Challenge Your Declarer Play
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1894154207 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The hands are tougher than those in Focus on Declarer Play, and they are not presented in the same teaching mode, rather, they are in a random order as one might encounter them at the bridge table.. In this quiz book, well-known author Danny Roth has compiled a set of challenges that will test the reader's ability as a declarer, and at the same time introduce some stratagems that may be unfamiliar
B. Einhorn said Advanced problems, not my favorite set. The book says Intermediate/Advanced, but I think its weighted toward the latter. I like some of Roths other books, so I decided to try this.I'm reminded of Eric Jannerstens "The Only Chance" where you are presented with a bad contract and must play for some exact layout(ex. LHO must have a singleton 9 or 10).While these problems may be interesting to some, I was disappointed because I was looking for a set of generally . Good and bad plays This book consists of 62 play problems, most of them are pretty good. However, sometimes the explanation is not deep enough, the author has some blind spots, and the plan the author suggests is not optimal.In problem 17 from a real deal, the author says many 'top-class' declarers had a blind spot and failed. However, the suggested line in the book actually ruins the entries to handle bad breaks, and the extra chance it