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Active vs. Passive Defense

Fred Claws
Fred Claws
Fundamentals 8 boards
Free
Learn when to attack aggressively on defense and when to sit back and wait for your tricks. This lesson covers the critical decision every defender faces at trick one and throughout the hand — should you lead actively to set up tricks before declarer can discard losers, or defend passively to avoid giving away tricks? Through eight hands, you will practice reading the dummy, counting declarer's tricks, and choosing the right defensive strategy.

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