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 | Confessions of a Bridge Addict by John Carruthers • Joey Silver List Price: 242 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Life in the fast lane: Joey Silver and John Carruthers (JC) have been top Canadian bridge players for over fifty years. As a partnership and as friends, they go back twenty-five years, and have a silver medal in World Championship play to their credit, as well as numerous Canadian Championships. This book continues Joey's popular 'Confessions of a Bridge Addict' column, begun on Bridge Winners du . . . read more. |
 | Improve your Slam Bidding by Marc Smith List Price: 156 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Whether you learned to play last year or half a century ago, successfully bidding and making a slam is still one of the most thrilling things that happens at the bridge table. Going down in bad slams is even more expensive than missing a good slam. By the time you've read this book, you will have a better understanding of how to avoid those costly minus scores at the six-level and higher. Learn w . . . read more. |
 | More Trick One Getting Off To A Good Start by Dr. James Marsh Sternberg List Price: Paperback. Bridge is a game of mistakes. It's not a matter of being brilliant; the expert players never make basic mistakes that the good player does occasionally. Yes, sometimes there is a deal where the expert makes a brilliant play. But what often separates the expert from non-expert players is their play at Trick One, then trying to decide how to continue. So often it's already too late. The key to the . . . read more. |
 | Playing and Defending Slams by David Bird List Price: 203 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Slam contracts are among the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of the game we all love. They are also a splendid setting for instructive writing. The teacher and reader can quickly reach the instructive part of the play. The first part of this book is on Playing Slams. Topics include determining the best line, managing entries, maneuvers in the trump suit, avoidance play, locating missing queens . . . read more. |
 | Tales From The Past by Avon Wilsmore List Price: 434 pages. Paperback. Tales From the Past is a a collection of bridge essays written by Avon Wilsmore. Some, in the area of advanced cardplay, have been published in The Bridge World. Many of the essays are about adventures, scandal and drama in the Australian bridge scene. . . . read more. |
 | To Win Or Not To Win The Art Of The Duck by Dr. James Marsh Sternberg List Price: 282 pages. Paperback. One of the most frequently encountered problems in bridge is knowing when to win, when to duck. A player may need to hold up a winner to hamper enemy communications or concede a trick to facilitate his own. But there are no steadfast rules one can fall back on. Each deal is different; so much depends on the particular setting. In this book studying the example deals either as the declarer or a de . . . read more. |
 | 100 Bridge Tips for Club Players by Rakesh K. Kumar List Price: 210 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This book offers club players a variety of suggestions to help them improve their results in both duplicate pairs and IMP events. The 100 tips cover aspects of play, bidding--both the uncontested and the contested auction--and defense. The focus is always on practical approaches, including sensible application of basic principles, good partnership agreements for constructive and obstructive biddi . . . read more. |
 | Be A Difficult Matchpoint Opponent by David Bird • Marc Smith List Price: 248 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. It Pays to be Difficult. Whether you play at a club or primarily online, most of your bridge will be at matchpoints. Those who do not vary their strategy to this form of scoring may do well enough, but they will never excel. This book contains over 200 deals, mostly from world championship matchpoint play. You will learn from giants of the game how to finish at the top of the field. The deals are . . . read more. |
 | King Arthur and the Knights of the Bridge Table by Nick Smith List Price: 203 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. King Arthur, tired and depressed, is holed up in a crumbling Camelot while half his knights vie to depose him. Cuckolded by his wife, Guinevere, he tries to find solace in bridge, but even there the skills that made his name as a young man have deserted him. There are newer stars at the famous Camelot bridge table--notably, Tristan, Galahad and young Gawain, one of five brothers from Orkney, who . . . read more. |
 | World Championship 2024 at Buenos Aires by World Bridge Federation List Price: 324 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Published by the World Bridge Federation, the official book of the World Bridge Championships 2024, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. . . . read more. |
 | World Championship 2023 at Marrakech by World Bridge Federation List Price: 340 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Published by the World Bridge Federation, the official book of the World Bridge Championships 2023, held in Marrakech, Morocco. It is comprised of approximately 340 full color pages. The principal contributors are Mark Horton, David Bird, Maurizio Di Sacco, Barry Rigal, Brian Senior & Marc Smith. . . . read more. |
