Board 3 bidding indicated long Diamonds in Declarer's hand. On Board 2 Responder's 2C bid was 2/1 GF and not necessarily a strong or long Club suit. Thus, the need tobei aggressive on opening lead was not as obvious as on Board 3.
A small doubleton lead is not bad in an unbid suit. It is simply another passive lead. The most important factor on this hand is not to lead dummy's suit. The spade is not that bad. The board wins and leads a diamond. A trump lead is a disaster if dummy's clubs can be established. As you noted, the defenders can recover after a spade lead.
Thank you Curt, I do like your Defence principals 🎉eliminating dummy’s ruffing power. Will check out your other defensive videos. hi from NZ
I find Curt's lessons very helpful. How does one remember all this you learn when you are the bridge table.
Defense is fun! It's one of my favorite parts of the game even when I err.
may 2, 2024. Thanks for the lesson!
Board 3 bidding indicated long Diamonds in Declarer's hand. On Board 2 Responder's 2C bid was 2/1 GF and not necessarily a strong or long Club suit. Thus, the need tobei aggressive on opening lead was not as obvious as on Board 3.
Curt for your map please include Argentina, from South America. We are a huge number of people that love and play bridge.
I wish this will never go away.
What school of bridge are you teaching in this session?
defense is considered the most difficult part of the game, yet the robots always seem to do it perfectly when I play against them
A small doubleton lead is not bad in an unbid suit. It is simply another passive lead. The most important factor on this hand is not to lead dummy's suit. The spade is not that bad. The board wins and leads a diamond. A trump lead is a disaster if dummy's clubs can be established. As you noted, the defenders can recover after a spade lead.
Thanks
Thank you 53:28
What’s wrong with leading the jack of H?
Greetings from Glasgow
What these hands show is that you need to think everything out
I thought in duplicate pairs you should normally lead passively?
It's bridge so there is never an exact answer....just guidelines.
I am new player lead away means not to lead aS
Very good, but terms like "lead away" and "underlead" should be explained.
He did explain underleading.
I like a !H lead on this hand
9c
10S reasonably aggressive
A’s
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