{"id":15223,"date":"2026-03-20T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=15223"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:37:38","slug":"15223","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/15223\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning Duplicate Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/978-1-77140-017-6.jpg\" alt=\"cover Winning Duplicate Tactics\" class=\"wp-image-15050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/978-1-77140-017-6.jpg 413w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/978-1-77140-017-6-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winning Duplicate Tactics<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br>David Bird<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duplicate bridge is a different game. It\u2019s true that you can get by if you play exactly the same way as you would in a home social game or a team match. Duplicate pairs is a highly competitive game, though, and few contestants are happy just to \u2018get by\u2019. They want to win \u2013 not just once in a while but regularly! To be successful at duplicate pairs, you must adjust your bidding. You must know when to compete vigorously, taking a risk in doing so. You must also know when it is right to bid conservatively. You have to understand which contract to choose in various situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the play and defense, you meet similar dilemmas. Should you risk the contract for a lucrative overtrick? Should you risk giving away an extra trick in defense, hoping that you can beat the contract? This is a book that every novice bridge player needs to read before that first pairs game at their local club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><br><em><em><strong><em>David Bird&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>(Southampton, UK) is the world\u2019s most prolific bridge writer, with more then 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>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"www.lebridgeur.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"www.lebridgeur.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooksbridge.com\/winning-duplicate-tactics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find it at&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/ebooksbridge.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winning Duplicate Tactics David Bird Duplicate bridge is a different game. 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