Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense
Title | Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Casey |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2019-06-19 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 1796040436 |
This book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for defense. The book contains rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff, how to handle a forcing defense, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play second hand high or third hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your ace, how to discard and deceive, how to defend against a notrump contract, how to signal, and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples illustrating each rule of defense.
Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense
Title | Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Casey |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 643 |
Release | 2020-12-13 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 1664147020 |
This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules for defense. The various subjects contain rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and to deceive, how to defend against a Notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of defense. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (3rd ed. 2019), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). The above 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2d ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published a book on bidding, called The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th Edition 2021).
Tips on Bridge Defense
Title | Tips on Bridge Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Casey |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2018-04-18 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 1984510312 |
This book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for defense. The book contains rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff , how to handle a forcing defense, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and deceive, how to defend against a notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples illustrating each rule of defense.
The Pocket Guide to Defensive Play at Bridge
Title | The Pocket Guide to Defensive Play at Bridge PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Seagram |
Publisher | Master Point Press |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 2014-03 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9781771400046 |
Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book provides a handy pocket summary of about two dozen basic concepts in defensive cardplay. In a concise but readable manner, it summarizes most of the material presented in 25 Ways to be a Better Defender by the same author team.
Your Guide to Better Bridge
Title | Your Guide to Better Bridge PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Mercer |
Publisher | Coles Pub. |
Pages | 106 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Contract bridge |
ISBN | 9780774006408 |
Bridge
Title | Bridge PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Seagram |
Publisher | Master Point Press |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Contract bridge |
ISBN | 9781897106112 |
Defense is the hardest part of playing bridge, but that doesn't mean that it's impossible to learn. 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.
Five Steps to Simplify Defense
Title | Five Steps to Simplify Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Audrey Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 57 |
Release | 2019-10-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781944201326 |
This Bridge Guide encourages players to see the potential of weak hands. When the defenders know the standard opening lead guidelines and how to use signals and the Defenders' Plan, they start to maximize the partnership's trick-taking potential on defense, even when holding the weakest hand at the table.