An over-the-shoulder look at the most difficult part of bridge. Attempt to find the winning plays. 65 problems explained and analyzed.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book will tutor you in thinking like expert defender.,
By Edward J. Williams (Dearborn, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dynamic Defense (Paperback)
You sit, mentally, at the author's elbow while he shares pearls of wisdom on knotty defensive problems that come up frequently at the bridge table. The great merit of this book is that it doesn't just tell you what to do in a mechanical sense, it guides you in how to think and base your defense on inferences and deductions. I have read it 5 times and gained incremental benefit each time. The exposition is lucid and cogent. Get two copies and give one to your favorite partner.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Learn how to think on Defense,
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This review is from: Dynamic Defense (Paperback)
I tried reading this book when I first started playing Bridge, but it was over my head. I couldn't figure out the inferences and I put it down. Now, 2 years later, I think its a great book, just at my level. Most of the hands are straight forward, nothing crazy or advanced required. Just plain old:
- Listening to the bidding - counting cards and HCP - thinking about what the lead means - thinking about what pards cards mean (signaling) - asking yourself why declarer is playing in a certain way - asking whats needed to set the contract Great intermediate level book. I wouldn't necessariloy get these at the table, but they are mostly doable with a little thought. If you find this too hard, try easier books like Bill Roots excellent "How to Defend a Bridge Hand". If you liked this book also try Kantars "Modern Bridge Defense" and "Advanced Bridge Defense". They are dry but excellent.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
. . . Passive Defense Has a Place, Too,
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This review is from: Dynamic Defense (Paperback)
As usual with Lawrence's copious writings, this one is well written, well laid out, and well presented. If you learn its contents, you'll be ready when the situation calls for Dynamic Defense. BUT remember that often simply making declarer find the necessary tricks (and taking what you have coming) will yield very good defense, indeed. So, read about active (dynamic) defense, but consider carefully the moment when you step up and defend aggressively. When active defense works, it works really well (Remember the last time you got mauled by a defensive cross ruff?). When it doesn't work, it hands declarer contracts (or equally important for duplicate pairs players, overtricks) that could not be made by other means (Did you ever lead a short suit hoping for a ruff and help declarer set up the suit before you could cash your winners?). So, learn active defense (and this book is a good starting place), but play a lot of passive defense so that you deploy active defense at the right times (and sit back leaving declarer's work to declarer at the other times).
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