The Times: Bridge Secrets: The Expert's Guide to Improving Your Game

by Andrew Robson

Andrew Robson, world champion player, teacher and columnist, offers an insider's guide to the game of bridge for more experienced players. Broader in scope than The Times Commons Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Andrew has selected his best columns from The Times, which cover a wide range of themes. By explaining sample deals, aspects of the game are clarified and the reader's understanding of the game improves. Each deal begins with an engaging discourse before moving on to explain the technique. The book assumes a level of experience beyond that of beginner and targets those players as well as social players and club and tournament players. Chapters
clarification, anticipation, communication. Andrew imparts the secrets of being a successful - and popular - partner.
Double when to double and when to keep quiet - that is the question.
Opening how can you find the best lead, when you can't even see dummy? Some dramatic deals illustrate how to make the choice.
Trick how to avoid making a fatal error on the all-important first trick.
Finessing fascinating card-play tussles made simple.
Guess Who? Which opponent has the crucial missing card - and why?
Spot making use of all your assets is one secret of the winning player - ignore the lowly eights and sevens at your peril.
Never say when to break normal guidelines - and why.
Mind of an Andrew gives away the secret workings of the world's best players.
Experts even the best make mistakes. Let's all learn from them.
we all love wild deals, and here are some of the wildest.
Bridge around some say it's fading. Nonsense - as these deals will testify.
Bridge around the New York, New Guinea or New South Wales - Andrew considers global bridge issues, and looks at some wonderful deals.
Stars of the School Bridge, Youth Camp Bridge, World Junior Championships...we feature some of the best young players, and look ahead to a bright future for the game.

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2007

About the author

Andrew Robson OBE is England’s best known bridge player. Andrew has represented England for some 30 years. His many competitive successes include winning the World Youth Team Championships, the European Championships, and the Gold Cup on no fewer than eight occasions.

Andrew has put his training as a schoolteacher to good use by heading hundreds of instructional seminars around the UK, many in aid of charity. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to bridge and charity. Later the same year he was the joint winner of Personality of the Year at the International Bridge Press Association's annual awards. In 2018 he was a winner of the English Bridge Union's Diamond Award, introduced to recognise players "in recognition of excellence and success over a sustained period for England's international teams”.In 1995, he founded the highly successful Andrew Robson Bridge Club in South West London. He writes daily for the Times, weekly for Country Life and Money Week, and monthly for The Oldie. He is the author of many books on bridge, as well as instructional DVDs and online videos.

Andrew is married, with two daughters, and lives in London. When not bridging, Andrew loves long walks and bike rides.

http://www.andrewrobson.co.uk/andrew/...

Reviews

[Philip William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andrew Robson is a good bridge author and many of the articles within the book are useful. The reason I have downgraded his book to 4 stars is because far too many articles are self-indulgent.