Personal considerations .Happen also to you?

[patroclo]

I have noted after many years,that the more difficult contract to play are partial.Seem that my mind recognize better the hand when i play for a game or a slam.on the other side i try to reach always the contract also when a trick is missing, but this way often bring to lose more tricks than one.

[gwnn]

Just duck the first few tricks and often play becomes much simpler.

[billw55]

Just duck the first few tricks and often play becomes much simpler.

I find this to be especially good advice when declaring 1NT. It seems that defenders are more likely to err on lead early in a hand, rather than late, when they have gathered more information.

[CSGibson]

This is a natural phenomena. If you only expect to lose the lead once or twice, you don't have to plan for what the opponents may do as a counter-move nearly as often. There is far less complexity in the play of the hand if you are making all of the decisions.

[kuhchung]

I'm terrible at every contract

[JLOGIC]

amazing responses itt

[MrAce]

I'm terrible at every contract

 

 

Haspel !! Stop nicklaming !! :P

[jillybean]

Just duck the first few tricks and often play becomes much simpler.

I will post this on my CC holder :)

I have noticed recently that at times I still have a great aversion to loosing a trick even when it is smart or even imperative that I do.

[kenberg]

Otoh, I have more than once "over-rectified the count".

 

I suppose the simple answer is that a declarer should always have some thoughts about how to get x tricks, and how to get them before the opponents take 14 minus x tricks. He should know what x is, and he should know what his plan is.

 

Sometimes this is easy, sometimes it is difficult. But that's why we continue to play, no? I agree that it may well be more difficult when x is 8 than it is when x is 13. Not always, but often.

[kuhchung]

Haspel !! Stop nicklaming !! :P

 

I promise this is not an alt of anyone you know

[MrAce]

I promise this is not an alt of anyone you know

 

I know, it was just a joke, a private joke that only a few posters would get. Didn't mean anything towards you :)

[kuhchung]

I know, it was just a joke, a private joke that only a few posters would get. Didn't mean anything towards you :)

No problem. This is a very convenient way to get my post count toward 50.

[JLOGIC]

what happens at 50

[diana_eva]

what happens at 50

 

He can upvote :)

[ThymePuns]

No problem. This is a very convenient way to get my post count toward 50.

Please explain further.

[kuhchung]

Please explain further.

 

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