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The Complete Guide to Modern Bridge Defense: 20 Lessons for Better Defensive Play, Large Print Edition
Paperback
Series: Bridge for Higher-Level Players, Large Print Editions
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 23 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.59 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Half of every bridge deal is played on defense, yet most books focus on bidding and declarer play. That gap is where club players lose the most tricks, and where a little study pays off the most.
What you'll get from this book on playing defensive bridge:
- A clear counting system that turns guesswork into arithmetic
- Opening lead choices you can defend with confidence
- A complete signaling framework: attitude, count, and suit preference
- The classic rules of defense, plus the exceptions that matter most
- Advanced techniques for ruffs, trump promotion, and forcing plays
- Tools for defending slams and preempts without giving away tricks
- Reconstruction skills that reveal declarer's hand as the play unfolds
- Twenty practice hands to test what you've learned
- Note: This is the big print edition.
In twenty focused chapters, this book walks you through the full arc of defensive skill: counting, opening leads, signaling, second and third hand play, ruffs and trump promotion, slam and preemptive defense, and reconstructing declarer's hidden hand.
This is the bigger print edition for the visually impaired. The book is written in plain language for all Bridge players. Pick up a copy of the book today!
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