Bridge: 25 Ways to be a Better Defender, Part 2: Building a Picture of the Closed Hands

by Barbara Seagram, David Bird

Overview

Defense is the hardest part of playing bridge, but that doesn't mean that it's impossible to learn. In the final book of the bestselling '25' series, the authors explain how to make a plan as a defender: how to work out from the auction and play what declarer probably has, and which of the strategies available to defenders is likely to be successful. Opening leads, signaling and discarding are all covered in this basic guide to a vitally important topic.

Bridge: 25 Ways to be a Better Defender Part 1 The Basics of Sound Defense
Bridge: 25 Ways to be a Better Defender Part 2 Building a Picture of the Closed Hands
Bridge: 25 Ways to be a Better Defender Part 3 Becoming a Great Defender

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015019452
Publisher:	Master Point Press
Publication date:	07/24/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Barbara Seagram (Toronto, Canada) ran one of the largest and most successful bridge clubs and bridge schools in N. America. After selling the club in 2007, she now concentrates solely on teaching and organizing her popular bridge cruises. An ABTA Master Teacher, Barbara has been involved in many of MPP's most successful titles, most notably 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. With more than 140,000 copies in print in English alone, this book is the bestselling bridge title since Charles Goren was writing in the 1950s. It has been translated into Japanese, French, Danish and German.

David Bird, who lives near Southampton, England, has written more than 100 books on the game. Despite spending much of the year travelling, he still finds time to write new stories every month for a host of magazines around the world, usually featuring his best-known characters, the monks of St. Titus Abbey. He is also a regular commentator on BBO broadcasts of top-level competitions.