How to Play a Bridge Hand

How to Play a Bridge Hand

Author: William S. Root

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-11-03

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0307774457

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Neither for beginners nor for experts but for the 90 percent of players in between, How to Play a Bridge Hand includes more than 300 of bridge master William Root's favorite hands. Hailed by the American Bridge Teachers' Association as the "Book of the Year." Line drawings.


Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand

Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand

Author: Barbara Seagram

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781897106518

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This book, starting from the basics, explains how to make a plan as a declarer. The reader learns how to recognise which technique to apply on a given deal, both in notrump contracts and suit contracts.


Watson's Classic Book

Watson's Classic Book

Author: Louis H. Watson

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Published: 1971-01-01

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780064632096

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This book, by one of the first and foremost authorities on contract bridge, is regarded as the classic exposition of playing strategy. Practically all variations of play, both in attack and in defense, are explained and illustrated in it.


Beginning Bridge

Beginning Bridge

Author: Barbara Seagram

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2008-06

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781897106334

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Written for complete beginners, this book is based on material that Barbara Seagram uses in her own classes to introduce hundreds of new players to the game every year. The book will take readers to the point where they can enjoy a social game with friends or begin to explore their local bridge club.


How to Defend a Bridge Hand

How to Defend a Bridge Hand

Author: William S. Root

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Published: 1995-04-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780517883938

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This book is a comprehensive work covering every angle in defending bridge hands. As a bonus, there is a section on many of the lead and signal conventions practiced in expert circles.


The Play of the Hand

The Play of the Hand

Author: William S. Root

Publisher: Robert Hale

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780709046639

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This work shows how to play a hand of bridge, and is intended for both the amateur and professional bridge player. It includes the author's favourite 300 bridge hands, collected over 30 years.


Planning the Play

Planning the Play

Author: Barbara Seagram

Publisher: Master Point Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781771400398

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Seagram and Bird's Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand was named Book of the Year in 2010 by the American Bridge Teachers' Association. It introduced the basic principles of how to go about making a plan as declarer for beginning and improving players, and is a popular text for bridge teachers. This sequel extends the concept to more complex situations, and covers ideas such as safety plays, avoidance play, trump control, dummy reversal, and endplays. It will appeal to players who have a good grasp of the basics of declarer play, and are looking to improve from there. Book jacket.


Play of the Hand in the 21st Century

Play of the Hand in the 21st Century

Author: Audrey Grant

Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies

Published: 2007-10-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780939460946

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This is the 2nd in the American Contract Bridge League's series of bridge books for beginning and advancing players. Successfully used by students and teachers for over 20 years, this edition has been updated to reflect current standards for playing bridge. This book concentrates on the play of the hand (making a plan, promoting winners, finessing, trumping losers, etc.). The initial bidding concepts are reviewed and Jacoby transfers and slam bidding are introduced.