Improve Your Declarer Play at No-Trumps

Author: Ron Klinger
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780297858355
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Many players feel trepidation when faced with playing a no-trumps contract. In this book Ron Klinger shows you how to approach such contracts without fear. The correct lines and logical thinking are explained clearly and you will not only make your contracts, but also score overtricks as well. This book is about the strategy of succeeding as declarer when you play no-trumps. The first section deals with the approach you should adopt before you even play a card from dummy. Then follow heaps of practical examples, problems for you to solve, deals that arose in major competitions where the very best players did not always find the right answer. Most importantly, the solutions include the logic behind the right play, the clues to locate the missing cards and ideas on how to induce opposition error when you have no legitimate chance for success. In this book, Australian expert Ron Klinger shows you how to come out on top more often. Where you might have felt reluctance when playing no-trumps, you will emerge with a new sense of confidence. No-trumps will no longer hold any fears for you.

Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards

Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472141709
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
Many bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and which will help you improve your game. Discover how to assess your opponents' strengths and weaknesses - in relation to your own - and win!

Improve Your Bridge: Teach Yourself

Author: David Bird
Publisher: Teach Yourself
ISBN: 1444129449
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
Are you ready to take your bridge game to the next level? Improve Your Bridge will help you develop your technique and strengthen your game. This new edition has been fully updated with fresh design and interactive features as well as insider tips from the author to help give your game the winning edge. It is written by one of the UK's leading authorities in bridge, David Bird, who has written over 70 books on the subject and is the bridge columnist for the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard. It has everything you need to know about advanced bidding conventions and coverage of defence. It is perfect for intermediate level players, those who are interested in joining a bridge club or tournament, or for those taking a 2nd or 3rd year bridge course. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of bridge. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Eddie Kantar Teaches Topics in Declarer Play at Bridge

Author: Eddie Kantar
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154536
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Kantar's two-book series on Bridge Defense (Modern Bridge Defense and Advanced Bridge Defense) won an ABTA Book of the Year Award in 1999. This newer book addresses a more popular topic, using a similar approach. While not a comprehensive treatment of declarer play at bridge, this book deals with specific topics exhaustively, and will be invaluable to the improving player: finesses (when and how to take them, and equally importantly, when to avoid taking them), endplays, eliminations, issues with entries, suit establishment, and counting. Designed to be used by bridge teachers, or by students learning on their own, this book like its predecessors contains a host of features that help the student to grasp the material: clearly laid-out concepts, margin notes, practice hands, chapter-end quizzes, key-point summaries at regular intervals, and an index. Kantar's various beginner books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, not least because of his unique writing style and the humor that he introduces into the learning process. Eddie Kantar Eddie Kantar (Santa Monica, CA) is one of the most popular and prolific bridge writers in the world. A winner of two World Championships, and a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, his many books include Modern Bridge Defense, Advanced Bridge Defense, the hilarious Kantar on Kontract, and of course, Roman Keycard Blackwood. His work appears regularly in many bridge magazines around the world.

Bridge

Author: Andrew Robson
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007234028
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Thinking about learning bridge but don't know the basics? Want to be able to play a social game? Collings need to know? Bridge starts from scratch to teach you how to play and enjoy the ever popular game of bridge."--Back cover.

The Impact of Opening Leads Against Notrump Contracts

Author: Audrey Grant
Publisher: Audrey Grant Better Bridge
ISBN: 9780939460397
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"It's generally accepted that defense is the most difficult part of the game. Audrey's latest book takes a look at defending against notrump contracts with a focus on the opening lead and how it impacts the subsequent defense. The book covers: the oldest maxim, fourth highest from longest and strongest...and why it has stood the test of time; when to lead partner's suit...and which card to lead; why you should avoid leading the opponents' suit...and what to do if you can't; what to lead from a sequence...and why it matters; when to lead the 'top of nothing'; when it's time to 'take the tricks and run'; there are 16 practice deals. The book is for the advancing player."--Publisher's description.

Bridge Basics

Author: Ron Klinger
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 161608233X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Learn to play proper bridge from an international master of the...

IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE BRIDGE

Author: Gérald Frigon
Publisher: Gérald Frigon
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
Improve your Duplicate Bridge You are playing duplicate bridge regularly but you want to improve your results; here is a useful guide for the three main aspects of the game: Bidding: a complete and coherent system to reach better agreements between partners, Defensive signals and strategy based on the bidding and the view of the dummy, Declarer play, more than twenty techniques to realize the contract. Multiple examples to help understand each article.

No Trump Contracts

Author: David Bird
Publisher: D&B Publishing
ISBN: 9781904468004
Category : Contract bridge
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
No trump contracts provide the nuts and bolts of bridge card play. Without a trump suit lurking in the background, where small cards can pop up unexpectedly and ruff your winners, the play is simplified and becomes all about the correct handling of the suits. This does not imply that no trump play is easy--far from it. There are difficult decisions to be made all along the line: should you take a finesse? which is the danger hand? when is it right to hold off? In this groundbreaking book, renowned bridge author David Bird helps you to answer these questions and to comprehend the reasoning as to why certain decisions are taken. Each independent principle is thoroughly examined and the reader is then invited to test their own understanding of the concept by answering a number of puzzles typical of those that arise in practical play.

Beginning Bridge

Author: Barbara Seagram
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106334
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Written for complete beginners, this book is based on material that Barbara Seagram uses in her own classes to introduce hundreds of new players to the game every year. The book will take readers to the point where they can enjoy a social game with friends or begin to explore their local bridge club.