaches you just how to apply logic to your card play in making the correct inferences and deductions, and in assessing the timing - the opportunity to become a master player is yours for the taking.

Bridge Squeezes Complete

Author: Clyde Elton Love
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897106587
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book was first published in 1959 and quickly became one of the classic textbooks for the playing of bridge. The original version has been out of print for some time and the book is now being republished in its first revision in 50 years. In its new modernised form, bridge players will find the ideas much more accessible, while handy end-of-chapter quizzes reinforce the concepts.

How to Defend a Bridge Hand

Author: William S. Root
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780517883938
Category : Bridge
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is a comprehensive work covering every angle in defending bridge hands. As a bonus, there is a section on many of the lead and signal conventions practiced in expert circles.

Bridge Odds for Practical Players

Author: Hugh Walter Kelsey
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575057425
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Here is a simple guide to solving the problems that arise in assessing the odds in play at bridge. Keeping theory to a minimum, the authors show by means of many practical examples how to calculate the odds and how to come up with the right answer at the bridge table. Anyone who learns to apply the principles set out in this book need never again be accused of playing against the odds. 'The most useful publication in the past twelve months . . . I unhesitatingly award my accolade to Bridge Odds for Practical Players because every player should know the material it contains. This cannot be found elsewhere.' The Times