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Secrets Of Expert Defence
David Bird and Tony Forrester
ISBN 0 7134 8330 X, 144 pages £10.99 - Available From Batsford Books

			A J 8
			K 3
			A K Q J 4
			9 6 3
	Q	N W E S			K 10 4
	Q J 10 9 7 6				8 5 2
	9 2				10 8 5 3
	A Q 10 7				J 5 2
			9 7 6 5 3 2
			A 4
			7 6
			K 8 4

West	North	East	South
Lodge		Forrester
	1	Pass	1
2	3	Pass	3
Pass	4	All Pass

Declarer won the Q with the A. He now needed to draw trumps without giving East the chance to send a club through. When West's Q appeared on the first round, declarer played low from the dummy. Tony asked himself why declarer had played in this fashion. Accordingly, he overtook with the king of trumps!

Since the defenders now needed three club tricks, he led the jack of clubs. This was covered by the king and ace, and three more rounds promoted East's ten of trumps for two down. Perhaps this is easy when you know there is a problem, but would you have got it right at the table?

In the companion volume, Secrets Of Expert Card Play (ISBN 0 7134 8281 8 144 pages £9.99), the authors try to explain how the world's leading experts extract the maximum from their cards. Again, most of the hands are taken from top-level competition, many featuring Forrester himself.

"An asset to any aspiring intermediate and senior player."
Tony Casey, The Irish News

"A truly practical guide for those who wish to advance from intermediate level."
The Bridge World