 | Be a Difficult Bridge Opponent by David Bird • Marc Smith List Price: 230 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Many players you face are competent enough, but fairly easy to play against. Just a few will be in a altogether different category. Not only do they bid and play accurately, they constantly find a way to make your life difficult. They take away your bidding space by preempting on hands where other players tend to pass. Their switches in defense often create a problem for you. They are . . . diffi . . . read more. |
 | Guarantee Your Contract by Jean-Paul Meyer List Price: 231 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. If there is one thing that satisfies a bridge player, it is making their contract. If there is one that annoys them, it is going down in a contract that they could have made. This book presents a series of problems for which a 100% solution exists. In other words, if you play well, you cannot fail. Deals are of varying degrees of difficulty, identified by a system of stars, allowing readers, if t . . . read more. |
 | It's a Knockout by Ben Norton List Price: 216 pages. Paperback. You have reached the final of your country's most prestigious knockout teams event, but the toughest test is yet to come. You are up against the usual suspects, a top-class side with whom you have done battle on multiple occasions. Sixty-four hands are all that separate your squad from national glory. In a format popularized by his betters before him, Norton presents a simulation of a knockout te . . . read more. |
 | Double Dummy Problems in the 21st Century Vol. 2 Problems from 2005 to 2022 (Difficulty Ratings 5-8) by Hugh Darwen List Price: 260 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This is the second of two volumes forming a sequel to the author's A Compendium of Double Dummy Problems, containing 158 double dummy problems, ranging from 'difficult' to 'fiendish' in difficulty. The collection is derived from the monthly series of problems that have been presented at the author's website for competitive solving. It features as many as 24 different composers, several of whom ma . . . read more. |
 | Play Better Bridge: All About Declarer Play - Part 1 by Lars Blakset • Knut Blakset List Price: 221 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. If you want to become a complete player, you absolutely must acquire the techniques you need to know to master the complexities of card play. More than that, you need to appreciate the importance of all 13 cards, not only the aces, kings and queens. This book, the first of two volumes, takes you on a voyage of discovery like no other devoted to declarer play. Utilizing hundreds of examples of ind . . . read more. |
 | My Life with Bridge by Mike Lawrence List Price: 322 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The rumors that Mike Lawrence has a new book have come to fruition. The book is the culmination of Mike's years in and out of the world of bridge. It includes stories behind the scenes of the Aces, touches on the cheating scandals, his travels around the world, and some of Mike's signature hands and opinions on conventions as well. Mike says, "I've written thirty books and thousands of articles o . . . read more. |
 | World Class 21st Century: USA and Rest of World by Marc Smith List Price: 308 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Marc Smith's original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This all-new edition features the world's best players of today discussing their lives, at the table and away from it--how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future. You may recognize the names from your bridge magazine or from watching . . . read more. |
 | Bridge and the Victorians by Nick Smith List Price: 203 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The greatest bridge match ever played? Great Britain has given the world many great games--football, cricket, tennis, golf, shove ha'penny, etc.--and the world has repaid them by playing them better than the Britons and winning all the shiny baubles ever since. The same is true with bridge but there was a time, in the mid-nineteenth century, when English bridge players, especially women, were the . . . read more. |
 | World Championship 2021 at Salsomaggiore Terme 45th World Bridge Team Championship by World Bridge Federation List Price: 340 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The official publication of the World Bridge Championships 2021 at Salsomaggiore Terme. From the World Bridge Federation. Edited by Mark Horton. It is comprised of approximately 300 full colour pages. The principal contributors are Brian Senior, Barry Rigal, Mark Horton, Marek Wojcicki, Daniel Gulyas & Ron Tacchi. The book includes many photographs from the championships, a full list of results a . . . read more. |
 | World Championship 2022 at Wroclaw 16th World Bridge Series by World Bridge Federation List Price: 391 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Published by the World Bridge Federation, this is the official book of the 16th World Bridge Series. The events took place from August 19 to September 3, 2022 in Wroclaw, Poland. The book is comprised of almost 400 full color pages and includes pictures and articles. . . . read more. |
