BridgeOpedia Play-of-the-Hand Archives

This page provides links to about 60 different play-of-the-hand topics.  Each of these topics has been covered in previous Wednesday Games, in the Hand Analyses and the Play Problems.  Click on the topic of your choice for a collection of real-life Wednesday Game hands relating to that topic.

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Card Play Suit Combinations Blocking & Unblocking Avoidance Play False Carding Safety Play Combining Chances Restricted Choice Intra Finesse Playing the Percentages   Other Techniques Entry Management Timing Trump Control Drawing Trumps – Or Not Matchpoint Decisions Scissors Coup Morton’s Fork An Extra Chance Dummy Reversal Scrambling Tricks Deception & Swindles Hold-up Play Cross Ruffing Establishing Side-Suits Crossing Their Signals

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Detective Work Reading the Lead Card Reading Remembering the Auction Weighing the Evidence Fishing for Clues Counting Points Counting Distribution Squeeze Play Basic Technique Double Squeeze Triple Squeeze Throw In Squeeze Exotic Squeezes Squeeze Defense   End Plays Elimination Play Throw Ins Trump En Passant Trump Coup Other End Plays

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Defensive Play Carding Agreements Opening Leads – Suits Opening Leads – NT Alarm Clock Leads Giving Count Suit Preference Reading the Lead Helping Partner Blocking & Unblocking Disrupting Declarer’s Entries Deadly Shifts Cooperative Defense Trump Promotion Forcing Defense Deceptive Defense Smooth Ducks  Going Passive

 

 

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