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Detail specifications 735A - Level 2 ★
The first trick : take or duck ...
When playing a NT contract, should you take or duck the 1st trick...
- You can duck if you have a stopper, sometimes 2, if you think the played suit is the only dangerous one. Doing so, you are :
- blocking the opponents' communications
- preventing the opponent from operating his suit
- Take the 1st trick if another suit is more dangerous !
- Sometimes, you must take the trick right away in order to block the opponent's suit
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Exercise 27292 No Bath coup here ! Play your Ace. A ♣ counterattack would be a disaster. And you'll have to give the lead if the ♦ finesse fails.
When playing a NT contract, should you take or duck the 1st trick... Example
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Exercise 27293 Play a low ♥ from both sides...in order to block the opponents' communications
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