Defense

Hi all. Our next lesson will be Thursday morning at the Bridge Center. I’ll be continuing the lesson on defense that I started last time. I’m using a Bridge World article as my lesson plan.  Here’s a quick review of…
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You are sitting East.  North, in 3rd seat, opens 1NT.  You overcall 2D, passed around to North, who bids 2H, ending the auction.  You lead the Diamond Ace, partner playing the Jack, then continue with the Diamond King, fetching the…
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You are sitting North.  You opened 1D in 3rd seat, East overcalled 1S, your partner raised to 2D, West cued 3D, and East signed off in 3S.  The opening lead is is the Diamond 4 to the Queen King and…
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There’s an axiom on defense, “don’t finesse partner”.  What does that mean?  Here’s an example: The contract is 1NT by North after an uncontested auction 1D-1S-1NT.  East’s opening lead was the H6 to the 8 and K.  The H2 was…
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