The book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for timing, how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to finesse, when to spurn the finesse, and how to handle special combinations such as a split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn when to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, when to use the dummy reversal, when to duck, how to deceive an opponent, and how to handle transportation. Under each subject, there are numerous examples to illustrate the rules of play.
Paperback: 327 pages: 2016
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). These 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2nd ed. 2019). Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax attorney. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA.
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The book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for timing, how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to finesse, when to spurn the finesse, and how to handle special combinations such as a split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn when to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, when to use the dummy reversal, when to duck, how to deceive an opponent, and how to handle transportation. Under each subject, there are numerous examples to illustrate the rules of play.
Paperback: 327 pages: 2016
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). These 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2nd ed. 2019). Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax attorney. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA.
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