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a small slam, or successful contract to win 12 of 13 tricks, earns a bonus of 500 points if not vulnerable and 750 points if vulnerable; a grand slam, or successful contract to win all 13 tricks, earns a bonus of 1000 points if not vulnerable and 1500 points if vulnerable.
The forcing of an opponent to choose between establishing one or more extra tricks in the suit led and losing the opportunity to win a trick in the suit led. Scissors coup. The Scissors coup is so named because it cuts communications between defenders, most commonly by discarding a key card from either the declarer's own hand or dummy.
N W E S ♠ 4 ♥ 5 3 ♥ 2 ♦ — ♦ 7 3 ♣ 4 ♣ 8 East to lead ♠ K Q 5 ♥ 6 ♦ — ♣ Q Spades are trump. If the declarer were on lead, he could draw trumps and claim the rest of tricks; however, with East on lead, when he leads a diamond, declarer has two unfavorable choices: if he ruffs low, he will get overruffed by West. If he ruffs high (with an honor), the West's spade jack ...
A winkle squeeze is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other could overtake and thereby promote a trick in that suit for declarer.
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, [1] with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.
Morton's fork is a coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between letting declarer establish extra tricks in the suit led; or; losing the opportunity to win any trick in the suit led. It takes its name from the expression Morton's fork. [1]
To win a trick in the opposite hand, thereby giving it the right to lead to the next trick. To make the first call for a partnership after the opponents have bid. To join a bridge competition. Entry. A card that allows a particular hand to win a trick that partner or an opponent has led to. Entries are vital to communication.
A long suit, even if weaker, is often ultimately more powerful and desirable as a contract than a short suit, however good, because long trumps will usually make tricks in the end, and they allow a greater level of control during the game. With a misfit, bid cautiously; with a good fit, bid boldly. Avoids chasing a poor contract with a misfit ...