Kantar for the Defense

While the problems are not especially difficult I did get some wrong. Most bridge books present the hands and several tricks and then ask you to make a play at the critical point. This tends to give away teh show. Instead the author asks you what pards card means, what the layout of the suit is, and other question. He will ask you how you will play and if you take the trick, what you will return. Rather than listing a set of rules, the author will explain which set of rules apply to that hand (in the solution on the back) - The book will test you on your signaling and reading of partners signals. - It will help you get in the habit of counting (HCP, tricks, distribution) - It will make you aware of correct carding (top of a sequence) - It will make you aware of common situations where you need to do something counter intuitive I very much enjoyed the book. If you ahve been playing for a couple of years, and have read some other books on Defense, such as Bill Roots "How to Defend a Bridge Hand" or Mike Lawrences "Dynamic Defense" (or his software) or Kantars other books "Modern Bridge Defense" " and "Advanced Bridge Defense" then this is teh [perfect book to test your knowledge and reveal your misunderstandings. *Advanced players will probably find the book rather easy. * = What makes a player Advanced? Counting everything is natural, easy and routine. You know the basics of your bidding system. You are a competent declarer familiar with all aspects of card play technique.