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Partnership Defensea program for advanced players
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Detailed Table of Contents
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- Chapter 1: The Basic Signals
Exposition
of the three basic signals: 'attitude' (encourage, discourage), 'count'
(even or odd number of cards), and suit-preference signals; when these
are applicable and how they should be applied. When is a played card a
signal? Standard signals and comparison with upside-down signals,
revolving discards and Lavinthal discards. Six exercises.
Note 1:
none of the excercises in this program are trivial or routine (except
for some of the drills in chapter 12). You also learn to discern when
and how you should deviate from a standard or routine
play or signal; that will be a recurring theme in the next chapters.
Note 2: to avoid
frequent repetition it is stressed here that all situations are viewed
from both defenders'
standpoint throughout the
program, as suggested by the title.
- Chapter
2: Interpreting the Signals
What
signal is applicable to the situation at hand? "Third Hand High?" on
partner's spot card lead against NT? When 'attitude'? When
'count'? Examination of common potential signalling
misunderstandings. Six exercises.
- Chapter
3: Extensions of the Attitude Signal
Thet 'why' and 'when' of the
attitude signal (the 'how', standard or reverse is of secondary
importance at this stage). The
discouraging signal and the negative inferences. An encouraging signal
does not promise any particular (high) card or particular holding
(e.g., a doubleton).
When could a signal in an 'attitude situation' be a suit-preference
signal? Signalling attitude with trumps. Seven exercises.
- Chapter
4: Extensions of the Count Signal
The
trump echo;
later count signals; count on partner's opening lead; leading the king
against a high suit contract; count when discarding; other ideas about
count signals from then bridge literature. Six exercises.
- Chapter
5: Extensions of the Suit-preference Signal
Suit preference when ruffing;
variable suit-preference signals; suit preference at trick 1. Six exercises.
- Chapter
6: Leads, Continuations and Shifts
Leads,
MUD, returning partner's suit, shifting: all seemingly routine moves,
but
often there's much more to it. Six exercises.
- Chapter
7: Defensive Conventions
In
this chapter the most common defensive conventions are examined
(opening leads, later leads, and signals):
standard leads and signals, Rusinow, Journalist, upside-down
signalling, 4th best leads, odd card leads, 3rd/5th best leads,
Lavinthal discards,
Revolving discards, Ten or Nine = Zero or Two higher; special leads and
partner's reaction,
etc. Six exercises.
- Chapter
8: Countering the Signals
As
declarer you obviously need to know how to most effectively undermine
the defenders' signals by proper falsecarding; or either prevent or
elicit those signals by correctly timing the play.
In this chapter you can play all examples as well as the excercises as
declarer, succeeding only by employing the proper falsecard or proper
timing of the play. Six exercises.
- Chapter
9: Protecting Partner
Some
situations call for one defender to protect his partner from making an
error. Sometimes he must even deliberately deceive his partner in order
to achieve the desired result. Six exercises.
The
defense at matchpoints is of a different quality, for compared to IMPs
(where the only goal is setting the contract), the defenders'
matchpoint strategy and target may be entirely different. Six exercises.
- Chapter
11: A Partnership Test
This chapter presents you with 21 defensive excercises that you can try yourself either
as West or as East, or that can be done by both defenders.
- Chapter 12:
Defensive Boot Camp
Many
'bookkeeping' chores are necessary when defending: the counting or
estimating of points and distributions, and proper reading of spot card
leads (applying the rules of 10, 11 or 12 depending of the opening lead
agreements).
In this chapter you will find techniques and exercises to facilitate
the efficient handling of the chores. Attention is paid also to
'advance
thinking' to help you avoid revealing hesitations at the critical point
of the deal.
A1 - Summary of
important rules, hints, and concepts
A2 -
Probablilties of suit divisions
A3 - Tables of
Opening Leads
a) Standard leads
b) Journalist leads
c) Rusinow leads
A4 - Summary of
Signalling Schemes
A5 - Opening Lead
Strategy
A fairly
extensive overview of the choice of opening lead and treatment of
lead-directing doubles and other doubles of 3NT contracts;
opening leads against slams and Lightner doubles.
A6 - Later Leads, Continuations
and Shifts in a Nutshell
- Index: alphabetical index with links to
all topics.
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