{"product_id":"swing-deals-rakesh-k-kumar-9781771402385","title":"Swing Deals","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn any Swiss Teams or IMP Pairs tournament, you will soon enough find yourself facing opponents who are frequent or consistent winners. How is it that when you earn your chance to challenge them, more of the IMP swings seem to go their way than yours?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the focus of this book, which reviews over 100 deals that generated swings in IMPs competitions. It examines how effective bidding methods and logical play or defense led to the outcome at the table. The deals illustrate many useful take-home messages. Here are a few: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhen playing for IMPs, the glass is never half empty, always half full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebe creative about pre-empting, especially in first and third seat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealways be \"slam aware\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhen the contract looks good, consider what could go wrong and play safely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein defense, think about how to maintain communication with partner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is in quiz format, with each set of deals followed by a thought-provoking commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rakesh K. Kumar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771402385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771402385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Master Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.45d","brand":"Rakesh K. Kumar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190904385791,"sku":"9781771402385","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69983f75-a193-4468-a013-10033ed3ae58.jpg?v=1690872978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swing-deals-rakesh-k-kumar-9781771402385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}