BOOKS ON DECLARER PLAY
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 | 25 Ways to Take More Tricks as Declarer by Barbara Seagram & David Bird
This book deals with the play of the cards as declarer, perhaps the most important part of the game. As usual in the '25' series, basic ideas on the strategies and tactics available to declarer are covered comprehensively in the early part of the book, while in later chapters, more advanced players will find ideas and topics that challenge their own understanding of the game. | Item #1112
Price $ 18.95 |
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 | 52 Great Bridge Tips On Declarer Play by David Bird
When should you open light? How can you decide whether to bid six no trump or six of a suit? How can you prevent the defense from promoting an extra trump trick? How can you survive a bad trump break? What sort of false card is most likely to mislead a defender? You'll find all the answers here, from David Bird, one of the world's leading bridge writers. In his usual clear and entertaining style, he explains how to tackle dozens of situations often mishandled by the average player. | Item #1439
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | A Bridge To Inspired Declarer Play by Julian Laderman
Recognize what technique to use on each particular deal. | Item #1629
Price $ 19.95 |
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 | A Bridge to Simple Squeezes by Julian Laderman
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. | Item #1287
Price $ 18.95 |
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 | A Computer's Twist Play Problems for you with Bridge Baron Analysis
Analyze deals and compare results with computer program. | Item #1470
Price $ 19.95 |
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 | Avoidance Play Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1117
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Bridge Endplays For Everyone by David Bird
Straightforward book makes endplays understandable. | Item #1484
Price $ 19.95 |
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 | Bridge Squeezes for Everyone by David Bird
Did you always think squeezes were too difficult? Or perhaps you know the basics but now you want to learn about more complex and advanced squeeze positions? If you fit either of these categories, or even if you just want to improve your understanding of an important aspect of declarer play, this book is for you. | Item #1127
Price $ 17.95 |
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 | Challenge Your Declarer Play by Danny Roth
In this quiz book, the well-known author, Danny Roth, has compiled a set of challenges that will test readers' ability as a declarer, and at the same time, introduce some stratagems that may be unfamiliar. The hands are tougher than those in Focus on Declarer Play, and they are not presented in the same teaching mode, rather, they are in a random order as one might encounter them at the bridge table. | Item #1135
Price $ 15.95 |
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 | Clues from the Bidding by Julian Pottage
Defenders invariably base their strategy on declarer's bidding. Yet so often declarers fail to return the compliment: they flail away without a thought of what the defenders have or have not done. Just one bid from an opponent may tip off declarer to the winning play - perhaps warning of a bad break or that a finesse is doomed. When the defenders have made several bids the declarer may be able to make spectacular double-dummy plays. The problems in this book all contains situations where an astute declarer can listen to the bidding, or lack of it, and derive information critical to the success of his contract. This book was originally published in 1990, and in this new edition is substantially revised and expanded. | Item #1137
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | Deceptive Declarer Play The Art Of Bamboozling At Bridge (Vol. 1) by Barry Rigal
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 show 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. | Item #1665
Price $ 19.00 |
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 | Declarer Play The Bergen Way by Marty Bergen
How to make more contracts. Techniques every declarer must know. 2005 Bridge Book of the Year. | Item #1428
Price $ 18.95 |
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 | Dynamic Declarer Play (Part 1) Virtual European Championship by Krzysztof Martens
Huge collection of advanced play deals in a simulated European Championship. | Item #1653
Price $ 25.00 |
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 | Dynamic Declarer Play (Part 2) Virtual European Championship by Krzysztof Martens
Huge collection of advanced play deals in a simulated European Championship. | Item #1654
Price $ 25.00 |
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 | Elimination Plays Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1151
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Eliminations & Throw-ins The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1152
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Endplays & Coups Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1153
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Entry Management The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1154
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Entry Management Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1155
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Famous Play Decisions Test Your Skill Against The Experts by David Bird & Terence Reese
In this volume in the "Master Bridge Series," the authors present an example of bidding and show the first trick or two, and then it's up to the reader to find the best line of play. | Item #1298
Price $ 18.00 |
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 | Focus on Declarer Play by Danny Roth
For most intermediate bridge players, declarer play is both fascinating and challenging, but too often they are left after a hand is over with the sinking feeling that they could have done better. In this book, acclaimed British author Danny Roth takes his readers through the most common causes of errors on play: mishandling communications, making errors involving trumps, failing to take advantage of all possible chances, and many more. He explains how to recognize the danger signals, and how to avoid the pitfalls. The situations he describes are encountered every day; careful study of the examples in this book will make the reader a better card player, and improved scores will certainly follow. | Item #1509
Price $ 14.95 |
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 | How to Play 3NT Number 7 Secrets to Winning Bridge Series by Marty Bergen
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Price $ 9.95 |
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 | How to Play 4 of a Major Number 8 Secrets to Winning Bridge Series by Marty Bergen
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Price $ 9.95 |
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 | How to Play a Bridge Hand 12 Easy Chapters to Winning Bridge by William S. Root
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Price $ 16.95 |
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 | How To Play Card Combinations by Mike Lawrence
52 hands presented as problems. Discusses the proper way to play each combination. Each hand concludes with further analysis. | Item #1062
Price $ 12.95 |
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 | How To Read Your Opponents' Cards by Mike Lawrence
Each chapter takes a principle, helps the reader understand it, and gives examples, plus a quiz on the subject. A great help if you seem to guess right half the time or less when playing the dummy. | Item #1067
Price $ 12.95 |
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 | Improve Your Declarer Play at No-Trumps by Ron Klinger
