Finessing Terminology

[MickyB]

I recently discovered that a local expert has a different understanding of the term "double finesse". He also used the term "combination finesse", which I hadn't heard before, is it a valid term?

 

What term describes the finessing possibility with the following card combinations?

 

AJ9 opposite xxx

AQ9 opposite xxx

AQT opposite xxx

AJT opposite xxx

[skjaeran]

According to The Official Encyclopeida of Bridge the first two are Deep Finesses (you finesse for more than two outstanding honours/cards). The latter two are Double Finesses (you finesse for two outstanding honours/cards).

[ralph23]

There is also of course the "two-way finesse" which some people tend to confuse with the Double Finesse. The 2-way is e.g.

 

♥AT9

 

♥KJ8

 

Who has the Queen?

 

Bridge World glossary defines "Combination finesse" as:

 

(1) a finesse against more than one card;

 

(2) a simple finesse preliminary to another finesse in the same suit.

 

So it appears to be a generic term that would encompass both the deep and the double finesse. Although I am far from confident that it is used with such precision in most cases.

[pclayton]

Don't forget the backward finesse and ruffing finesse.

[kfay]

What about the intra-finesse? I've heard that term before, too.

[kfay]

Oh yeah, and the Chinese finesse. ;)

[ralph23]

What about the intra-finesse? I've heard that term before, too.

http://www.haroldschogger.com/chagas.htm

[keylime]

Intrafinesse is one of my more, um, favored, terms.....

[Fluffy]

We got the term from french, so we call it 'Impass'

 

In Spain they say there are 2 kinds of finese

 

AQx-xxx = Impass

Kxx-xxx = Expass

 

Some old ladies also say 'ampass' (with french accent) wich actually has no sense, but sounds cool.

[helene_t]

Intrafinesse is one of my more, um, favored, terms.....

I thought it was the ultra-finesse ;)

[barmar]

Can anyone come up with a definition for hyper-finesse? How about super-finesse and mega-finesse?

 

We've got all these great prefixes, and finesses are probably feeling inadequate compared to squeezes, which have great names associated with them.

[matmat]

practice finesse, anyone?

[barmar]

Is there a special name for the finesse often used as part of a safety play, where you have AQx(...) and first lead to the A, then later lead towards the Q? A version of this is in today's Daily Bridge Calendar. Your trumps are KJx in dummy and A9xxx in hand, and can only afford 1 loser in the suit. The recommended play is to cash the K, come back to hand and lead towards the J.