Paul Mendelson

In this unique, ground-breaking companion to Bridge for Complete Beginners, The Right Way to Play Bridge and Control the Bidding, acclaimed author Paul Mendelson shows how the play of bridge cards is akin to a series of battles, from the moment dummy hits baize.

To win, your partnership must continually assess your opponents' strengths and weaknesses - in relation to your own - so as best to counter, or attack, whatever strategies they choose. He makes this simultaneous evaluation - from both declarer and defence perspectives - really accessible. Your confidence at the table accelerates as you grasp the 'instinctive' accuracy of the expert player.

Once you begin to link the key defence strategies with declarer's options for defeating them (and vice versa) - through from the first lead to the final card - so much falls into place that you can bypass 'years' of play, arched eyebrows and even grouchy comments! Soon, little escapes your notice. You become razor-sharp as each deal challenges you afresh to Play your Cards Right.