Ron Klinger brings his huge knowledge and skills as a leading teacher to bear on the difficult situations declarer faces when playing in no-trumps. Many players feel trepidation when faced with playing a notrumps contract. This invaluable bridge guide to better declarer play teaches players 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. The first section covers the approach you should adopt before you even play a card from dummy; followed by practical examples, problems to solve, and 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. Where you might have felt reluctance when playing no trumps, you will emerge from this handbook with a new sense of confidence. | Item #1669
Price $ 19.95 |
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 | Master Finessing by Hugh Kelsey
Hugh Kelsey will always be remembered as one of the all-time great bridge writers and analysts. He was the author of more than 50 bridge books, and was the advisor and editor for the Master Bridge Series from its foundation. Here, he gives tips to those interested in improving their bridge game. | Item #1391
Price $ 3.99 |
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 | Masterpieces Of Declarer Play by Julian Pottage
Every page of Masterpieces of Declarer Play offers a piece of wisdom on how to play as a declarer. It 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. | Item #1341
Price $ 16.00 |
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 | Misplay These Hands With Me by Mark Horton
The late Terence Reese, perhaps the greatest bridge writer of all time, introduce the 'over-the-shoulder' style of bridge writing in his classic Play These Hands with Me. In this wry homage to the master, Horton leads the reader through a plausibly logical line of play on each instructive deal, but one that ends in failure. In each post-mortem, the 'expert' realizes how he could have improved on his play, and (usually) have made his contract. The deals are all from top-class events, which prove to be a remarkably fertile source of such material. A book filled with subtle humor and great bridge. A tounge-in-cheek homage to Reese's classic, only this time declarer always finds in the post-mortem that there was a better line of play. Entertaining and instructional.
| Item #1282
Price $ 18.95 |
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 | More Declarer Play The Bergen Way by Marty Bergen
Sequel to the award-winning book. Explains the right way to think after dummy is tabled. | Item #1429
Price $ 18.95 |
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 | Patrick Jourdain's Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain
Patrick Jourdain's Problem Corner has been a popular regular feature of BRIDGE Magazine in the UK for many years. This collection of challenging declarer-play problems has been selected from the best of the material that has appeared there, and will be welcomed by advanced players. | Item #1649
Price $ 19.95 |
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 | Plan The Play Problems In Declarer Play For Intermediate Players by Dave Huggett
Demonstrating 60 single dummy problems, designed for experienced but not expert players, this book aims to familiarize players with card combinations likely to turn up at the table. It shows how they can be solved by using logic, leading to greater confidence in the player. | Item #1300
Price $ 14.99 |
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 | Planning in Notrump Contracts Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1197
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Planning in Suit Contracts The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1198
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Planning in Suit Contracts Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play 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. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1199
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Planning the Play in Notrump The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1196
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Positive Declarer Play in Bridge by Terence Reese & Julian Pottage
This book was originally published in 1985, and in this new edition is substantially revised and expanded. It is a collection of bridge problems designed to teach players how to think along the right lines at the bridge table. Anyone who absorbs even a fraction of the ideas presented here will himself making contracts that might have been defeated, and defeating contracts that might have been made. | Item #1207
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | Practical Aspects Of Declarer Play by Krzysztof Martens
How to take legal advantage of the opponents' behavior and develop an appreciation for the perspectives of the other players. | Item #1664
Price $ 34.00 |
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 | Reese on Play by Terence Reese
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. | Item #1214
Price $ 15.95 |
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 | Safety Plays The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1218
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Safety Plays Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1219
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Test Your Play As Declarer - Vol. 1 by Paul Lukacs & Jeff Rubens
Analyze and play out the difficult hands. Teaches you how to analyze and play out difficult hands. | Item #1097
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | Test Your Play As Declarer - Vol. 2 by Paul Lukacs & Jeff Rubens
Analyze and play out the difficult hands. Teaches you how to analyze and play out difficult hands. | Item #1098
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | The Bridge World's Test Your Play by Jeff Rubens
North America's oldest and most prestigious bridge magazine, The Bridge World features a monthly column entitled 'Test your Play', which presents difficult problems in declarer play for readers to solve. This is a collection of some of the best of these from the last twenty years; if you can solve even half of them, you may be one of the best declarers in the world! | Item #1129
Price $ 11.95 |
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 | The Extra Edge in Play by Terence Reese & Julian Pottage
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess champion, once said: "You have found a good move - fine - now look for a better one." The same advice holds true in bridge. If you settle for second best, you will not achieve your full potential. Through a series of problems that are both fresh and a genuine test of skill, the reader is offered the chance to become accustomed to looking for that extra edge. Whether or not he finds the best answers first time round, he will surely develop new ways of thinking to strengthen his game. This book was originally published in 1994, and in this new edition are substantially revised and expanded. | Item #1156
Price $ 16.95 |
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 | The Golden Rules Of Declarer Play by Julian Pottage & Marc Smith
This book provides all the guidelines to play as a declarer, the reasoning behind them, and 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. | Item #1374
Price $ 17.99 |
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 | The Simple Squeeze Test Your Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Tim Bourke
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. | Item #1222
Price $ 9.95 |
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 | Topics in Declarer Play (Eddie Kantar Teaches) by Eddie Kantar
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 new 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. | Item #1235
Price $ 25.95 |
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 | Tricks With Finesses The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1237
Price $ 7.95 |
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 | Tricks With Trumps The Bridge Technique Series by David Bird & Marc Smith
Short and full of practical examples, each book takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve? | Item #1238
Price $ 7.95 |
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