[LashOut]

Hi, could you please give me some recommendation?

[Huibertus]

Practice in Bridge is massively over rated. Unless you have a coach looking over your shoulder you tend to miss what you are doing right and wrong, you don't really learn.

Really study (that is not just read) good books instead, it'll massively improve your game.

- How to defend a Bridge - William S. Root is strongly recommended.

And even though it only is a small part of defense, certainly study

- Complete Book of Opening Leads - Easley Blackwood I'd say is mandatory.

Others could add good recommendations I guess.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

you need a partner.

There are books out there, from Kelsey and others, ..., it does not work for me,
but it may work for you, Roots book is also good, although for declarer play.


Any way, if you work on declarer play, this will help you with defence as well,
you need to count.

With kind regards
marlowe

[mike777]

COUNT

[LashOut]

Huibertus, on 2025-December-05, 12:13, said:

Practice in Bridge is massively over rated. Unless you have a coach looking over your shoulder you tend to miss what you are doing right and wrong, you don't really learn.

Really study (that is not just read) good books instead, it'll massively improve your game.

- How to defend a Bridge - William S. Root is strongly recommended.

And even though it only is a small part of defense, certainly study

- Complete Book of Opening Leads - Easley Blackwood I'd say is mandatory.

Others could add good recommendations I guess.

Thanks!

[LashOut]

P_Marlowe, on 2025-December-05, 13:01, said:

Hi,

you need a partner.

There are books out there, from Kelsey and others, ..., it does not work for me,
but it may work for you, Roots book is also good, although for declarer play.


Any way, if you work on declarer play, this will help you with defence as well,
you need to count.

With kind regards
marlowe

Thanks!

Meanwhile, I'd like to know the most recommended books for a green hand like me.

If other senior members see this, please reply to this thread.

[P_Marlowe]

LashOut, on 2025-December-05, 20:43, said:

Thanks!

Meanwhile, I'd like to know the most recommended books for a green hand like me.

If other senior members see this, please reply to this thread.

You wanted to say, that I prefer Bill Roots book on declarer play (how to play a bridge hand)
over his book on defence (How to defend), but they are both good, the declarer play book
was cleaner, but defence is messy.

A book rarely mentioned

https://www.amazon.c...ormat=4&depth=1

There is a section / chapter in it "the seven principles of defence", someone said, the chapter alone is worth it,
you find it on the back of the book.