2004-04 - Home of Calgary Duplicate Bridge Association
2004-04 - Home of Calgary Duplicate Bridge Association
2004-04 - Home of Calgary Duplicate Bridge Association
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Rick’s <strong>Bridge</strong> Classes<br />
Read the Lead Against Suit Contract by Rick Tewari<br />
(1) An ace is led, followed by a small card.<br />
Assume: It is a Doubleton.<br />
(2) The King <strong>of</strong> a suit is led.<br />
Assume: The leader has either the Ace or the Queen <strong>of</strong> the suit.<br />
(3) The Queen <strong>of</strong> a suit is led.<br />
Assume: The leader has the Jack <strong>of</strong> that suit.<br />
(4) Ace, King and Queen <strong>of</strong> a suit is missing. The leader does not lead any <strong>of</strong> the honors.<br />
Assume: The leader does not have AK, KQ or QJ combination <strong>of</strong> the suit. Most probably the<br />
declarer may have AQ <strong>of</strong> that suit.<br />
(5) A pre-emptor leads another suit.<br />
Assume: The lead is a singleton.<br />
(6) The leader leads a short suit (high then low spot).<br />
Assume: The leader has one <strong>of</strong> the high trump honors.<br />
(7) You are declaring in your second suit and a trump is led.<br />
Assume: The first suit is not breaking well.<br />
(8) The person on lead did not lead his partner’s suit.<br />
Assume:<br />
(a) He does not have any card in that suit.<br />
(b) He posses the Ace <strong>of</strong> that suit. He is expecting to capture an honor from the declarer.<br />
(c) He is ready to have his face re-arranged.<br />
(9) A low card <strong>of</strong> a suit that is not trump is lead.<br />
Assume: The person on lead has an honor card in that suit.<br />
(10) If a lead is made after a great deal <strong>of</strong> agony or deliberation.<br />
Assume: The leader does not have a safe lead. He has honors everywhere.<br />
Defence Against Finesse by Rick Tewari<br />
(1) The defence against a finesse is based on the principle <strong>of</strong> PROMOTION.<br />
(2) You should cover an honor with an honor, only if it will promote a lower card in your hand or in partner’s<br />
hand.<br />
(3) Do not cover if there is nothing to promote.<br />
(4) Cover the second <strong>of</strong> touching honors.<br />
(5) With a doubleton honor like K10 cover immediately.<br />
(6) If your honor cannot be captured, do not cover.<br />
(7) Do not cover if the bidding tells you that your partner may have one card in the suit or is void in that suit.<br />
(8) Play smoothly. Hesitations are giveaways, that is, very informative to opponent.<br />
(9) Do NOT hesitate if you do not hold the card declarer is looking for.<br />
Quiz<br />
(1) Would you cover: QJ98 (dummy); KXX (you); Queen is led.<br />
(2) QJ42 (dummy); K5 (you); Queen is led from dummy<br />
(3) A653 (dummy); Q92 (you); South lead Jack<br />
(4) AJ6 (dummy); K1082 (you); Queen is lead from south<br />
(5) J102 (dummy); Q94 (you); Jack is led from dummy<br />
Answers to Rick’s Quiz on the page 7.<br />
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