RUFFING PLAYS [4]
The nightmare of any declarer who aims at ruffing his losers is obviously to be overruffed with an illegitimate trump
by one of the defenders. To avoid this disastrous fate, we have several methods at our disposal. The most obvious is of course to ruff high… but first you need to have the means to do so, which is not always the case. Another solution is to ruff early. Example:
| W | N | E | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1♠ | |||
| Pass | 2♠ | Pass | 2NT |
| Pass | 3♦ | Pass | 3♥ |
| Pass | 4♥ | Pass | 4♠ |
Lead: ♦K, won with the Ace.
You play matchpoint pairs.
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