Opening Leads

by Robert B. Ewen

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive treatment of the most important single aspect of contract bridge - the opening lead. The advice is presented by the use of illustrated games, backed with the reasoning behind each move.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0709036922
• ISBN13: 9780709036920
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Recommended

This book was cited as a quality resource for intermediate+ players in a recent class on "Opening Leads". I found it to be very helpful, clear and concise, and full of examples.

Well worth the investment in time

This is a book about drawing inferences from the bidding to help you select the correct suit to lead. Successful leading is far more complex than just thinking "4th best from my longest suit" or top of a sequence. If the opponents have the suit stopped, and are poised to run another suit (and discard losers) you are in a desperate situation and may have to make a risky attacking lead from a shorter suit.I also liked Hugh Kelseys Improve your Opening Leads. The Blackwood book on Opening LEds has good examples on using the Rule of 11 to deeduce suit lengths, and card holdings.

Advice on what to lead

Easy-to-read and well-written advice on what to lead against all types of contracts.

Oldie but goodie

Here is someone coming out from ancient bridge history, talking about rubber bridge, but making absolute sense. Opening leads are a huge part of defensive play and Ewen had them down pat. There are numerous sections on inferences from bidding that are archaic--using strong twos and other such relics--but the principles are invaluable.This and Klinger's LOSING TRICK COUNT are the two indispensable bridge books, in my mind. They make the difference between average and advanced players.