The classic first book on declarer play at bridge, covering the topic with clarity, skill and humor. More than fifty years after its first publication, this book has been revised and updated to bring it into line with modern methods of play and bridge education. Newcomer/Intermediate. [Available as eBook]
The classic first book on defensive card play at bridge. Learn everything from hold-up plays, to second hand play, third hand play and defensive signalling which is almost like cheating but it is legal. More than fifty years after its first publication, this book has been revised and updated to bring it into line with modern methods of play and bridge education. Newcomer/Intermediate [Available as eBook]
Eddie Kantar Teaches Modern Bridge Defense Book Pdf
Twenty years ago, Kantar set about distilling his bridge wisdom into a trilogy of books for the intermediate player, one each on Bidding, Play and Defense. Each consisted of several hundred short Tips. Absorbing even a fraction of the tips could improve your game by at least 25%. The bidding tips in this book have been completely revised and updated by the author in the light of modern developments, and a number of new tips have been added. Intermediate. [Available as eBook]
TEACHERS WILL LOVE THIS! These intermediate hands are designed to help the student develop proper thinking habits as the bidding play and defense progresses. Each student is involved one way or another in most every hand. I use these hands exclusively when I teach and the feed back has been unbelievable. You will never have to worry about having good hands for your classes again. And everything you should be telling your students is right there in the commentaries sections. All the teacher has to do is look over the hands before presenting them to the class. The hands cover a variety of themes, all dealing with 'thinking bridge'. These hands are applicable with any bidding system. There is also a list of suggestions as to how best to teach with these hands. The hands come in groups of 10, and all 100 cost $50.00. However, I will email you hands 1-10, including the method I use to teach with these hands. If you like what you see and want to purchase more hands, the price for the first 10 ($10.00) will be included in the next purchase. I can send these hands via email attachment in 'Word' or hard copy in a spiral bound book or both for the same price. The price for 100 is $50.00. There is now a Thinking Bridge II - Hands 101-200 and Thinking Bridge III - Hands 201-300. Each set comes with a 'Theme' page making it easier for the teacher to group the hands if desired.
Author: Edwin Kantar Advanced Bridge Defense and Modern Bridge Defense are the winners of the 1999 Intermediate-Advanced ABTA Book Award! This book is intended to cover some of the more complex concepts of defense for the modern novice player, and will undoubtedly be a standard reference work and teaching tool for many years to come. The topics covered here (including defensive strategy, inferences, various ways of counting the hand, developing extra trump tricks, falsecarding, and lead-directing doubles) are handled so thoroughly that even more advanced players will benefit from studying this book.
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