Download or read book Reese on Play An Introduction to Good Bridge written by Terence Reese and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive introduction on playing bridge. Chapter I stands on it's own - a sentinel whose watch-word is that all good play depends on forming a picture of the unseen hands. The rest of Part I and II contain various examples of advanced strategy in attack and defence. Part II describes some practical strokes which can be classified under special headings and Part IV is a straightforward account of the various forms of end of play.
Download or read book Play Bridge with Reese written by Terence Reese and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reese introduced the 'over the shoulder' approach to describing bridge hands in this classic book, and it was an immediate success. In this book, the reader can follow the thought processes of an expert through the bidding and play of many fascinating hands. First published in 1960, it is now back in print after being unavailable for a number of years."--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Bridge for Bright Beginners written by Terence Reese and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVCommon terms, fundamentals of offensive and defensive bidding and play made clear. 130 bidding hands, 18 sample games. Summary of bidding. /div
Download or read book Reese on Play written by Terence Reese and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the all-time classics, a landmark in the development of bridge, especially in the field of card play. First published in 1948, it is now back in print after being unavailable for a number of years. In it, the author reveals what counts in play and defense and shows the reader how to join the ranks of the experts. This is a book that every improving bridge player must own.
Download or read book Play These Hands with Me written by Terence Reese and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reese was the first author to introduce the 'over the shoulder' approach to describing bridge hands, and it was an immediate success. In this book, the reader can follow the thought processes of an expert through the bidding and play of many fascinating hands. First published in 1960, it is now back in print after being unavailable for a number of years.
Download or read book The Play of the Cards written by Terence Reese and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of Acol in the 90's, this bridge book covers the whole range of play from opening leads to end plays, and intends to improve the reader's game.
Download or read book Positive Defense at Bridge written by Terence Reese and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was originally published in 1985, and in this new edition are substantially revised and expanded. It is a collection of bridge problems designed to teach players how to think along the right lines as they approach the play or defense of a hand at the bridge table. Anyone who absorbs even a fraction of the ideas presented here will find himself making contracts that might have been defeated, and defeating contracts that might have been made.
Download or read book Playing Beginning Bridge written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for when and how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, when and how to finesse up to a lone honor, how to handle special combinations such as a split A-Q or K-Q, ways to set up a J or 10, when to play for the drop, how and when to get a count on the hand, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse and choosing alternative finesses. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Download or read book Win the Bermuda Bowl with Me written by Jeff Meckstroth and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique over-the-shoulder look at the thought processes of one of the world's best players as Jeff Meckstroth takes the reader through the highs and lows of winning the Bermuda Bowl -- the world teams championship. Written in the style of Terence Reese's classic 'Play Bridge with Reese', this book gives readers a chance to make their own decisions at critical stages in each deal, and compare their solutions with the authors'. The narrative does not follow any specific world championship event, but all the deals are ones that Meckstroth actually played in Bermuda Bowl competition. Meckstroth is regarded as one of the top half-dozen players in the world; as his first book, this title will attract a great deal of attention.
Download or read book Playing Advanced Bridge written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 261 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 41 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 Master Class written by Fred Gitelman and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine sitting beside a world-class bridge player and being able to listen to his thoughts as each hand develops... you can help but improve your own game! Every hand in this fascinating book comes from actual play; many of them are taken from the author's own experience in world-level competition. Fred Gitelman believes that there is something to be learned from every bridge hand, whether you are a novice or an expert, and he proves it here. Just as fascinating as the bridge, however, are Fred's observations on his partners and opponents, who range from world champions to famous amateurs like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Fred Gitelman (Las Vegas) has a trophy case full of world championship medals, many of them earned playing for his native Canada. He is known throughout the world as a leading designer and producer of bridge software, while his web site, Bridge Base Online, is the most popular bridge-playing site on the Net.
Download or read book Playing Intermediate Bridge written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 310 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 suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for when to use the dummy reversal, when to spurn a finesse, when to duck a trick, the avoidance play, how to handle a defenders singleton, how to discard, how to unblock, how to deceive, how to handle transportation problems, and how to make inferences from the defenders bidding, opening lead, play and discards. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Download or read book The Expert Game written by Terence Reese and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last published in 1984 and now revised and updated by Barry Rigal, an enlarged edition of a title by Terence Reese which provides advice about higher level bridge theory and includes new information about recent developments in bidding and playing practices.
Download or read book Playing a Suit Contract written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for when and how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, when and how to finesse up to a lone honor, how to handle special combinations such as a split A-Q or K-Q, ways to set up a J or 10, when to play for the drop, how and when to get a count on the hand, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse and choosing alternative finesses. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Download or read book Playing Defense written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 second hand high or third 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.
Download or read book Playing the Nt Hand written by Ken Casey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for Notrump contracts. The various subjects contain rules for when to hold up, how to finesse, when to spurn a finesse, when to avoid the dangerous hand, when to endplay opponents, when to squeeze, how to insure your transportation to the dummy, how to sneak your ninth trick, when to falsecard, and how to handle a blocked suit. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play. After finishing this book, you will be challenged to find a Notrump hand that you cannot handle.
Download or read book A Bridge to Simple Squeezes written by Julian Laderman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most bridge players find squeeze play the hardest technique to learn. It has unavoidable technical aspects that for many make it impenetrable. In this award-winning book, the reader is taken slowly and carefully through the basics, and by the end will be confident that they too can execute simple squeezes at the table. This second edition reflects many enhancements and improvements made to the original version, which was the 2006 American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year.
