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We would like to pick up where left off last week by completing our/series
of bridge reviews. These
will all be books from the Dover series, released by. General—Publishing.
The first book is one that I feel should be read by a lot of bridge players at UPEI. As a good friend of mine, Dave Gallant, has noted; defense strategy is one' of the weakest parts of the average bridge players repitqiie As it is an intrinsic‘part of bridge, everybody would be well advised to brush up on it, and this book will be very helpful.
Defense Strategy In Bridge, by Lauinthal, covers a specific area of defense, rather than the- entire field. This area, as you may have deduced from the authors name, is suit preference signals, How many times have you played a.
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book which can and should be read by all bridge 'players, it deals with bidding, (as the Title suggest).
However, it does not just deal with the usual mechanics and tenents of bidding. It handles the
the game. Written in the concise style which I characterizes Reese, it is a good introduction, but nothing more. Beginner bridge books all have a fairly limited area to cover, and a certian simplicity of approach
wanted your partner to make a certain lead?
With Lauinthal's book, you will be able to tell your partner what to lead in a number of situations. Although the book is not superbly written, it does
. get its message across.
We reccommend this book to to improve
their defense. - . Defense Strategy In Bridge By Lauinthal
Dover Press
192 pp $2.35 \
The next three books were all written by that pro— lific bridge superstar, Terence Reese.- they re- ‘present a range of his writing talents; that is, from an average book
to an excellent one. Bridge for Bright Be— ginners by Terence Reese Dover Press
151 pp $3.00
Bridge for Bright Be— ginners is a relatively
asimple introduction to
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How do you continue?
You know that your partner
I has led fourth best , which means that, by
applying the‘rule of eleven and by subtract- ing the card led from eleven, you know that there are five cards out- standing higher than the You see one in your hand so declarer must have four. AHe
has a spade stopper then for with any sort
' of sequence partner would
have led an honour. You know the next step.
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problem hands, such as thé flot 4.3.3 3 9—14 painters, or the freak distributional or high— point hands—inshort, those that create a quandary. In his usual style, Reese takes a hand at a time, and descibes his partner and the sequence of bids. The bidding progresses until the problem point. Here Reese stops and lists, all the possible , Options then examines rates them on a scale of ten, and picks his bid. It is interesting to pick your bid, than compare it with Reese's choice. a It would also be verv 'helpful to the reader if he or_she could fall into the habit of thinking out the bids in the logical manner employed by Reese. ' This book is probably one ofthe best ever written on bridge. We can only say that if ever you read a bridge book, read this one. We suggest that as soon as you finish reading this, go to the Card Shop and order the book. We are sure that this will be an investment worth your ,while.
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to maintain, and as such one does not vary much from the next. Reese's book is aswgood as any, and better "than some. ’ Master Play In Contract Bridge
Terence Reese
Dover Press
l43pp $2.35
Master Play In Contaact Bridge is writen for
an entirely differnet.type‘ of bridge player. Designed for the player who considers him or herself at the advanced level, this book is extremely valuable. Reese takes a hand at
a time and goes through
a step by step analysis
to reach a logical plan and its play. With his acerbic uit, Reese makes this book a valuable and entertaining work. We recommend it highly, gbut only.for the more advanced player.
Bidding A Bridge Hand Terence Reese
Dover Press
254 pp $2.95
The fourth and final bridge book that we will be reviewing is Bidding~
a Bridge Hand , by Reese. Superbly written, we
feel this book is one of Reese's Einest. A
count declarer's tricks. He will have three club tricks (count his points), he can develop four 1 diamonds, so two tricks I in the majors would see him home.’ It would clearly be fatal to continue spades; you must switch to hearts while there is still time.- Partner will have to have the queen, and you should lead the ten '.to trap declarer's
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