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Detail specifications 73GZ - Level 1 ★
Loser on losere
When a trick must be conceded, for any reason, you can choose to deliberately let the opps make it and discard a loser in another suit. The most frequent use of this maneuver are when there is a chance of overruff by the opps, or a risk of shortening in trump.
Example :
You are in South as declarer of a 4 ♠ contract. West leads ♦ ; He cashes in the Ace and Queen then plays the King . The bidding shows you that West does not have a ♦ left and may overruff..
When a trick must be conceded, for any reason, you can choose to deliberately let the opps make it and discard a loser in another suit. The most frequent use of this maneuver are when there is a chance of overruff by the opps, or a risk of shortening in trump.
Example :
You are in South as declarer of a 4 ♠ contract. West leads ♦ ; He cashes in the Ace and Queen then plays the King . The bidding shows you that West does not have a ♦ left and may overruff..
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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1 |
Pass |
3 |
X |
4 |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| J 6 5 2 5 4 3 A K Q J 7 3 | |||||||||||
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| A K Q 9 4 A K 7 6 5 4 6 4 |
FR version
Look closely at the hands : You syill have a loser in ♥ and your contract is cold if you capture the 10 ♠. Don't take the risk of being overruffed and willingly concede this ♦ trick ... and discard your losing ♥. Even if the 10 ♠ is 4th, your contract is cold !If you ruff high and the 10 ♠ is in a 4 carder, you won't make your contract...