Partnership Defense In Bridge [Paperback]

Kit Woolsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2006

A detailed discussion of signals, leads, matchpoints, defensive conventions and protecting partner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 343 pages
• Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge (March 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910791686
• ISBN-13: 978-0910791687
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many interesting examples of creative suit preference signals, May 23, 2006

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B. Einhorn (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Partnership Defense In Bridge (Paperback)

Like many books on defense this book covers the basics of Signaling (Attitude, Count, Suit Preference). It also expands on these and has numerous examples of creative suit preference signals, such as when Attitude and Count are known or irrelavent using teh spot cards for signals. There is a nice section on Deceptive Declarer play, or how to mask the defenders signals. The sections have a number of examples and then some problems for the reader. These problems are not trivial, but they are not super hard either.

This is a good book to read after you have read Eddie Kantars Modern and Advanced Bridge Defense, and Mike Lawrences Dynamic Defense.

If you are not already a solid defender would not start with this book, instead start with Kantar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick your defense up a notch ..., December 23, 2006

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Randy Penner - See all my reviews

This review is from: Partnership Defense In Bridge (Paperback)

You should already be an above average player before tackling this.
-Heavy focus on signaling.
-When to mislead partner on defense.
- Partnership quizzes - these alone are woth the price of the book

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly organized and somewhat rambling, January 1, 2012

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MKDbruin (Tillamook, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Partnership Defense In Bridge (Paperback)

This book is for intermediate players, so my review is for intermediate players.

Better defenders identify declarer's concerns and intentions, resulting in a line of defense to realize the concerns and frustrate the intentions. The card play and signals support that line of thinking.
This book is backwards as it focuses on card play and signals with the thought process all over the place depending on the subject at hand.

The clarity of writing itself is only OK, and I have no issue with the content.

I just had trouble trying to apply the disorganized specifics to my actual game.