IMPROVERS’ LESSONS
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Prepared by Amanda Smith
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Lesson Three
Play Techniques
(for both notrump and suit play)
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Promoting Honours
You often need to LOSE a trick
to establish other tricks
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Promoting Honours
KQJ
96
Lose to the Ace to establish two tricks
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Promoting Honours
QJ5
10 9 8 7
Lose to the Ace & King to establish two tricks
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Promoting Honours
Q5
K J 10 4 3 2
Lose to the Ace to establish five tricks
BUT you must play the honour from the SHORT suit first
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Lead towards Honours
Play towards an Honour,
hoping that the missing card
is in SECOND player’s hand
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Lead towards Honours – need 1 trick
K8
653
Lead a SMALL card towards the King
You hope that SECOND player has the Ace
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Lead towards Honours – need 2 tricks
KQ8
63
Lead a SMALL card towards the King/Queen
You hope that SECOND player has the Ace
IF SO, you can make two tricks
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Lead towards Honours – need 2 tricks
KQ8
63
If the Ace is not played, return to the hand with no
honour and lead once more towards the honours
If SECOND player has the Ace you can make 2 tricks
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Lead towards Honours – need 1 trick
QJ4
763
Lead a SMALL card towards the Queen / Jack
You hope that each opposition player has an
honour
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Lead towards Honours – need 1 trick
QJ4
763
If the Jack loses to the Ace or King, later in the
play lead another small card from the hand
with no honour
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Finesse
You hope that the missing
honour is favourably placed
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Finesse – need 2 tricks
AQ7
63
Lead a SMALL card towards the Ace/Queen
You hope that SECOND player has the King
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Finesse – need 4 tricks
A 10 9 2
QJ4
Play the Queen first
If you WIN the trick, repeat the Finesse with the Jack
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Finesse – need 2 tricks
A J 10
984
Lead a SMALL card towards the 10
When the opportunity arises, play another small card
towards the Jack
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Finesse – need 2 tricks
Q32
A84
Play the Ace first (in case there is a singleton King)
Then lead a SMALL card towards the Queen
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Establishing a Long Suit
Establish the suit where you have the
BEST fit (excluding trumps). This suit
will be your longest/strongest
combination.
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Establishing a Long Suit
J5
KQ8632
Lose to the Ace to establish this suit
Play the JACK first.
COUNT your opponents’ cards as they are played
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Establishing a Long Suit
K3
AQ762
Play the King first, then back to the Ace
Hope that the suit splits evenly (3-3)
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Establishing a Long Suit
K53
A8762
There are five cards missing including QJ109
You HAVE to lose at least one trick to win a trick
Play the King first
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IMPROVERS’ LESSONS
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Teacher: Your Name Here
Telephone: 123 4567
Email: [email protected]
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