Download or read book Elimination Endplays written by James Marsh Sternberg MD and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Card play at bridge embraces both declarer play and defense. Hundreds of books have been written about it. Our approach here, as in our previous books, is to focus on a particular deal type. Repeated experience with a theme makes it easier to recognize deal types and employ the appropriate techniques for each. A common and important line of play is elimination play, eliminating the side suits to removes an opponent’s safe exit cards before throwing him in to make a fatal lead. More than most other deal types, endplays require planning and preparation. In this as in our previous books, we show deals as they were misplayed at rubber bridge or its sister form of contest, team play at IMPs. Usually you will see a deal in which declarer falls short of his contract by one trick. Do not concern yourself with overtricks. In the forms of contest assumed here, making and breaking contracts is the objective. Take each misplayed deal as a challenge to find a better line---usually one that works, but no guarantees. An 80% play fails 20% of the time, but is significantly better than a 60% play and much better than a 40% play.
Download or read book Bridge Endplays for Everyone written by David Bird and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endplays are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think are beyond them. Yet while they can be extremely complex, the basic principles are not. Using a straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes, this book will make endplays understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
Download or read book Thinking About Bridge written by Paul Mendelson and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is such an abundance of hints, tips and advice available to bridge players that when faced with a particularly difficult problem, we find ourselves scrambling to remember that crucial solution. In this book, Paul Mendelson explains that when you stop trying to remember what to do, but simply think instead, the answers to expert problems become more apparent, accessible and easier to apply at the table. Packed with tips, examples, hands to study and practise at the table, system improvements, guidance for maximising your score at duplicate pairs, and innovations just for you, for your partnership and group of bridge friends, this book will improve every reader's game markedly. Following on from Control the Bidding and Winning Ways to Play Your Cards, Thinking About Bridge will reinforce some of the key elements of the game, whilst adding a new expert dimension on understanding to each discipline, making the game more enjoyable and your performance more successful.
Download or read book Bridge Endings The End Game Made Easy with 30 Common Basic Positions 24 Endplays Teaching Hands and 50 Double Dummy Problems written by Raphael Cioffi and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic instructional book explains how to recognise and execute ‘end plays’ in the game of bridge, and is aimed at the average contract bridge player. Providing useful advice and explanations, in a simple format, this vintage bridge endings text will suit anyone interested in the game, particularly players with basic knowledge. Contents include: Card Games - foreword - 1. Thirty Common Basic Positions - 2.Twenty-Four End Plays Teaching Hands - 3. Fifty Double Dummy Problems - 4. Solutions to Fifty Double Dummy Problems. We are republishing this rare text in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, complete with a new introduction and the original illustrations.
Download or read book The Finesse written by James Marsh Sternberg MD and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much do you really know about finesses? A finesse is one of the most common techniques in bridge and yet one of the most abused. The term “finesseaholic” describes a player who never met a finesse he/she didn’t want to take. So often the finesse is really a last resort, only when other more promising lines of play are not available or have failed. As a common technique, so much is often taken for granted. Often there are questions that need be resolved. Is it a two-way guess? Which suit should be finessed first? Who is it safe to finesse into? Which card should be led may make the difference between success and failure. Are there clues in the bidding or lack of bidding? One definition of “experience” is what we get when we don’t get what we want. After you play bridge for a while, you will learn that the finesses you desperately need to work are the ones that fail. Profit from experience. Avoid an unnecessary finesse that may lead to disaster if it loses.
Download or read book The Everything Bridge Book written by Brent Manley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Martina Navratilova, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have in common? They're all bridge fanatics! The card came is popular again--at home, online, and in schools. Whether readers are learning bridge from scratch or looking to improve their game, this book is the ultimate contract bridge manual. Bridge master Brent Manley takes you step by step from the rudiments of bidding to the more advanced principles of tournament play. You learn how to: Play a contract and keep score Gain confidence in competitive bidding Recognize good vs. bad leads Successfully communicate with their partners Win tricks more frequently This book provides readers with all the skills and tips they need to play this highly social and totally addicting card game! This edition includes completely new information on: Important bridge terminology Bidding accuracy and judgment Online bridge
Download or read book A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play written by Julian Laderman and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HELP, what do I do now? Every bridge player learns basic cardplay techniques - finesses, eliminations, endplays, loser-on-loser, and so forth. The trick is to know which technique to use on each particular deal. What features of a bridge hand lead an expert to select the correct line of play from all those available? The carefully chosen examples in this book will help advancing players recognize those features and take action accordingly. DR. JULIAN LADERMAN is a New York math professor who writes a regular bridge column in The Bronx Journal. His first book, A Bridge to Simple Squeezes, was named 2006 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.
