Defense Agency

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! WNES1NTPass2♣Pass2♠Pass4♠ Lead: ♥9. How do you see the play developing? You have no other entry outside the Ace…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♠ 2♥ 3♠ 4♥ 4♠ Lead: ♥A. Which card do you play? At trick…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 2♥ Pass Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ Lead: ♥A, followed by the King. You follow…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♥ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ Lead: ♦K. What is your plan for the continuation?…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♥ 4♠ Lead: ♥2. What is your plan for the continuation? It looks like…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♠ 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♥ Lead: ♠9 for dummy’s 10. What is your…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♥ 1♠ Pass 3♠ 4♥ Lead: ♣10.Declarer wins the trick with the…

DURING YOUR BRIDGE CAREER, YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR TIME DEFENDING. MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR SKILLS IN THAT AREA! W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♦ Pass 3NT Lead: ♦K.South wins the third…

THE WHOLE WORK OF THE DEFENSE LIES IN TRANSMITTING THE RELEVANT SIGNALS, WITHOUT SIMPLIFYING DECLARER’S TASK. W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 3NT Pass 4♠ West leads the Jack of Clubs, which runs to declarer’s Queen. South then…

THE MAJORITY OF DEFENSIVE HANDS ARE DECIDED IN THE FIRST FEW TRICKS, SO BE FOCUSED AND ATTENTIVE TO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS RIGHT FROM THE START. W N E S 1NT Pass 3NT Your partner leads the Queen of Spades, which…

AT BRIDGE, EVERY CARD COUNTS. A THREE OR EVEN A DEUCE IS OFTEN JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A BIG CARD! W N E S 1NT Pass 3NT Your partner leads the 10 of Hearts, and you win dummy’s Jack with…

DEFENSE IS A WAR OF THIRTEEN BATTLES, EACH OF WHICH CAN TIP THE BALANCE! W N E S 1♥ Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ Your partner leads the Jack of Clubs for dummy’s Queen and your Ace. And then?…

KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR PARTNER DOES NOT KNOW YOUR HAND. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GO EASY ON HIM BY PLAYING CARDS THAT ARE EASY TO READ TO HELP HIM MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. W N E S 1♣ 1♥…

THE AUCTION IS SOMETIMES THE BEST ASSET OF THE DEFENSE. MAKE THE MOST OF IT! W N E S 1♥ 3♣(*) 4♥ Dble Pass 6♠ (*) Two-suiter Spades and Diamonds. Your partner leads the 7 of Hearts for the Jack…

IDENTIFYING RISKS AND EXPLOITING LOOPHOLES, THOSE ARE THE TASKS OF THE DEFENDERS! W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass 4♥ You lead the Ace of Diamonds to get a look at the dummy. Your partner follows with…

THE SUIT OF THE OPENING LEAD SEEMS PROMISING FOR YOUR SIDE. BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD BLINDLY CONTINUE IN THIS DIRECTION? IT IS UP TO YOU… W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♠ 1NT 2♠ 3NT Your partner leads…

THE CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE CARD THAT PARTNER HAS CHOSEN FOR HIS OPENING LEAD IS ONE OF THE MAIN MISSIONS WHEN DEFENDING. USE IT WELL TO RECONSTRUCT THE HIDDEN HANDS. W N E S 1NT Pass  3NT Your lead of…

IN DEFENSE, JUST AS IN DECLARER PLAY, THE NATURAL FOOD CHAIN OF THE CARDS DICTATES THE LAW! IN THIS ARTICLE, BEING A QUEEN IS NOT AN ENVIABLE POSITION… W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass  2NT Pass 4♠ Lead: ♣K…

WHEN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IS IDENTIFIED, YOU MUST ENGAGE IN ACTIVE DEFENSE AND IMMEDIATELY CASH OR SET UP YOUR SIDE’S TRICKS. PARTNER’S COUNT SIGNAL WILL HELP YOU DO SO. W N E S 1♠ 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ Lead: ♠4…

RISK-TAKING IS AN INHERENT PART OF THE DEFENSE,BUT MASTERING THE RIGHT DOSAGE IS OF THE ESSENCE. W N E S 2♦ 3♦ Pass Pass 4♥ Lead: ♣10. The 6 from dummy, the 2 from your partner and declarer wins with the…

JUST LIKE DECLARER, THE DEFENDERS MUST ESTABLISH A GAME PLAN, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INFORMATION GLEANED FROM THE BIDS AND THE SIGNALS EMITTED DURING THE CARD PLAY. W N E S 2NT Pass 3NT Lead: ♥4. South takes his Ace on the…

IN DEFENCE, EVERY ACE IS PRECIOUS: NOT ONLY DOES IT ENSURE A TRICK, IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER A SUIT. USE THEM WISELY! W N E S 1♣ 1♥ Pass 1♠ 2♣ Dble Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠…

IN DEFENSE, YOU WILL OFTEN ENOUGH GET ON LEAD ONLY ONCE AND THEREFORE HAVE ONLY ONE CHANCE TO FIND THE BEST RETURN! W N E S Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ Pass 4♠ Lead: ♥9 for dummy’s 3, your Queen…

DON’T LET YOURSELF BE DISTRACTED DURING THE FIRST FEW TRICKS, THAT’S WHEN EVERYTHING IS DECIDED! W N E S 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 3NT Lead: ♥7. Declarer wins your Jack with the King before crossing to dummy with the Diamond…

IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO SEND THE RIGHT SIGNALS AS IT IS TO INTERPRET THE ONES YOU RECEIVE. W N E S 1♣ 1♥ 3NT Lead: ♥2. The 6 from dummy… How do you imagine the continuation? South’s 3NT bid…

COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION ARE THE KEYS TO DEFENSIVE PLAY IN BRIDGE. W N E S 1♥ Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Lead: ♦3, for the 6 in dummy. Which card do you play? Whether you’re a novice or an experienced defender,…

ANTICIPATING ADVERSITIES TO COME AND STRIKING BACK WISELY: THE REAL STRENGTH OF DEFENSE LIES IN FINDING THE RIGHT SWITCH. W N E S 1NT Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Lead: ♣4. The 3, 10, and finally the Ace…

THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE BRIDGE CAREER, YOU WILL STATISTICALLY SPEND HALF THE TIME IN DEFENSE. MAKE THE BEST USE OF IT TO IMPROVE YOURSELF IN THIS PART OF THE GAME!  W N E S 1NT Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ Pass 3NT…

TO IMPROVE YOUR DEFENSIVE PLAY, YOU NEED TO ANALYZE THE COMPOSITION OF THE SUIT THAT PARTNER HAS LED FROM, AND THEN DEDUCE DECLARER’S AND PARTNER’S DISTRIBUTION. W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Lead: ♠8, for…

WHEN YOU’RE DEFENDING, USING THE CORRECT SIGNALS ASSURES YOU PRECISION AND SERENITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♦ 1♠ 1NT Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT Lead: ♠2 How do you imagine the defense? The lead of the Spade…

IN DEFENSE, ONE OF THE MAIN QUALITIES IS INVENTIVENESS. IT IS WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS HOPELESS THAT THE QUEST FOR A TINY GLIMPSE OF HOPE CAN BE SALVATORY. W N E S 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ Lead: ♦A (the…

SIGNALLING WELL IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT… BUT IT’S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT PARTNER USES THE SIGNALS CORRECTLY! W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ Lead: ♦2.East goes up with the Ace (the Jack from South) and plays back the Diamond…