{"id":11304,"date":"2026-02-01T18:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=11304"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:39:16","slug":"play-better-bridge","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/play-better-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"PLAY BETTER BRIDGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-60c1a84\" data-block-id=\"60c1a84\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-60c1a84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f71a61e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f71a61e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f71a61e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f71a61e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0817ac3\" data-block-id=\"0817ac3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0817ac3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-19ce0da\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"19ce0da\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-19ce0da-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-19ce0da-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-57a93d8\" data-block-id=\"57a93d8\"><style>.stk-57a93d8 .stk-img-wrapper{width:320px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10829\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/play-better-bridge-cover.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/play-better-bridge-cover.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/play-better-bridge-cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-447aa60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"447aa60\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-447aa60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-447aa60-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-577ba35\" id=\"strong-all-about-declarer-play-part-1-strong\" data-block-id=\"577ba35\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>ALL ABOUT DECLARER PLAY &#8211; PART 1<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dcd5254\" data-block-id=\"dcd5254\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">If you want to become a complete player, you absolutely must acquire the techniques you need to know to master the complexities of card play. More than that, you need to appreciate the importance of all 13 cards, not only the Aces, Kings and Queens. This book, the first of two volumes, takes you on a voyage of discovery like no other devoted to declarer play.<br>Utilising hundreds of examples of individual suits and complete deals, every technique is explained and amplified in a way that is easy to understand.<br>Your increased knowledge and confidence will be the perfect preparation when you move on to the more advanced topics discussed in Part 2.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-77af87a\" id=\"review\" data-block-id=\"77af87a\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">REVIEW<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2b19597\" data-block-id=\"2b19597\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>&#8220;Finally, a comprehensive book\u00a0<\/em><em>about declarer play for the non-expert.&#8221;<br><\/em>\u2014Zia Mahmood.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cd34712\" data-block-id=\"cd34712\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>&#8220;Buy it before your opponents do.&#8221;<\/em><br>\u2014Sabine Auken.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f6564bb\" data-block-id=\"f6564bb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>&#8220;A gem of a book for players that want to improve.&#8221;<br><\/em>\u2014Dennis Bilde.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-98282e6\" id=\"about-the-authors\" data-block-id=\"98282e6\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">About the Authors<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ce48f92\" data-block-id=\"ce48f92\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em><strong><em>Knut Blakset\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>(b.1960) and his younger brother,\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Lars Blakset\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>(b.1961), are Danish bridge royalty.<br>The prodigious brothers have been a dominating factor in Danish bridge for more than four decades and are universally recognized to be among the best bridge players ever to come out of Denmark. 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