 | Parrish the Thought Volume 1 Preempts and Overcalls by Adam Parrish List Price: 304 pages. Paperback. Adam Parrish covers these essential topics in his signature easy-to-understand style. The book has two distinct sections, the first covering preempts and the second overcalls. All aspects of both topics are covered, from when and how to preempt or overcall to responding to your partner's preempt or overcall to dealing with the opponents' preempt or overcall. Each chapter has a quiz to reinforce t . . . read more. |
 | Parrish the Thought Volume 2 Modern Defensive Thinking by Adam Parrish List Price: 349 pages. Paperback. Defense is the hardest part of the game. You'll end up on defense about half the time, so honing your defensive skills is a prerequisite to becoming a better bridge player. It's essential to have solid agreements with your partner about your signals and leads. What sort of signal applies in a given situation? Which card to you lead from different holdings? But leading the correct card and giving . . . read more. |
 | Bridge's First Hippie Book 1 The First 40 Years by Peter Weichsel List Price: 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Fascinating autobiography of the controversial three-times world bridge champion who brought the sensibility and dress sense of 1960s San Francisco to the staid bridge scene. Peter Weichsel has won three world bridge championships, twenty-five North American titles and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei's Precision Team in the 1970s, and . . . read more. |
 | Misbid These Hands With Me by Mark Horton List Price: 197 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In 2007, Horton wrote Misplay These Hands with Me, a deliberate homage to Reese's classic, Play These Hands with Me. The difference was that the declarer in Horton's book always made an error, sometimes obvious, sometimes not so much. This successful book was the basis of a long-running column in the ACBL's Bridge Bulletin, a sequel in 2019, and earlier this year, Misdefend These Hands with Me. N . . . read more. |
 | The Secrets of Winning Bridge Second Edition by Jeff Rubens List Price: 224 pages. Paperback. The classic, easy-to-understand shortcut to winning bridge. Jeff Rubens' classic book is as relevant today as when it was first published to critical acclaim. The secrets herein are not system-dependent; they pertain to general bridge skills and to bridge thinking. The book consistently makes successful bridge players' top-10 list of most influential books. Now back in print in a modernized Secon . . . read more. |
 | The Bridge Journal (CD) The Complete Collection by The Bridge Journal Price: $79.95 1485 pages. Compact disc. Also available as an E-book. This collection contains digital replicas of all 30 issues (over 1400 pages) of The Bridge Journal ever published, reproduced exactly as they originally appeared. The Bridge Journal was a magazine published from 1963 to 1966, produced by unpaid young tournament enthusiasts who were hoping to improve the game in several dimensions: technique, partnership methods, logistics, laws, forthrightness in . . . read more. |
 | The Pocket Guide To Bridge World Standard 2001 by The Bridge World List Price: 72 pages. Paperback. Bridge World Standard (BWS 2001) is the standard system developed by The Bridge World magazine based on the preferred methods of leading American experts. The system is ideal for use by impromptu or casual partnerships and as a basis for discussion by those who wish to formulate their own system. It was also used as a framework for problems in the magazine's monthly Master Solvers' Club contest f . . . read more. |
 | What's Your Call? The Bridge Player's Handbook of Basic Bidding by Frank Stewart List Price: 224 pages. Paperback. This book helps intermediate players improve their valuation skills and provides a sound bidding foundation. Focusing more on judgment than on system, the author utilizes a question-and-answer format, with quizzes and short tutorials. Each chapter discusses a different stage of the auction, from the opening bid onwards. The author presents his views on key issues, followed by a series of problems . . . read more. |
 | Who Has The Queen? The Bridge Player's Handbook of Card Reading by Frank Stewart List Price: 206 pages. Paperback. An introduction to inference, counting, assumption and related topics, things players can use to see their opponents' cards. It's in a quiz format and treats both declarer play and defense. This book is full of interesting deals in which finding a missing queen, or one of her relatives, is the key to making a contract. The problems cover various types of logical thinking, including: counting and . . . read more. |
 | Bridge at the Top: Behind the Screens by Samantha Punch List Price: 256 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In the course of her Bridge: a MindSport for All research project, sociologist Dr. Samantha Punch has been able to interview many of the world's top bridge personalities. The topics of these conversations were wide-ranging, and included the dynamics at the table, challenges, motivations, emotions, partnerships, teammates, skill development and gender issues. As a bonus, each subject offers their . . . read more. |
