Lesson 10 - REVIEW

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R-BR 10.1 - General

There are two basic forms of the finesse the Indirect finesse and the Direct finesse.

  • In an . . . . . . . . finesse a low card is lead from one hand to a high card in the opposite hand.

  • In a . . . . . . . . finesse a high card is lead from one hand to a still higher card in the opposite hand.
The indirect finesse is . . . . . . . . . . . . play.

The direct finesse on the other hand is . . . . . . . . . . . play.

The direct finesse is a rather costly exercise in terms of Honour cards. To be successful you should therefore hold . . . . . . . . . . . Honour cards ( . . . . . . . . . . . ).

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R-BR 10.2 - Direct Finesse against the King

Finesse Situation 10 - Direct finesse against the King

How do you plays this card combination ?

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Finesse Situation 11 - Direct finesse against the King, holding A Q J only

Will you Always make two tricks with this card combination ? . . . . . . . . . .

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How do you play it when you want to make two tricks but have to avoid losing one ?

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R-BR 10.3 - Direct Finesse against the Queen

Finesse Situation 12 - Direct finesse against the Queen

How do you plays this card combination ?

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Finesse Situation 13 - Two way finesse against the Queen

How do you plays this card combination ?

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R-BR 10.4 - The Ruffing Finesse

The ruffing finesse is a special variety of the direct finesse.

  • In a ruffing finesse a . . . . . . . . . . is lead from one hand to a . . . . . . . . . . in the opposite hand.

  • If the Declarer leads his . . . . . card and the left hand Opponent covers it with his . . . . . card, Dummy plays a . . . . . . .

  • If on the other hand the left hand Opponent plays a low card, Dummy plays a . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • A ruffing finesse usually needs to be taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., because you need to have . . . . . . . . . . in Dummy to carry out this technique.

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Finesse Situation 14 - Ruffing finesse against the Ace

How do you plays this card combination ?

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Finesse Situation 15 - Ruffing finesse against the King

How do you plays this card combination ?

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Finesse Situation 16 - Ruffing finesse against the Ace and King

How do you plays this card combination ?

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R-BR 10.5 - Conclusions

You regular hear the beginning player's lament "my finesses never work ..."
Of course they miss two vital points.

  1. If a finesse does not succeed for you, it will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Always determine which finesses are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ask yourself :
  1. Is this finesse essential for making my contract ?
    If so, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Can this finesse endager my contract, and is there a better way of play ?
    If so, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Once the contract is safe : can this finesse provide an overtrick ?
    If so, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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