Title Hugh Kelsey - Deceptive Plays in Bridge (1989).pdf ✅

©Hugh Kelsey 1982 First published in Great Britain 1982 First paperback edition 1989 Robert Hale Limited Clerkenwell House Clerkenwell Green London EC IR OHT British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Kelsey, H. W. (Hugh Walter) Deceptive plays in bridge. - 2nd ed. I. Contract bridge. Deceptive play - Manuals I. Title 795.41'53 ISBN 0-7090-3814-3 Photoset in North Wales by Derek Doyle & Associates, Mold, Clwyd Printed in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and bound by WBC
Contents Introduction 7 1 Tricks With Honours 9 2 False Impressions 20 3 Slippery Spots 37 4 Ducking to Deceive 49 5 Crash Course 62 6 Leading Astray 76 7 The Camouflage Net 93 8 Menacing Trumps 106 9 Turning the Screw 122 10 Putting the Boot In 1 37 11 Deceiving the Experts 1 53 12 Subtle Defence 169

Introduction Are you regarded as a tough opponent at the bridge table, or do your friends find you easy to play against? If the latter, it is time you did something about it. You can learn to surprise your friends by cultivating a more deceptive style. This is the department of the game that offers the widest scope for improvement to average players. A small effort can reap great rewards, bringing in large numbers of pounds, master points or whatever else you play for. Progress in this field is doubly rewarding. Once you acquire even a limited reputation as a tricky opponent, the points will come rolling in not only when you are bluffing but also when your friends suspect that you are bluffing and discover, to their dismay, that you are not. What makes for a deceptive style? Basically it is a matter of playing your cards in such a way as to conceal the strengths and weaknesses of your hand for as long as possible. By fostering illusions and creating doubts in the minds of your opponents, you try to persuade them that black is white. When offered a plausible alternative to the winning line of play or defence, your opponents, even if suspicious, will have to do some heavy guesswork. Inevitably they will sometimes guess right in spite of your best efforts. Your percentage comes from the times when they guess wrong. There are hundreds of small ways in which illusions can be built up and we shall examine them all in this book. It is important to study deceptive plays in advance so that similar situations can be recognised when you meet them at the bridge table. The point is that there is little time to think when an opportunity presents itself. Any hesitation is likely to be fataP"ro the chances of success. A deceptive play