Declarer Play at Bridge: A Quizbook

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By: David Bird & Barbara Seagram

Number of pages: 152
Isbn: 978-1-897106-91-4
Language: English
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About the Book

Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand, by the same author team, was named the 2010 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers’ Association. Building on the success of that title, this book gives near-beginners a chance to practice the principles on which sound declarer play is based: count your winners, count your losers, make a plan. This is not just a series of problem hands, however. Each section contains a brief introduction of its topic, and the ideas are reinforced with carefully explained solutions and helpful tips throughout. Bridge teachers and students will find this book invaluable. CD-Rom now available.

About the Author

David Bird

David Bird (Southampton, UK) is the world's most prolific bridge writer, with 150 bridge books to his name. Known for the clarity of his writing and explanations, he has won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year Award a record nine times. His celebrated humorous fiction series, featuring the cantankerous Abbot, has run for over 45 years.

Barbara Seagram

Barbara Seagram (Toronto, Canada) ran one of the largest and most successful bridge clubs and bridge schools in N. America. After selling the club in 2007, she now concentrates solely on teaching and organizing her popular bridge cruises. An ABTA Master Teacher, Barbara has been involved in many of MPP's most successful titles, most notably 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. With more than 200,000 copies in print in English alone, this book is the bestselling bridge title since Charles Goren was writing in the 1950s. It has been translated into Japanese, French, Danish and German.

Media Reviews

June 18th, 2013

ABTA Quarterly

An exceptional volume in declarer play techniques.

July 11th, 2013

ACBL Bulletin

A top-notch work for advancing players. Aspiring players who read and re-read this work will find themselves making more contracts.

December 27th, 2019

Jerry Howarth, broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays

Hello, Steve…and Carole!! On this first day after Christmas I wanted to share something with you that perhaps you can share with your new 0-20 classes…from someone who a short time ago was in that class, too… I have read over 30 bridge books the past two years…but the three most significant for me as to my improvement and trying to grasp the fundamentals of this great game which has also led me to rereading these three books to see and appreciate how much I have learned and still have to learn are the three books by Barbara Seagram and David Bird Declarer Play at Bridge - A Quizbook; Bidding at Bridge - A Quizbook; Defensive Play at Bridge - A Quizbook. If young bridge players only bought and read these three books and then reread them during their first year of learning at the table they would see significant improvement. Jerry

Customer Reviews

February 20th, 2013

William Burton

This was the single most helpful book I read in learning to play bridge so far. It made me understand how to think about a hand at the beginning rather than trying to react trick-by-trick to the play. It's definitely a beginner book, and a very helpful one!

Award/accolades

ABTA Bridge Book of the Year - Beginner

The prestigious ABTA Bridge Book of the Year is awarded annually to the book which...