Safety Plays & Endplays (Card Play Made Easy) (v. 1) [Paperback]

Ron Klinger (Author), Andrew Kambites (Author)

Book Description

Series: Card Play Made Easy | Publication Date: September 1997

Introductory title in a series covering all aspects of card play. It provides a guide to safey plays and endplays, and is divided into short sections dealing with specific points, followed by a self-teaching quiz, all designed to increase the player's knowledge and confidence.

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About the Author

Andrew Kambites is a leading English bridge teacher and author and lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Ron Klinger is probably the world's leading bridge author and teacher with more than fifty books to his credit. He is also an Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation International Master.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing; First edition (stated) edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575064692
• ISBN-13: 978-0575064690
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,588,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, not quite as good as the other books in the series, March 3, 2006

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This review is from: Safety Plays & Endplays (Card Play Made Easy) (v. 1) (Paperback)

The four volume set Card Play Made Easy offers clear and concise coverage of fundamental declarer play. The subject matter in this book was simpler than in the others. If you are below Intermedaite Play you may find it more valuable than I did, though I still thought it good.


What I like about this series is the instruction is clear and short, with a number of double dummy examples. Then the reader is presented with a number of problems, with answers on the next page. The problems are well selected, and while not very hard, they also explain corrcet play in all aspects. So before resorting to a finesse, try cashing some other suit, in case a miracle occurs (QJ drop doubleton when opponents hold 5 cards)


The chapter on Match Point play excellent, clear, concise, and not simplistic. It was unexpected, since this is a book on card play technique, and MP technique is more advanced. MP technique is not simply take a risk and play for the most tricks, it involves analysing your contract and what will happen at other tables.