 | Expert Bridge Simplified Arithmetic Shortcuts For Declarer by Jeff Rubens List Price: 416 pages. Paperback. This book takes a lighthearted approach to tackling challenging problems, and demystifies bridge mathematics for the practical player. After mastering the basic techniques for declarer, bridge players improve by applying those procedures more effectively. The most common question among those who study declarer's craft is: "How do I calculate the odds?" Even highly experienced players sometimes st . . . read more. |
 | Playing Suit Combinations by Fred Gitelman • Jeff Rubens List Price: 96 pages. Paperback. This book serves two purposes: One is to enable the reader to improve card-play technique. The text illustrates how best to handle some specific holdings, and, more importantly, assists in the development of patterns of bridge problem-solving that apply not only to single-suit situations but to declarer-play and defensive problems in general. The other purpose is to share some of the beauties and . . . read more. |
 | Bridge At The Cranmer Club by Adam Parrish List Price: 134 pages. Paperback. Adam Parrish's entertaining and educational book tells the story of a night at the local bridge club. Up-and-comer Aaron is playing with Tony, one of the top players in the club. The colorful characters who come to their table each round are perhaps even more interesting than the hands they play. . . . read more. |
 | The Pocket Guide To Bridge World Standard 2017 by The Bridge World List Price: 76 pages. Paperback. Bridge World Standard (BWS 2017) is the standard system developed by The Bridge World magazine based on the preferred methods of leading American experts. The system is ideal for use by impromptu or casual partnerships and as a basis for discussion by those who wish to formulate their own system. It is used as a framework for problems in the magazine's monthly Master Solvers' Club contest beginni . . . read more. |
 | When to Bid Notrump (And How to Play It) by Adam Parrish List Price: 255 pages. Paperback. In When to Bid Notrump (And How to Play It), Adam Parrish gives the same thorough and understandable treatment to notrump contracts that he gave to trump contracts in When to Draw Trumps. The first section deals with common questions about notrump bidding: when do you need a stopper, when do you bypass a four-card major to bid notrump, when do you choose notrump over a major-suit fit? The second . . . read more. |
 | When to Draw Trumps by Adam Parrish List Price: 307 pages. Paperback. The Ultimate Guide to Playing a Trump Contract. Knowing when to draw trumps is absolutely fundamental to playing a suit contract, but it is not always an easy decision to make. How many times have you drawn trumps immediately, only to realize later that you should have waited? Or, trying to learn from your mistake, put off drawing trumps when you shouldn't have and gone down in a cold contract? T . . . read more. |
 | Swiss Match Challenge by Jeff Rubens List Price: 234 pages. Paperback. Challenge these hands, have some fun, and gain the judgment and insight needed to become a winning player. Try to find the best call or play--then check the analysis to help strengthen your bidding and play and see how your decisions turn out. . . . read more. |
 | Battling the Best My Journey Through the 2014 Reisinger by Sartaj Hans List Price: 209 pages. Paperback. More than just a book of great hands (there are, of course, lots of great hands), this book features Sartaj's distinctive take on high-level bridge: the ups and downs of playing in the ACBL's toughest event, the psychology of great performance at bridge. Many hands are the type not featured in books--the in-the-trenches battles for overtricks in mundane partscore contracts that are the heart and . . . read more. |
 | KK Relay by Karen McCallum • Kit Woolsey List Price: 614 pages. Paperback. Multi-time world champions Karen McCallum and Kit Woolsey explain their relay system, KK Relay, which they have used and perfected for several years. For readers not familiar with relay systems, the relay concept is quite simple: instead of making a descriptive bid, one of the partners makes a call that asks a question. Their partner answers that question. That's it! Many such systems are obtuse . . . read more. |
 | Matchpoints Second Edition by Kit Woolsey List Price: 370 pages. Paperback. Matchpoints, originally published in 1982, is one of the absolute classic bridge books. World Champion Kit Woolsey discusses every aspect of bridge -- constructive bidding, competitive bidding, declarer play, defense -- from the perspective of matchpoint expectation: how many matchpoints will I win if I am right, and how many matchpoints will I lose if I am wrong? Even veteran matchpoint players . . . read more. |
 | Test Your Bridge Judgement by Barry Rigal List Price: 207 pages. Paperback. One of Rigal's classics has been updated and modernized. Barry Rigal--the highly respected bridge commentator, author, and player--has set a series of tests of your bridge skill, and teaches you new skills at the same time. You are the player and he is your guide to making the crucial decisions at each stage of bidding and play. Rigal grades your performance and that of your partner and offers h . . . read more. |
