A KJ 742 ♡ Q 10 54 075 olo 82 Not much doubt exists about how an amateur – S. J. Simon's Mrs. Guggenheim , for example - would play it . She would begin with ace and another spade and make an overtrick . Another of S. J. Simon's famous ...
WEST Horton NORTH Alder EAST Senior SOUTH Wallis 20 dbl 49 50 all pass To defeat five diamonds South must find the spade switch before his second trump trick is knocked out . Wallis started with his singleton club , which went to the ...
In fact , Lehrer later became an engineer for General Electric , Goldstein a mathematics professor , and Shapiro an eminent mathematician . “ I'll bet you're good at mathematics , ” Shapiro once said to me . “ I'm not in your league .
The first half of the book features the word's finest players at work, tacking all manner of ANT contracts -some commendable, others truly awful.
Each book this series is a collection of bridge problems which provide a fun way to practice and develop your skill in an important cardplay technique at bridge.
Every intermediate bridge player is familiar with the routine techniques of dummy play. What this book describes are less well-known stratagems that may save the day in non-routine situations.
This is part of a twelve book series that will add an extra dimension to the Bridge Technique series (Bird & Smith), which won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in 2002.
"This book covers declarer's fundamental strategies in notrump contracts and the tactics available for developing extra tricks.
Intended for intermediate players, these three books complete a twelve-book series that takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge.
These books are designed to add an extra dimension to the detailed instruction contained in the Bridge Technique series (Bird and Smith).
We greatly enjoyed the entire book. The Scotsman: Anyone who enjoys humorous bridge writing will want to buy this book. (Hugh Kelsey) Irish Bridge Journal: THE book for a light-hearted and hugely entertaining read.
This is David's first book of stories to be illustrated. David Bird (England) has written over 130 bridge books, a record number, including over 50 for Master Point Press.
Parts III and IV contain 44 problems, with each solution triggered by a necessary play at trick one. Perfect your cardplay at Trick One and you will be difficult to beat!
Opening leads, signaling and discarding are all covered in this basic guide to a vitally important topic.
In this unusual book, David Bird and Larry Cohen combine to present cardplay instruction in a new way. 100 pairs of deals are shown ‒ one described by David and the other by Larry.
"This book covers standard signaling methods on defense: attitude, count, suit preference, trump suit signals and Smith Echo.
The book finishes with a chapter that looks at the signalling methods of eight world-class pairs, with examples of their methods in action. A book any player who is looking to improve will want to read.
Astute readers will recognise allusions to the works of Hemingway, Conan Doyle, Dickens and others, while movie fans will enjoy the bridge versions of 'Citizen Kane', 'Casablanca' and 'Star Trek, TNG'.
"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge.
Many players know little more about the finesse other than how to handle an A-Q combination. This book covers the more complex finessing situations, including double finesses, two-way finesses, and the intra-finesse.