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“If you want to be better, buy the book”
The Spectator
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A bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve but keeps repeating the same mistakes, often not knowing that they are mistakes.
Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge Correspondent, is both a champion bridge player and an inspired teacher. At his bridge club he teaches and tutors and has acquired great practical knowledge about how people learn to play bridge.
Based on Andrew Robson’s Friday column in The Times, common bridge mistakes are presented with an outline of what actually happened and what should have happened. Along with every mistake is a handy tip ‘If you remember just one thing..’ which has proved very popular with The Times readers.
The first section of the book, ‘The Game’, is a basic outline providing the key to playing a sensible game of Bridge, subdivided into Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. Included within this are all the ‘If you remember just one thing’ tips that also appear in the main body of the book.
The reader can either read ‘The Game’ first, paying particular attention to the tips, or they can dip in and out of the main body of text, picking a common mistake at random, with the option of cross-referencing to the same tip in ‘The Game’ section.
Bridge is a growing enthusiasm and is now being played by a much wider age range – it is no longer a game for those who have retired. This is a long-awaited first book aimed at the vast majority of bridge players who would like to avoid falling into the same trap time and time again.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent book, which consists of 172 bridge hands played, in which a mistake was made in each. The author illustrates what did happen, and what should have happened (had the mistake not been made).
He commences by explaining the bidding - very standard ACOL with no complicated conventions (just the basic ones). Then he goes on to the hands.
The hands are nicely divided into three sections (by where the mistake was made). In the first section he covers mistakes in bidding. In the second section he covers mistakes in declarer play, and in the third he covers mistakes in defensive play.
Usually, in sections 2 and 3, the mistake is the difference between the contract making, and not making.
The play is explained with each hand. Perhaps the author could make things a bit clearer there, especially where the mistake is in the bidding.
My other issue with the book (I'm knit-picking now!) is that there is the odd hand played in 5-clubs, which should be played in 3NT. But that does not detract from the point of the hand, and as I said ealier the bidding is kept simple.
Overall very impressed, so I think I'll give Robson's book on "Bridge Secrets" a read.
He commences by explaining the bidding - very standard ACOL with no complicated conventions (just the basic ones). Then he goes on to the hands.
The hands are nicely divided into three sections (by where the mistake was made). In the first section he covers mistakes in bidding. In the second section he covers mistakes in declarer play, and in the third he covers mistakes in defensive play.
Usually, in sections 2 and 3, the mistake is the difference between the contract making, and not making.
The play is explained with each hand. Perhaps the author could make things a bit clearer there, especially where the mistake is in the bidding.
My other issue with the book (I'm knit-picking now!) is that there is the odd hand played in 5-clubs, which should be played in 3NT. But that does not detract from the point of the hand, and as I said ealier the bidding is kept simple.
Overall very impressed, so I think I'll give Robson's book on "Bridge Secrets" a read.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a compact bridge advice book that will probably make many of your other books redundant .............. I wish I had found it 10 years ago when I first discovered this challenging and enjoyable game.
I feel it is mainly for the slightly more experienced Beginner/Intermediate player and its the sort of book that you can ' dip' into at regular intervals and really improve your game play.
Well illustrated,with clear examples of 'does' and 'don'ts'.
Andrew Robson is a talented teacher who imparts his knowledge in straightforward and sometimes amusing ways.
I feel it is mainly for the slightly more experienced Beginner/Intermediate player and its the sort of book that you can ' dip' into at regular intervals and really improve your game play.
Well illustrated,with clear examples of 'does' and 'don'ts'.
Andrew Robson is a talented teacher who imparts his knowledge in straightforward and sometimes amusing ways.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent book for those Bridge Players who are learning the game or improving their bidding, declarer play and defence. It is not suitable for seasoned players or those playing at reasonably high level. It would be most useful for those who are involved in teaching bridge and would give an excellent platform and structure for lessons with extensive examples of many practical occurances in the greatest card game of them all.
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Improving your bridge.
This book covers many of the basic mistakes in bidding and play that it's so easy to make. The hands used to illustrate them are well chosen, and the commentaries clear and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. K. H. Cobb
The Times Bridge
Hopefully by reading this informative book I will improve my bridge. The main problem is remembering it all. Very good for all levels of play.
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. Ann M. Wakeham
An excellent compilation.
This is an excellently-presented collection of bridge situations which confront all players and which require thought and care to produce good results. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Philip Ottewell
Really helpful hints
This is a book that does what it says on the front page! As a social bridge player of a few years' standing this book was recommended to me. Read more
Published 18 months ago by alan@alanmoss.demon.co.uk
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very thorough book for the almost beginner. you have to know the basic rules on how to play but this very clear book takes it on from there. Read more
Published 22 months ago by bart4books
good book for advanced beginner/intermediate player
I like the layout of the book which is very easy to dip in and out of. Covers a wide range of situations and presents them as useful easy to remember tips. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by pauline
The Times Bridge
The perfect book just to pick up and keep reminding the beginner and intermediate of all those mistakes that we so often make
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Michael G. Sorkin
Excellent advice for intermediate bridge players
Being a very experienced and gifted teacher, Andrew Robson has an excellent understanding of the mistakes which are regularly made by intermediate bridge players, and he provides... Read more
Published on 31 May 2009 by Booklover
Bridge. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
Before buying I didn't realise the book focussed on four card majors; it would have been useful for this info to be on the sleeve. Read more
Published on 2 May 2009 by Mrs. Valerie Davies
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