 | The Language of Bridge by Kit Woolsey List Price: 317 pages. Paperback. Kit Woolsey's first new bridge book in 35 years is aimed at an intermediate audience, but with plenty of insights for advanced and expert players. This book examines the communication between partners as they work together to reach the best contract or try to defeat declarer's contract on defense. Kit brings his unique take on the game to the subject of partnership communication -- thinking abou . . . read more. |
 | Twelve Important Bridge Lessons - Declarer Play: The Next Level by David Bird List Price: 227 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Bridge lessons for the next level. The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments. Its predecessors, Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play and Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Defense won Book of the Year . . . read more. |
 | Bridge's First Hippie Book 2 1983 to Present by Peter Weichsel List Price: 242 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Peter Weichsel has won five world bridge championships, including two coveted Bermuda Bowls, and twenty-seven North American titles. He became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei's Precision Team in the 1970s, and the Aces later on), and has won everything it is possible to win in the game. But that's just his bridge career. This fascinating auto . . . read more. |
 | The Art of Becoming a Top Bridge Player by Samantha Punch • Tim Rees List Price: 168 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Dr. Samantha Punch has interviewed many of the world's top bridge personalities. The players discuss their approach to the game, including subjects such as improving your game, coping with mistakes and emotions, how to become a good partner in a successful partnership, dealing with pressure and coping with loss. This book aims to show aspiring and expert players how they might develop their game . . . read more. |
 | Theme Recognition Vol. 1 A Key to Better Declarer Play by Dr. James Marsh Sternberg List Price: Paperback. The dummy comes down. Have you seen this deal before? Probably; not this exact deal but likely the same type of deal. There are only so many themes in bridge, second suits, crossruffs, squeezes, and others. Recognizing the underlying theme, either as the declarer or a defender, will guide you to the correct line of play. There are many variances and after studying the deals in this book, you wil . . . read more. |
 | Theme Recognition Vol. 2 A Key to Better Defensive Play by Dr. James Marsh Sternberg List Price: Paperback. The dummy comes down. Have you seen this deal before? Probably; not this exact deal but likely the same type of deal. There are only so many themes in bridge, second suits, crossruffs, squeezes, and others. Recognizing the underlying theme, either as the declarer or a defender, will guide you to the correct line of play. There are many variances and after studying the deals in this book, you wil . . . read more. |
 | Placing the Cards Better Declarer Play - Book 2 by Danny Roth List Price: 186 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The second book in Danny Roth's intermediate-level series on declarer play, this book covers topics that, once mastered, will bring any intermediate player an immediate improvement in their scores. Topics include: placing the cards missing one honor, missing two honors, missing three honors, inferences from the defense and second-degree assumption. This book is designed to help you to get a more . . . read more. |
 | Bridge: The Cutting Edge Applications of Information Science, Game Theory & Computers to Bridge by Dave Caprera List Price: 116 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The game of bridge has been at close to a standstill for at least 50 years while the world of language, computers and mathematics has experienced so many changes. The bridge techniques and methods your grandmother taught you are probably still the same techniques and methods you use today. The way that bridge problems are approached and analyzed is the same basic use of language, probability and . . . read more. |
 | Duplicate Bridge 403 Defending Second Seat Interference by Stephen Paul List Price: 230 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Improving your partnership's ability to overcome interference is essential for good results. Finding the right contract requires a clear understanding of the values represented by responder's bids after the opponents interfere. This book provides the reader with two sets of tools for this: (1) Hand valuation in competition using an algorithm developed by Lawrence and Wirgren. This method of hand . . . read more. |
 | 2/1 On Steroids by Daniel Solow List Price: 154 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Modern bidding systems have evolved over the past hundred years, starting with four-card majors and culminating in 2/1, together with a plethora of conventions along the way (Stayman, transfers, Roman Key Card, to name a few). Yet you can still encounter the occasional deficiency--such as an ambiguous bid or ending up in the wrong contract. When this happened to Daniel Solow, he wondered if it wa . . . read more. |
