{"product_id":"twelve-important-bridge-lessons-on-declarer-play-the-next-level-9781771402675","title":"Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play: The Next Level","description":"The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments. Its predecessors, \u003cem\u003eTwelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwelve Important Bridge Lessons on Defense\u003c\/em\u003e each won a 'book of the year' award from the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Bridge Teachers' Association.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes the next level of declarer play and is intended for players at an intermediate level or better. Twelve important topics have been chosen, describing techniques that you might apply during every session you play. Lesson contains at least eight illustrative deals. Each is explained in David Bird's clear and lucid style and ends with a POINT TO REMEMBER. A set of recap questions comes next, to test you on the chosen topic. Finally there are four declarer-play problems, which can be solved with the techniques just described.\u003cbr\u003eThe topics covered are: trump management, safety plays, trump coups, counting the hand, managing entries, avoidance tactics, timing the play, deceptive moves, loser-on-loser plays, predicting the defense, throw-in plays and the simple squeeze. Where basic examples in some of these categories were covered in \u003cem\u003eTwelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play, \u003c\/em\u003ewe move to the next level of play here\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e You can sharpen your declarer play by revisiting these lessons time and again.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 10\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771402675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"David Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096971337909,"sku":"9781771402675","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f456a29f-5754-4f29-8337-3aa3013b25ef.jpg?v=1739282941","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/twelve-important-bridge-lessons-on-declarer-play-the-next-level-9781771402675","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}