Marc Smith (bridge)

Marc Smith is a British bridge player, columnist^[1] and book author^[2]. Marc Smith represented Great Britain as a junior, winning the 1985 European Union Junior Teams Championship^[3]. He has a host of wins in national events, and reached the final of the World Mixed Pairs Championship playing with his wife, Charlotte.^{[4] [5]} His book, co-authored with Barbara Seagram, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, won the American Bridge Teachers' Association 1999 Shirley Silverman Award for Best Student Book^[6].

Magazine, Periodical and Internet Columns

• Bridge (Britain)
• Bridge Plus (Britain)[1]
• The OKbridge Spectator, [2]
• ACBL Bridge Bulletin (USA)[3]

Publications

• Smith, Marc (1990). Enterprising Tales. Damien. 
• Smith, Marc (1999). Man vs Machine: The Bridge Match of the Millenium. Bridge Plus, 96 pages. ISBN 978-1-902123-16-5. 
• Smith, Marc (1999). World Class: Conversations with Bridge Masters. Master Point Press (Toronto), 288 pages. ISBN 1-894154-15-0. 
• Bourke, Tim; Smith, Marc (1999). Countdown to Winning Bridge. Master Point Press (Toronto), 214 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-05-5. 
• Hoffman, Martin; Smith, Marc (1999). Finesse Bridge Publications (London), 159 pages. ISBN 978-0-9538737-3-9. 
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (1999). 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Master Point Press (Toronto). ISBN 1-894154-07-X. 
• Smith, Marc (2000). Practise Your Overcalling. Bridge Plus (Reading), 16 pages. ISBN 978-1-902123-21-9. 
• Smith, Marc (2000). Bridge Cardplay - Attack and Defense. Finesse Bridge Publications (London). ISBN 0-9538737-2-2. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Entry Management. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-17-8. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Eliminations and Throw-ins. Master Point Press (Toronto), 58 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-24-6. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Safety Plays. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-19-2. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Planning in Suit Contracts. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-26-0. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Tricks with Trumps. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-18-5. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2000). Deceptive Card Play. Master Point Press (Toronto), 59 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-25-3. 
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2000). The Golden Rules of Defence: (and when to break them). Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-575-06845-2. 
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (2000). 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding. Master Point Press (Toronto), 220 pages. ISBN 1-894154-22-3. 
• Smith, Marc (2001). Practice Your Trial Bids. Bridge Plus (Bisley), 16 pages. ISBN 978-1-85665-020-5. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Reading the Cards. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-34-5. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Tricks with Finesses. Master Point Press (Toronto), 64 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-35-2. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Planning the Play in Notrump. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-30-7. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Defensive Signalling. Master Point Press (Toronto), 62 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-31-4. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Planning in Defense. Master Point Press (Toronto), 64 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-36-9. 
• Bird, David; Smith, Marc (2001). Squeeses Made Simple. Master Point Press (Toronto), 61 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-32-1. 
• Meckstroth, Jeff; Smith, Marc (2001). Win the Bermuda Bowl with Me. Master Point Press (Toronto), 188 pages. ISBN 978-1-894154-33-8. 
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2001). The Golden Rules of Declarer Play. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-35767-3. 
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2002). The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 128 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-36217-2. 
• Pottage, Julian; Smith, Marc (2003). The Golden Rules of Competitive Auctions. Cassell in association with Peter Crawley (London), 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-304-36585-2. 
• Seagram, Barbara; Smith, Marc (2010). The Pocket Guide to Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Master Point Press (Toronto), 72 pages. ISBN 1-897106-65-3. 

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