{"id":11320,"date":"2026-02-01T18:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=11320"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:39:44","slug":"twelve-important-bridge-lessons","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/twelve-important-bridge-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"TWELVE IMPORTANT BRIDGE LESSONS"},"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-10785\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-lessons-declarer-play-next-level-cover.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-lessons-declarer-play-next-level-cover.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-lessons-declarer-play-next-level-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-77af87a\" id=\"strong-declarer-play-the-next-level-strong\" data-block-id=\"77af87a\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>DECLARER PLAY: THE NEXT LEVEL<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f16db2a\" data-block-id=\"f16db2a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author were delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments. Its predecessors,\u00a0<em>Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Defense<\/em>, won Book of the Year from the American Bridge Teachers\u2019 Association in consecutive years.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ddfbb57\" data-block-id=\"ddfbb57\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Aimed at intermediate-level players, this book takes declarer play to the next level. Twelve important topics have been chosen, describing techniques that you might apply during every session you play. Each lesson contains at least eight illustrative deals. Each is explained in David Bird\u2019s clear and lucid style and ends with a Point to Remember.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f13a036\" data-block-id=\"f13a036\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">A set of recap questions comes next, to test you on the chosen topic.<br>Finally, there are four declarer-play problems, which can be solved with the techniques just described.<\/p><\/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\">The topics covered are: trump management, safety plays, trump coups, counting the hand, managing entries, avoidance tactics, timing the play, deceptive moves, loser-on-loser plays, predicting the defense, throw-in plays and the simple squeeze. Where basic examples in some of these categories were covered in\u00a0<em>Twelve Important Bridge Lessons on Declarer Play<\/em>, we move to the next level of play here. Sharpen your declarer play by revisiting these lessons time and again.<\/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-author\" data-block-id=\"98282e6\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">About the Author<\/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><em><strong><em>David Bird\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Southampton, UK) is the world\u2019s most prolific bridge writer, with more than 150 bridge books to his name. Known for the clarity of his writing and explanations, he has won the American Bridge Teachers\u2019 Association Book of the Year Award a record nine times. His celebrated humorous fiction series, featuring the cantankerous Abbot, has run for over 45 years.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECLARER PLAY: THE NEXT LEVEL<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author were delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. 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