 | World Class 21st Century: European Stars by Marc Smith List Price: 296 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Marc Smith's original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This all-new edition features the world's best players of today discussing their lives, at the table and away from it--how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future. You may recognize the names from your bridge magazine or from watching . . . read more. |
 | Double Dummy Problems in the 21st Century Vol. 1 Problems from 2005 to 2022 (Difficulty Ratings 1-4) by Hugh Darwen List Price: 231 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This is the first of two volumes forming a sequel to the author's A Compendium of Double Dummy Problems, containing 134 double dummy problems, ranging from 'very easy' to 'moderate' in difficulty. The collection is derived from the monthly series of problems that have been presented at the author?s website for competitive solving. It features as many as 24 different composers, several of whom mad . . . read more. |
 | Twelve Important Bridge Lessons On Defense by David Bird List Price: 213 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments. Twelve important topics have been chosen, describing defensive techniques that you might apply several times during every session you play. Each lesson contains at least . . . read more. |
 | Why I Lose at Bridge A Collection of Cardplay Errors by Ben Norton List Price: 230 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Learn from Ben's mistakes. Here is a rare jewel: an expert bridge player admitting to his own mistakes. In this, his first book, England international Ben Norton passionately describes the cardplay errors he committed in various events over a span of some three-and-a-half years. From a game at the local pub to the top echelon of world-class competition, each of these errors is instructive no matt . . . read more. |
 | Bridge Bidding Tips by Fred Parker List Price: 131 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Bridge Bidding Tips is a great addition to the knowledge base for intermediate duplicate bridge players. Players are often in doubt about borderline cases; the tips in this book will address these concerns and improve your bidding. There are many nuances to bidding difficult hands. You have to know when to bid, when to pass, when to be aggressive and when to sit back and let the opponents win the . . . read more. |
 | Twelve Important Bridge Lessons On Declarer Play by David Bird List Price: 216 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Bridge Lessons for Aspiring players. The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions or make comments. Twelve important topics on declarer play have been chosen, describing techniques that you might apply several times during every sessi . . . read more. |
 | Let's Play Some Bridge by Frank Stewart List Price: 216 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The "over-my-shoulder" method of bridge writing became prominent in the writing of Terence Reese and continued in the work of excellent writers such as Mike Lawrence and Larry Cohen. In this genre, the reader gains access to the mind and thought processes of an expert. The reader encounters techniques, such as counting and drawing inferences, that are supposedly expert territory. Stewart's writin . . . read more. |
 | Sublime Declarer Play After the Contested Auction by Nick Smith List Price: 237 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Play like a Bermuda Bowl champion. It's not often that a bridge book comes along that takes dummy play into a new dimension, but Sublime Declarer Play does exactly that. The focus is on the competitive auction and the inferences that can be drawn from opponents' bidding choices. Moments of sublimity are the consequence of a series of logical steps rooted in that initial analysis. Tournament playe . . . read more. |
 | Getting to Thin Games by Terry Bossomaier List Price: 215 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Applying the same kind of computer analysis to real-life deals that he did in Getting to Good Slams, the author identifies the elements necessary to be successful in pushing for that game bonus, often with far fewer than the traditional number of points. Anyone who plays IMPs will tell you that this is the area where most matches are won and lost. . . . read more. |
 | A Swiss Teams Challenge by Rakesh K. Kumar List Price: 214 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In this book, you are in the hot seat for a two-day Swiss Teams tournament, consisting of 8 rounds of 7 board matches each day. Your first goal is to finish in the top half of the field at the end of day one, so that you qualify to the final on day two. After that, you don't have unrealistic ambitions, but would really like to play well enough to achieve a top ten finish. Can you manage that? Of . . . read more. |
 | Combining Your Chances Better Declarer Play - Book 1 by Danny Roth List Price: 220 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The first book in Danny Roth's new intermediate-level series on declarer play, this book covers topics that, once mastered, will bring any intermediate player an immediate improvement in their scores. Topics include: to finesse or play for the drop (why not both?), loser-on-loser plays, entries, disposing of losers, and much more. The overall theme is: 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket--inst . . . read more. |
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