Thinking About Bridge

A thought-based approach to declarer play, defence and bidding judgement. How to think as a bridge player, instead of trying to remember what to do, so that the answers to expert problems become readily accessible at the table Amidst an abundance of hints, charts and conflicting advice, it can be exhausting trying to remember what to do. In this book, bestselling bridge writer Paul Mendelson explains that when you stop trying to remember what to do and start to think instead, the answers to problems become more apparent, accessible and easier to apply. Packed with thinking tips, examples, hands to study and practise at the table, you can train your mind to approach each problem logically. System improvements, guidance for maximising your score at duplicate pairs, and innovations just for you, for your partnership and group of bridge friends, this book will improve every reader's game markedly. Following on from Control the Bidding and Winning Ways to Play Your Cards, Thinking About Bridge will reinforce key elements of the game, whilst adding a new expert dimension on understanding to each discipline, making the game far more enjoyable and your results more impressive. There is such an abundance of hints, tips and advice available to bridge players that when faced with a particularly difficult problem, we find ourselves scrambling to remember that crucial solution. In this book, Paul Mendelson explains that when you stop trying to remember what to do, but simply think instead, the answers to expert problems become more apparent, accessible and easier to apply at the table. Packed with tips, examples, hands to study and practise at the table, system improvements, guidance for maximising your score at duplicate pairs, and innovations just for you, for your partnership and group of bridge friends, this book will improve every reader's game markedly.Following on from Control the Bidding and Winning Ways to Play Your Cards, Thinking About Bridge will reinforce some of the key elements of the game, whilst adding a new expert dimension on understanding to each discipline, making the game more enjoyable and your performance more successful.