Download or read book The Art of Declarer Play written by Tim Bourke and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 IBPA Master Point Press Book of the Year! From Master Point Press: "This year we had a plethora of terrific books to choose among for our Book of the Year. In another year, three of our other candidates might have won the award. However, this year, one book stood out from the rest. The Art of Declarer Play belongs in the ranks of Watson, Reese and Kelsey as one of the best books on declarer play ever written. If you buy only one bridge book this year, this should be the one." ADVANCED / EXPERT Anybody can make straightforward contracts. THE ART OF DECLARER PLAY is about how to handle the rest. If you already have a good grasp of declarer-play technique, the blocking and unblocking plays, the eliminations and the squeezes, then this is the book for you. Bourke and Corfield begin where most of the other books finish, and reveal what goes on inside the mind of an expert, explaining how to anticipate the likely distribution, how to use logic and visualization, how to listen to the cards, and many other ways to make 'impossible' contracts. By understanding the thought processes that lead to a successful strategy in the most challenging of contracts, you will be able to replicate them for yourself, and bid with the confidence that comes from expert-level declarer play. If you want your cardplay to improve out of all recognition, If you want to learn the secrets of expert-level technique, If you are not afraid to challenge yourself, Then read on...
Download or read book Deceptive Declarer Play written by Barry Rigal and published by Vivisphere Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to beat some unbeatable contracts? Would you like to make some unmakable contracts? Would you like to become a bridge magician? This book will you the way to improve your game. amaze your partner, and befuddle your opponents. Deception is a bomb which can be used to explode the defense. But, be careful! To avoid being hoist on your own petard, listen to Barry Rigal, the munitions expert who can steer you right.
Download or read book Card Play bridge Technique Or The Art of Being Lucky written by Victor Mollo and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Declarer Play the Bergen Way written by Marty Bergen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Declarer s Play written by Edwin Kaytar and published by . This book was released on 1983-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most outstanding bridge players and best-known bridge writers in the world will teach you the all-important declarer's play skills you need to play winning bridge.
Download or read book Card Play Technique written by and published by Batsford. This book was released on 1971 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Challenge Your Declarer Play written by Danny Roth and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "So you think you're a good declarer? Most books on play take you up to the critical moment in a hand and then ask you to find the winning continuation. But at the table, there is nobody to give you that all-important nudge when an unexpected or difficult play is required, and that's the way the hands are presented in this book. The collection of problems here will test those who are confident they are good declarers and will enable more modest readers to improve their game."--Back cover
Download or read book Winning Declarer Play written by Dorothy Hayden Truscott and published by . This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEARN DECLARER PLAY FROM AN EXPERT This classic book, a bestseller for more than forty years, has been updated for this edition by Gail Greenberg, a frequent partner of Dorothy Truscott, and like her a World Champion. Dorothy had a unique ability to make complex bridge concepts simple to understand, and everything here, from the basics to the most complicated squeeze or endplay, is described in an interesting and easy-to-follow way. In addition to the technical material, the reader will also learn when and how to use deceptive tactics to give the opponents a chance to make mistakes. Each chapter has many sample hands to test and challenge the reader. Dorothy Hayden Truscott (1925-2006) was the top-ranked woman bridge player for many years. She won four World titles and twenty-eight National titles including the Life Master Pairs and the Blue Ribbon Pairs. She also came in second in the Bermuda Bowl and placed third in the World Open Pairs, the highest finish ever by a woman. Dorothy was a World Bridge Federation Grand Master, and was elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1998. She is the author of the classic bridge book Bid Better, Play Better, and she co-authored several books with her husband Alan Truscott. Among her contributions to bridge theory are splinter bids and DOPI.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Declarer Play written by Julian Pottage and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of classic hands - the perfect opportunity to develop your declarer play while enjoying the beauty of the hands themselves. Every page of Masterpieces of Declarer Play offers a piece of wisdom on how to play as a declarer. Together with the forthcoming book on defence, this book captures the essence of the author's extensive knowledge about and instinct for the game. It additionally features a refreshing and exciting collection of hands which will be appreciated by any bridge player. The advice is certain to improve your game while the classic hands will keep you turning the pages.
Download or read book Test Your Bridge Play written by Eddie Kantar and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Rules of Declarer Play written by Julian Pottage and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who needs rules on how to play as a declarer? The truth is that the instincts people have come to depend upon are often honed from a few basic guidelines. This book provides all those guidelines as well as the reasoning behind them and also explains when you should not follow the rules. By assuming only a minimum of knowledge, the authors have brought the subject within the reach of many players and introduce the beginner gradually by placing the slightly trickier topics towards the end of the book.
Download or read book Introduction to Declarer s Play written by Edwin B. Kantar and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Aspects of Declarer Play written by Krzysztof Martens and published by Krzysztof Martens. This book was released on 2007 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Take Your Tricks written by Eddie Kantar and published by Griffin Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed bridge expert Eddie Kantar offers valuable warm-up tips along with card combinations and safety plays. This book focuses on the 'play of the hand'. Its non-controversial tips were written for almost any player beneath 'expert' who genuinely desires to improve his or her game. After reading this book, you will start making more contracts and you will be convinced your bidding has improved -- and you may be right.
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.
Download or read book The Fun Way to Serious Bridge written by Harry Lampert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fun Way To Serious Bridge is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about: * Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids * Competition and the reasons and ways behind it * Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention * Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries. * Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more!
Download or read book The New York Times Bridge Book written by Alan Truscott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the popular card game includes anecdotes about great players, major tournaments, scandals, and strategies that make bridge so legendary.
