Adam Parrish's entertaining and educational book tells the story of a night at the local bridge club. Up-and-comer Aaron is playing with Tony, one of the top players in the club. As interesting as the hands they play are the characters who come to their table each round.

Bridge at the Cranmer Club

Adam Parrish

Bridge Winners Press

Knowing when to draw trumps is absolutely fundamental to playing a suit contract, but it is not always an easy decision to make. How many times have you drawn trumps immediately, only to realize later that you should have waited? Or, trying to learn from your mistake, put off drawing trumps when you shouldn't have and gone down in a cold contract? When to Draw Trumps gives you the tools you'll need to approach these problems with confidence.

When to Draw Trumps

This is a really good bridge book. It is actually 2 books in 1. The first 75 pages discuss when you should bid notrump. It discusses in detail when you need a stopper to bid notrump and when you don't. It also discusses topics such as opening 1NT with a 5 card major, jumping to 3NT, showing vs. asking cuebids, when to choose notrump over a major suit fit, and when the opener should rebid 1NT instead of showing a 4 card Spade suit. The 2nd half of the book is 175 pages and discusses how to play notrump. The author covers basic notrump strategies including counting winners, counting losers, the hold-up play, the safe hand, and entries. He describes a simple technique of counting your sure tricks and then determining potential additional tricks and breaks them down into guaranteed tricks and possible tricks. There are also several 1NT hands included in the book which is helpful since bridge players often struggle when playing 1NT. (Amazon customer)

When to Bid Notrump (And How to Play It)

Adam Parrish covers these essential topics in his signature easy-to-understand style. The book has two distinct sections, the first covering preempts and the second overcalls. All aspects of both topics are covered, from when and how to preempt or overcall to responding to your partner's preempt or overcall to dealing with the opponents' preempt or overcall. Each chapter has a quiz to reinforce the material. A great resource for advancing players.

Parrish the Thought Volume I: Prempts and Overcalls

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Bridge at the Cranmer Club

When to Draw Trumps

When to Bid Notrump (And How to Play It)

Parrish the Thought Volume I: Prempts and Overcalls

The Partnership Coup