Great list, thanks for posting. One of my goals is just to read the bridge books that own but have not gotten past the first chapter. (more fun to play than read about it) I will also be concentrating on exercising this year, walking with my wife, and, hopefully, some pickleball. I need more movement than just sitting E/W.
I would be interested in your recommendations of 2 or 3 books by other authors for Advancing and Intermediate players.
I am reading (and re-reading ) your Parish the Thought series. Thanks to Vol I Preempts and Overcalls I'm fewer bad preempts and have begun doubling the opponents' preempts for penalties when appropriate.
I also found that Vol II Modern Defensive Thinking: addresses two weaknesses in my game - knowing when Active vs Passive defensive play is called for, and COUNTING, which I still am struggling to do at a reasonable playing pace. The challenging Exercises (with step-by-step thinking) are the best!
I'm a huge fan of Kit Woolsey's books (which I edited and published.) The Language of Bridge is a great book for thinking about partnership communication. And Matchpoints is a classic that really changed how I think about playing matchpoint events.
I play with a number of different partners who are comfortable with where they are at, working on getting a regular partner who also wants to improve their game.
I have the same problem - I play 3 days a week at my local club, but with 3 different partners, none of whom want to take 15-30 mins after the session ends to review even a few of the hands we've played that day. This makes it especially frustrating when trying to become a better defensive partner when signals are not given or read.
I hear you! Part of a good partnership is compatibility, which includes what your goals are and the amount of time you're willing to put in. Ideally, you can find a partner with the same level of commitment. Even when you're playing with someone who isn't interested in a post-mortem, you can review the hands on your own and work on your own game. And even the laziest partners will respond to an email about a hand or two. So if there was a bidding mishap or a defensive miscommunication, start a conversation about just that board.
Hey Adam,
Great list, thanks for posting. One of my goals is just to read the bridge books that own but have not gotten past the first chapter. (more fun to play than read about it) I will also be concentrating on exercising this year, walking with my wife, and, hopefully, some pickleball. I need more movement than just sitting E/W.
Best,
Bill
I also have a lot of books to get through. And a lot more to re-read.
Adam,
I would be interested in your recommendations of 2 or 3 books by other authors for Advancing and Intermediate players.
I am reading (and re-reading ) your Parish the Thought series. Thanks to Vol I Preempts and Overcalls I'm fewer bad preempts and have begun doubling the opponents' preempts for penalties when appropriate.
I also found that Vol II Modern Defensive Thinking: addresses two weaknesses in my game - knowing when Active vs Passive defensive play is called for, and COUNTING, which I still am struggling to do at a reasonable playing pace. The challenging Exercises (with step-by-step thinking) are the best!
I'm so glad you find the books helpful! If you're looking to work on declarer play, my two books there are pretty good.
https://bridgewinners.com/store/ebook/when-to-draw-trumps/
https://bridgewinners.com/store/ebook/when-to-bid-notrump-and-how-to-play-it/
I'm a huge fan of Kit Woolsey's books (which I edited and published.) The Language of Bridge is a great book for thinking about partnership communication. And Matchpoints is a classic that really changed how I think about playing matchpoint events.
https://bridgewinners.com/store/ebook/the-language-of-bridge/
https://bridgewinners.com/store/ebook/matchpoints/
I also think you can't go wrong with anything by Mike Lawrence. My favorite is still his first one, How to Read Your Opponents' Cards.
https://baronbarclay.com/products/how-to-read-opponents-cards
For non experts, the competition in the ACBL Open games can be quite challenging. I played against Jeff Meckstroth one set
Absolutely. There are a lot of very strong players in the ACBL games on BBO.
I play with a number of different partners who are comfortable with where they are at, working on getting a regular partner who also wants to improve their game.
I have the same problem - I play 3 days a week at my local club, but with 3 different partners, none of whom want to take 15-30 mins after the session ends to review even a few of the hands we've played that day. This makes it especially frustrating when trying to become a better defensive partner when signals are not given or read.
I hear you! Part of a good partnership is compatibility, which includes what your goals are and the amount of time you're willing to put in. Ideally, you can find a partner with the same level of commitment. Even when you're playing with someone who isn't interested in a post-mortem, you can review the hands on your own and work on your own game. And even the laziest partners will respond to an email about a hand or two. So if there was a bidding mishap or a defensive miscommunication, start a conversation about just that board.