Lesson Deals 1 to 28 - Overview

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Deal Feature

Deal 1 - Trick by trick
Lesson 4
High card from the short side first principle
Deal 2 - Trick by trick High card from the short side first principle
Deal 3 - Trick by trick Forcing out opponents Ace to set up winners in a suit
Deal 4 - Trick by trick Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to gain entry to Dummy


Deal 5 - Trick by trick

Lesson 5
Drawing trumps first - Establish a winner by ruffing - Discarding a loser
Deal 6 - Trick by trick Drawing trumps first - 8 ever 9 never - Discarding a loser
Deal 7 - Trick by trick Discarding losers - establishing an extra trick when opponents' cards are divided 3-3
Deal 8 - Trick by trick Discarding losers - drawing the opponents' losing trumps only


Deal 9 - Trick by trick

Lesson 6
Forcing out opponents Ace to establish winners
Deal 10 - Trick by trick Establishing winners in a long suit
Deal 11 - Trick by trick Hold up play - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners
Deal 12 - Trick by trick Establishing a long suit - Handling a 9-card suit including Ace and Queen


Deal 13 - Trick by trick

Lesson 7
Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to transfer the lead - Discarding a loser
Deal 14 - Trick by trick Playing through Dummy's strength - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners
Deal 15 - Trick by trick Ruffing in Dummy before drawing trumps - Finesse of K Q against the Ace
Deal 16 - Trick by trick Discarding losers before drawing trumps - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners


Deal 17 - Trick by trick

Lesson 8
Discarding a loser before drawing trumps - The Indirect Finesse against the King
Deal 18 - Trick by trick Discarding losers before drawing trumps - Direct finesse against the King
Deal 19 - Trick by trick Discarding losers before drawing trumps - Forcing out opponents Ace to establish winners
Deal 20 - Trick by trick Direct finesse by the Defence - Repeated Indirect finesse against the Queen


Deal 21 

Lesson 9
Ruffing a loser in Dummy before drawing trumps - Defence leading trumps to prevent Dummy from ruffing
Deal 22  Direct finesse against the Queen - Indirect finesse against the King
Deal 23  Ignoring a possible finesse   -   Indirect finesse against the Queen
Deal 24  Direct finesse double against K and Q


Deal 25 

Lesson 10
Drawing the opponents' losing trumps only - Setting up winners in a long suit by ruffing
Deal 26  Card signal by the Defence - Ducking play to maintain control of the trump suit
Drawing opponents' losing trumps only - Direct finesse against the Queen
Deal 27  Cross ruff play - Cashing the side suit winners first
Deal 28  Blackwood Convention - Dummy Reversal play - Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to transfer the lead
Ruffing with Declarer's high cards to preserve Dummy's trump entry


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Basic Card Play Techniques

  1. Cross Ruff : Deal 27

  2. Declarer play

  3. Developing a long Suit : Deal 3 - Deal 9 - Deal 10

  4. Direct Finesse : Deal 18

  5. Direct Finesse by the Defence : Deal 20

  6. Discarding losers on High cards (Ex.2) : Deal 16 - Deal 18 - Deal 19

  7. Discarding losers by Ruffing in Dummy : Deal 15 - Deal 8

  8. Drawing opponent's trumps FIRST : Deal 5 - Deal 7

  9. Dummy Reversal : Deal 28

  10. High card from the Short side first : Deal 1 - Deal 2 - Deal 4

  11. Hold Up play : Deal 11

  12. Indirect Finesse : Deal 17 - Deal 20

  13. Leading a new Suit by the Defence : Deal 5 - Deal 6

  14. NOT drawing opponent's last winning trump : Deal 8 - Deal 8 - Trick 6

  15. Opening leads

  16. Rule of 11 : Deal 10 - Deal 12

  17. Safety Play : Deal 13

  18. Signals by the Defence : Deal 19 - Deal 20 - R11 Example 2

  19. Strategy in NT contracts : Bidding Guide p.9

  20. Strategy in Trump contracts : Bidding Guide p.9

  21. Winning the 4th trick in a 3-3-3-4 distribution : Deal 7

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