Download or read book Playing Advanced Bridge written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for advanced bridge. The various subjects contain rules for when and how to use the endplay, when and how to use the squeeze play, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. The book also contains my favorite hands and the various coups. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Download or read book Standard Methods of Contract Bridge Complete written by DK Acharya and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Standard Methods of Contract Bridge Complete comprises of a methodical study and critical analysis of bidding, play, defence and other strategic instruments of contract bridge. In order to make a clear conception of all the norms, options and techniques, more than 200 deals have been illustrated thoroughly. The book compiles a systematic consolidation and logical explanation of all sorts of theories, conventions, norms and techniques of modern systems of Contract Bridge. Such unique and comprehensive compilation may provide immense assistance to the new generation of bridge players to develop and improve skill and strategic maturity for much better performances even upto the national level. Even the experienced players may prefer this book for consultation from time to time. The chapters on bidding explain most of the popular systems, artificial conventional bids and logical illustration of the correct norms of bidding under various situations. The bidding, in general, has been explained according to Standard Americal System. Whether it is bidding, play or defence, the most vital art is to take the correct decision at the correct time for the correct method, strategy, option or technique to be adopted for a profitable result. This book has the speciality that can empower a bridge player with thorough explanation on each of techniques separately for taking the crucial and appropriate decision.
Download or read book Oldsmobile V 8 Engines written by Bill Trovato and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional Oldsmobile V-8 powered some of the most memorable cars of the muscle car era, from the 442s of the 1960s and early 1970s to the Trans Ams of the late 1970s. These powerful V-8s were also popular in ski boats. They have found a new lease on life with the recent development of improved aftermarket cylinder heads, aggressive roller camshafts, and electronic fuel injection. Author Bill Trovato is recognized as being one of the most successful Oldsmobile engine experts, and he openly shares all of his proven tricks, tips, and techniques for this venerable power plant. In this revised edition of Oldsmobile V-8 Engines: How to Build Max Performance, he provides additional information for extracting the best performance. In particular, he goes into greater detail on ignition systems and other areas of performance. His many years of winning with the Olds V-8 in heads-up, street-legal cars proves he knows how to extract maximum power from the design without sacrificing durability. A complete review of factory blocks, cranks, heads, and more is teamed with a thorough review of available aftermarket equipment. Whether mild or wild, the important information on cam selection and Olds-specific engine building techniques are all here. Fans of the traditional Olds V-8 will appreciate the level of detail and completeness Trovato brings to the table, and his frank, to-the-point writing style is as efficient and effective as the engines he designs, builds, and races. Anyone considering an Oldsmobile V-8 to power their ride will save time, money, and headaches by following the clear and honest advice offered in Oldsmobile V-8 Engines: How to Build Max Performance. Plenty of full-color photos and step-by-step engine builds showcase exactly how these engines should be built to deliver the most power per dollar.
Download or read book Bridge A Thinker s Game written by Joe Blatnick and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the best players in the world went through the same learning stages as we mortals. We all started by feeling oeverwhelmed and frustrated, but we soldiered on. After all, you can't become competent in any endeavour without total effort, immersion, if you will. And these efforts were worthwhile because we realized the eventual reward. - a wider range of friends and mental exercise - was that 'pot of gold' at the end of the rainbow. However, those beginning efforts were essentially rote learning of cliches. It was only as we gained playing experience that we began to realize that nothing replaced thinking and being ' ever vigilant'. As you read on, you will begin to appreciate how thinking makes the learning more complete and with it a more complete bridge player. Bridge really is a thinker's game.
Download or read book Tips on Advanced Bridge Notrump written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for advanced bridge and for no-trump contracts. The book contains rules for when and how to use the endplay, when and how to squeeze, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. The book also contains rules on no-trump play such as when to hold up, how to finesse, when to spurn a finesse, when to duck, when to endplay opponents, when to squeeze, how to deceive, and how to handle transportation.
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Download or read book 121 Tips for Better Bridge written by Paul Mendelson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for the three million 'social' bridge players (in the UK alone) who know the rules and can play a reasonable hand, but want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game. The 121 bridge tips range from simple to more advanced and all offer solid advice on how best to deal with a variety of situations. Tips are clearly explained and are followed by an example hand and a reader's test. There is no simpler way to improve your bridge.
Download or read book Eliminations Throw Ins written by David Bird and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. Eliminations and throw-ins constitute one of the fundamental weapons in declarer's armory. This book begins with basic types of the elimination play, and moves on to more complex topics such as loser-on-loser plays and partial eliminations. It also addresses how to anticipate and avoid throw-ins from the point of view of the defenders."--Back cover
Download or read book Suit Contracts written by Brian Senior and published by D&B Publishing. This book was released on with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The correct play of suit contracts is a skill which the top players acquire only after many patient hours of study and play. When the opposition are lurking with their small trump cards ready to pounce and ruff your winners, you must exert great vigilience. There are countless factors to take into consideration when planning the play and difficult decisions arise on almost every trick: should you clear the trump suit early? can you establish a side suit? is it safe to cross-ruff? In this ground-breaking book, renowned bridge author Brian Senior 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. Written by a leading bridge author and journalistUser-friendly layout enables the reader to quickly absorb the key ideasAn ideal bridge book for players looking to improve their card handlin
Download or read book The Game of Bridge written by Terence Reese and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one talks of bridge writers, the name Terence Reese is synonymous with excellence. Several of his books are landmarks in the development and understanding of bridge, especially in the field of card play. In this classic beginners guide he describes everything you need to know in order to play a good game of bridge. Book jacket.
