Playing and Defending Slams

Author:   David Bird
Publisher:   Master Point Press
ISBN:  

9781771402774


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   22 April 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Playing and Defending Slams


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Slam contracts are among the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of the game we all love. They are also a splendid setting for instructive writing. The teacher and reader can quickly reach the instructive part of the play. The first part of this book is on Playing Slams. Topics include determining the best line, managing entries, maneuvers in the trump suit, avoidance play, locating missing queens and jacks, setting up squeezes, setting up endplays and rescuing slams in danger. The second part covers Defending Slams, including opening leads against a slam, planning a slam defense, defending doubled slams, defending against slam endplays and slam squeezes. Your level of performance will surely rise after mastering the many techniques clearly explained in this book.

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Author:   David Bird
Publisher:   Master Point Press
Imprint:   Master Point Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9781771402774


ISBN 10:   1771402776
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   22 April 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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DAVID BIRD (England) has written over 160 bridge books, including 87 for Master Point Press. He is renowned for his clear explanations and economical writing style. Winner of a record twelve American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year Awards, he is ranked among the top bridge teachers via the written word. He and Thelma, married for over fifty years, have a daughter, a son, and two grandchildren.

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