{"product_id":"2940014956444","title":"The Rodwell Files, Part 3: Defensive Strategies","description":"Eric Rodwell's contributions to bidding theory are well-known, but in these ground-breaking books he reveals for the first time his unique approach to the play of the cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst, he describes and explains the process for deciding on a line of play — using concepts such as +L positions, tightropes, trick packages and Control Units as well as exploring more standard themes such as counting winners, losers, and distribution. Included here too is a checklist of 'defogging questions' to get you back on track when your analysis gets bogged down. Then he moves on to a host of innovative ideas in cardplay, strategies and tactics that can be used by declarer or defenders, each one illustrated with real-life examples from top-level play. Many of these ideas will be new to anyone below the bridge stratosphere. Finally, under the heading 'DOs and DON'Ts', Rodwell talks about the mental side of the game: areas where players often go wrong in their approach to the problem at hand, areas that mark the key differences between an average player and a successful one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original 'Rodwell File', the collection of notes on which these books are based, has been in existence for more than twenty years, but it is only now that the author is prepared to allow his 'secrets' to become public knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in this volume:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3 — Defensive Strategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Trump Contracts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTapping the Dummy\u003cbr\u003eTo Ruff or Not to Ruff\u003cbr\u003eAccurate Forcing Defense when Defender Has Axxx of Trumps\u003cbr\u003eVersus a 5-3 Fit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Foiling Declarer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefending against a Possible Endplay\u003cbr\u003eCountering a Holdup Play\u003cbr\u003eObligatory Falsecards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Countering a Menacing Side Suit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Declarer Has Entry Trouble\u003cbr\u003eDefending with a Long Side Suit in Dummy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 4 — COUNTER-INTUITIVE DEFENSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Reasons to Play Second Hand High\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassing the Freeze\u003cbr\u003eUnblocking\u003cbr\u003eNot Letting Them Slip a Trick Through\u003cbr\u003eBefore the Rats Get At It…\u003cbr\u003eThe Left Jab\u003cbr\u003ePreventing a Cheap Finesse\u003cbr\u003eKilling an Entry\u003cbr\u003eDanger Hand High\u003cbr\u003ePreserving Partner’s Entry\u003cbr\u003eCreating a Losing Option\u003cbr\u003ePreventing an Opponent from Executing an Endplay Duck\u003cbr\u003eThe Intrapop\u003cbr\u003eAppearing to Have Shortness\u003cbr\u003eCountering a 4-4 Fit\u003cbr\u003ePromoting a Trump\u003cbr\u003eProtecting Partner’s Honor(s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Reasons Not to Play Third Hand High\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFutility\u003cbr\u003ePreserving Communications\u003cbr\u003eTempting Declarer to Win and Leave Open Communications\u003cbr\u003eRetaining a Major Tenace\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Withholding Play\u003cbr\u003eFinessing against Dummy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Reasons to (Abnormally) Play an Honor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanger Hand High\u003cbr\u003eCreating a Losing Option\u003cbr\u003eYou Want to Win a Trick from Your Side of the Table\u003cbr\u003eNot Letting Them Slip Through a Ruffing Finesse\u003cbr\u003ePreventing a Later Ruffing Finesse against Yourself\u003cbr\u003ePinning the Opposition in the Wrong Hand\u003cbr\u003eEndplay Prevention Cover\u003cbr\u003ePreventing a Goldman Trump Finesse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Reasons for Ducking a Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Holdup Play\u003cbr\u003eHoping Partner Can Win It\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for Clarification\u003cbr\u003eCreating a Guess in the Establishment of a Semi-solid Suit\u003cbr\u003eDucking to Create a Guess\u003cbr\u003eConcealing the Position of a High Card\u003cbr\u003eCapitalizing on Short-Short\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Reasons for Leading an Unsupported Honor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading a Pusher\u003cbr\u003ePinning a Card in a Short Suit\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for a Signal\u003cbr\u003ePlanning a Follow-up\u003cbr\u003eThe Deschapelles Coup\u003cbr\u003eThe Merrimac Coup\u003cbr\u003eBlocking a Suit\u003cbr\u003eGouging\u003cbr\u003eDeceiving Declarer\u003cbr\u003eProtecting Partner’s Cards\u003cbr\u003ePreventing a Ducking Play\u003cbr\u003eClarifying the Lead\u003cbr\u003eProtecting Your High Card\u003cbr\u003eCashing Tricks in the Right Order\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Reasons for Leading into a Tenace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting Up a Force\u003cbr\u003eBreaking Up the Entries for a Squeeze\u003cbr\u003eTaking Out an Entry Prematurely\u003cbr\u003ePretending to Have a Singleton\u003cbr\u003ePreserving Your Own Position\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the remaining volumes, look for the following titles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 1: The Building Blocks\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 2: Advanced Cardplay Maneuvers\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 4: The DOs and DON'Ts of Cardplay","brand":"Master Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175481917680,"sku":"2940014956444","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014956444_p0.jpg?v=1763618034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014956444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}