Classic Kantar

Author : Eddie Kantar
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154142

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Classic Kantar by Eddie Kantar Pdf

Eddie Kantar's Bridge Humor (Wilshire, 1977) and The Best of Eddie Kantar (Granovetter, 1989) have both been out of print for some years. For this new collection, Eddie has selected the funniest stories from the two previous books, and added a number of new pieces. Drawing on his own vast array of personal experiences, Kantar pokes fun at the top experts, and chronicles the bids and plays they hoped would never come to light (typically, there are more of his own disasters in here than anyone else's). Bridge teachers will relate to the anecdotes from Kantar's bridge classes, and everyone will enjoy his misadventures as a world traveller.

Author : Eddie Kantar,Edwin B. Kantar
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154533

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Eddie Kantar Teaches Topics in Declarer Play at Bridge by Eddie Kantar,Edwin B. Kantar Pdf

Kantar's two-book series on Bridge Defense (Modern Bridge Defense and Advanced Bridge Defense) won an ABTA Book of the Year Award in 1999. This newer book addresses a more popular topic, using a similar approach. While not a comprehensive treatment of declarer play at bridge, this book deals with specific topics exhaustively, and will be invaluable to the improving player: finesses (when and how to take them, and equally importantly, when to avoid taking them), endplays, eliminations, issues with entries, suit establishment, and counting. Designed to be used by bridge teachers, or by students learning on their own, this book like its predecessors contains a host of features that help the student to grasp the material: clearly laid-out concepts, margin notes, practice hands, chapter-end quizzes, key-point summaries at regular intervals, and an index. Kantar's various beginner books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, not least because of his unique writing style and the humor that he introduces into the learning process. Eddie Kantar Eddie Kantar (Santa Monica, CA) is one of the most popular and prolific bridge writers in the world. A winner of two World Championships, and a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, his many books include Modern Bridge Defense, Advanced Bridge Defense, the hilarious Kantar on Kontract, and of course, Roman Keycard Blackwood. His work appears regularly in many bridge magazines around the world.

Author : David Bird,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154185

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Tricks with Trumps by David Bird,Marc Smith Pdf

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. This book covers the fundamental strategies available for developing extra tricks in the trump suit for both declarer and the defense. Topics covered include dummy reversal, the trump coup (and how to defend against it), the en passant play, trump promotions and uppercuts on defense, the fight for trump control, and unusual positions such as the smother play and the Devil's Coup."--Back cover

Author : David Bird,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154193

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Safety Plays by David Bird,Marc Smith Pdf

Short and full of practical examples, each book in the 'Bridge Technique Series' takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve?

Author : Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154150

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World Class by Marc Smith Pdf

Twenty-six of the world's top players talk about bridge -- their favorite hands, their worst moments, their most-feared opponents, and so on. We see the human side of people who to many bridge fans are just names, and we gather from them a series of tips and ideas that will help the reader improve his own game. The players covered are men and women from all parts of the world, and most will be household names for anyone who follows the game at all. The list runs from the old masters to the brightest new stars, and includes several whose contribution to the game is as a writer or teacher.

Author : Marshall Miles
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154134

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Competitive Bidding in the 21st Century by Marshall Miles Pdf

In this book, Miles addresses the complex arena of competitive bidding methods for the more advanced player. He discusses current thinking, and recommends methods which will continue to be playable as bridge enters its second century. This book will appeal to fairly serious players only. There are two earlier books on this topic by the same author, 5 and 10 years old respectively, and therefore superseded by this new work.

Author : David Bird,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 189415424X

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Eliminations & Throw Ins by David Bird,Marc Smith Pdf

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. Eliminations and throw-ins constitute one of the fundamental weapons in declarer's armory. This book begins with basic types of the elimination play, and moves on to more complex topics such as loser-on-loser plays and partial eliminations. It also addresses how to anticipate and avoid throw-ins from the point of view of the defenders."--Back cover

Author : David Bird,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154258

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Deceptive Card Play by David Bird,Marc Smith Pdf

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. During the play of the hand, declarer and defenders both have opportunities to use the cards they play to conceal their exact holdings from the opposition. It is possible to disrupt defenders' signaling, to mislead the opponents about strength or weakness in a suit, and even to persuade the defense to give you information."--Back cover

Author : David Bird,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154266

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Planning in Suit Contracts by David Bird,Marc Smith Pdf

Short and full of practical examples, each book in the 'Bridge Technique Series' takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve?

Author : Barbara Seagram,David Bird
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154479

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Bridge by Barbara Seagram,David Bird Pdf

Another title in the best-selling '25' series, from award-winning author and master teacher Barbara Seagram, and using the same popular format as earlier books. Other titles in the series have revolved around bidding; this one deals with the play of the cards as declarer, a major topic in beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. As usual in this series, basic ideas on the strategies and tactics available to declarer are covered comprehensively in the early part of the book, while in later chapters, more advanced players will find ideas and topics that challenge their own understanding of the game.

Author : Danny Roth
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154541

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Pathways to Better Bridge Defense by Danny Roth Pdf

So you tend to be dealt very bad hands. I know exactly you feel! But, facing the facts of life and recognising that it is not your fault, you are going to have to accommodate this failing and improve your defence. It is a hard part of the game; even in international competitions, the standard of defensive play is, to put it kindly, modest. Yes, you will get plenty of reports of brilliances involving spectacular switches, deceptions, unblocks and discards of honours. But for every one of those, there are countless others in which the display would disgrace any beginners' class. I am going to assume that you are a regular club or tournament player who knows the basics of defence but who comes unstuck when it comes to situations where you have to work the hand out in detail. This book will help you to improve dramatically in this area. -- Danny Roth.

Author : Julian Pottage
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 189415455X

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Play Or Defend? by Julian Pottage Pdf

This is an unusual problem book in the style of Diosy's There Must Be a Way, in that the reader is shown all four hands and asked whether declarer or defense should prevail with best play. A fascinating challenge for the advancing player.

Author : Alan Sontag
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154576

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The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag Pdf

Author : Roselyn Teukolsky
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154509

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How to Play Bridge with Your Spouse and Survive by Roselyn Teukolsky Pdf

Even social bridge can be like a roller coaster, where partners rocket up and down together from euphoria to 'you idiot' - while club and tournament bridge are worse still. Indeed, when a married couple play bridge together, they tend to drag the marriage along with them - for better or worse. For the answer to the social dilemma of how to survive bridge games with your spouse, read this book. You will learn to deal with such situations as premarital bridge, bridge with another couple, disaster recovery, romantic weekends, mid-life crises and even children as the critical phases of a bridge marriage are subjected to Ms. Teukolsky's witty and engaging analysis and advice. Roselyn Teukolsky Before her retirement, Roselyn Teukolsky taught math and computer science at Ithaca High School in upstate New York. She is married to her favorite bridge partner, and they have two daughters. Formerly a regular contributor to various bridge magazines, she is working on a novel that has nothing to do with bridge.

Author : Marshall Miles
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154517

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Inferences at Bridge by Marshall Miles Pdf

To be successful, a bridge player has to think like a detective, tracking down the distribution of the unseen hands. Although many players are oblivious to them, the tell-tale clues are there, just waiting to be noticed. They are there, just waiting to be noticed. They are there in the auction and in the opening lead. Every time a defender plays a card, declarer receives information. Similarly, everything that declarer does can be turned to advantage by alert defenders. There is even vital intelligence to be gained by thinking about what a player does not do! In this book, you will learn where to look for these clues, and more importantly, how to draw the correct inferences from them. From there, it is only a short step to making bids and plays based on those inference, and thereby becoming a much better player.