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Overview
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This class presents the basics
of defending a bridge hand, not by giving you a lot of "rules," but by explaining how to think. It is intended for newer players, but
reviewing it won't hurt more experienced players either. Most players agree that defense is the
hardest part of the game; this class gives each student a chance to practice
essential defensive techniques and to interactively discuss and analyze many
interesting and instructive hands.
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Each Lesson is 2
Hours long and includes:
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Lecture (with sample hands)
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Supervised Play (prepared hands, reinforcing
the Key Lesson points)
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Review & discussion of the played hands
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(Optional, separately priced) Student text includes:
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Written analysis of the sample hands and the
prepared deals
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Notes summarizing the Key Lesson Points
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Lesson 1: Opening Leads versus NoTrump
q Clues
from the Auction
q Choosing
a Suit
q Choosing
a card in the Suit
q Leading
From a Sequence
q "Fourth From Your Longest & Strongest"
q The
"Rule of 11"
Lesson 2: Opening Leads versus Suit Contracts
q Strength
versus Length
q Leading
Short Suits (to get a ruff)
q Leading
Trumps
q Visualizing
Opponents' Distribution
q Choosing
a Suit (clues from the auction)
q Choosing
a card in the suit
Lesson 3: Third Hand Play
q "Third Hand High"
q Only
as High as Necessary
q Trapping
High Cards
q Unblocking
q Visualizing
the Unseen Cards
Lesson 4: Second Hand Play
q "Second Hand Low"
q Splitting
Honors
q Covering
Honors
Covering 2nd Honors
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Lesson 5: Defensive Signals
q Attitude
Signals
o When
Following Suit
o When
Discarding
q Count
Signals
o The
"Two Card Difference" Rule
q Suit
Preference Signals
q Showing
a Sequence
Lesson 6: Developing Defensive Tricks
q Taking
Sure Winners
q Promoting
Winners
q Establishing
Long Suits
q Defensive
Finesses
q "Lead thru Strength and Up to Weakness"
q Ruffing
Declarer's Winners
Lesson 7: Interfering with Declarer
q The
Defensive Hold-Up
q Attacking
Declarer's Entries
q Discarding
Carefully
q Counting
to 13
q Defending
against Finesses
q Leading
Trumps
Lesson 8: Putting It All Together
q Defenders'
Plan
q Before Dummy Comes Down
(Review
the Auction)
q After Dummy Comes Down
(Pause at Trick 1)
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