In this book a top bridge expert describes the play of the hand in much the same easy-to-follow way she so successfully handled bidding in her previous book, Bid Better, Play Better. Mrs. Hayden’s unique ability to make complex bridge concepts delightfully easy to understand will enable the average player to get the maximum results from each hand-especially when he is the declarer.

In Winning Declarer Play, Mrs. Hayden gives you a wealth of helpful tips on how to handle the dummy, offensive and defensive plays, leads, the squeeze play, finessing, stripping and end plays, etc. She describes how to "read" the opponents’ cards by revealing how the experts frequently obtain a complete picture of the concealed hands from the bidding and the play of the first few tricks. You also discover when and how to use deceptive tactics to give your opponents the chance to make mistakes.