{"product_id":"100-bridge-tips-for-club-players-9781771402736","title":"100 Bridge Tips for Club Players","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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 defence. The focus is always on practical approaches, including sensible application of basic principles, good partnership agreements for constructive and obstructive bidding, as well as ways of achieving better co-operation in defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eforcing the opponents to help you avoid a guess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoping with a bad trump break\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebidding to show a fit and a shortage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eusing a cue bid of the opponent's suit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhen and when not to bid one more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoff-shape and speculative bids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enot giving gifts to declarer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhen and when not to be active in defence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebetter signalling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost all of the deals in this book come from real-life club play and the tips are usually presented as an at-the-table problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Master Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771402736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Rakesh Kumar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085831467189,"sku":"9781771402736","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc9695f8-4daf-4222-9cd5-88d17e1348ae.jpg?v=1765295335","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/100-bridge-tips-for-club-players-9781771402736","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}