Lesson 12 - REVIEW

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R-BR 12.1 - The 8-card Trump fit

The primary and most important objective for playing in a trump contract is to . . . . . . . . . . . . during the play.

A trump fit consists of . . . . . or more trump cards in the combined hands. This is . . . . . . cards more than the opposition.
Also, when the Opponents hold an odd number of cards in a suit, statistically they are most likely divided
. . . . . . . between the two hands. A 5-card combined enemy holding will break 2-3 about . . . . . % of the time.

With only . . . . . . trump cards in the combined hands, the enemy will hold . . . . trumps, only one less than your side.
Furthermore, with an even number of cards the odds are about . . . . .%) that they are divided . . . . . . . . . . between the two hands.
(Exception : When Opponents hold only 2 cards in a suit, . . . . % of the time they will break 1-1.)

A 6-card trump holding by the enemy will be divided 4-2 or worse . . . . . % of the time.
This means that when Declarer holds only 4 trump cards he will need all of them to draw the enemy trumps. In the process he will lose the vital objective of the trump suit : . . . . . . . . . . . . !
Therefore, when your Partner shows a 4-card suit avoid raising that suit with only . . . . card support. Always look for . . . . . . . . in a trump suit, rather than just . . . . . . . ..

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R-BR 12.2 - The 4-4 Trump fit

The best strategy in most trump contracts is to draw the enemy trumps . . . . . . . . This prevents the Opponents of winning tricks by . . . . . . , while Declarer . . . . . . . . . . . of the play with his remaining trumps.

Situation 1
In the deal below Declarer draws . . . . . rounds of trumps, ending up with . . . . remaining trumps.

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What should he aim to do with these . . . . . trumps ?

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Situation 2
In this case Declarer holds only the Ace and King as top trump cards.

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How should Declarer draw trumps ?

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In general Declarer should draw the enemy's . . . . . . . . . trumps only, unless :

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Situation 3
In this case Declarer has only one high trump card, the Ace.

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How should Declarer draw trumps ?

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The exception to this approach is when Declarer fears the Opponents may be able to win some early tricks by ruffing a long side suit he holds. In this case lead . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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R-BR 12.3 - The 5-3 Trump fit

As in a 4-4 trump fit, in most cases it is best to draw the enemy's trumps early in the game.

Situation 4
In the deal below Declarer draws . . . . . rounds of trumps, ending up with . . . . remaining trumps.

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What should he aim to do with these trumps ?

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Will each of these trumps always make a trick ?. . . . . . . . . . . .

What is the difference with a 4-4 trump split ?

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Situation 5

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How should Declarer draw trumps here ?

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R-BR 12.4 - The Cross Ruff

What are the conditions required for a successful Cross ruff play ?

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Cross Ruff - Rule Nr. 1 is :

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R-BR 12.5 - The Dummy Reversal (an Advanced play technique)

What happens in a Dummy Reversal ? Describe the action.

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What are the conditions required for a successful Dummy reversal ?
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