An investigation of the expert bridge mind and the techniques used by top players. These include card-reading and card sense, mental rehearsal, the application of logic, mental concentration and relaxation, the assessment of probabilities, imaginative defence, and when to employ deceptive plays.
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As the author says, experts take account of many factors that simply would not occur to the average player ... As is always the case with books by this author, his example hands are well chosen, and his commentaries and discussions are fascinating, and remorselessly logical--BRIDGE MAGAZINE
There are 160 pages of interesting hands and advice on how to think like an expert--SUNDAY TIMES
One writer who has arguably done more than any other to turn players into experts: Hugh Kelsey of Scotland
In this intriguing book Hugh Kelsey shows what are the characteristics of the expert mind, and how it is possible for the less expert to improve by studying the techniques involved.
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