werkkleur
English translation: long suit
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| 09:13 Nov 11, 2006 |
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long suit Explanation: a couple of hits for "working suit" but doesn't convince me and I'm a bridge player .... "long suit" is what I would say here withdrawn call – ingetrekte roep withdrawn card – terugnome kaart working suit – werkkleur World Bridge Federation (WBF) – Wêreld Brugfederasie (WBF) ... www.nb.co.za/Pharos/Skryfafrikaans/saArticleDisplay.asp?iCa... - 43k - Cached - Similar pages Skryfafrikaanswerkkleur (working suit) Nadat die troefmaker aanvanklik die seker pakkies getel het, let hy op in watter kleur (die werkkleur) hy moontlik meer pakkies kan ... www.nb.co.za/Pharos/Skryfafrikaans/saArticleDisplay.asp?iCa... - 102k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2006-11-11 09:32:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you normally develop a long suit to establish/set up tricks (standard play in No Trump and after you clear up the trump situation in suit contracts) ... I would go with "long suit" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2006-11-11 09:34:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Bridge is a game of skill played with randomly dealt cards, which makes it ... When developing long suits, it is important to know the likelihood that the ... www.answers.com/topic/contract-bridge - 101k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2006-11-11 09:39:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Play techniques Terence Reese, a prolific author of bridge books, points out that there are only four ways of taking a trick by force, and two of these are very easy: *playing a high card that no one else can beat *trumping an opponent's high card *establishing long cards (the last cards in a suit will take tricks if the opponents don't have the suit and are unable to trump) *playing for the opponents' high cards to be in a particular position (if their ace is in front of your king, your king may take a trick) http://www.blinkbits.com/blinks/contract_bridge -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2006-11-11 09:48:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the "working" idea is fine in the sense of a "working void" (i.e. when you have no cards in partner's long suit) With a useful "working" void (not in partner's long suit), Gerber responder ... Bobby Wolff, another legendary bridge figure, calls Gerber “a father figure. ... bridgehands.com/G/Gerber.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 55 mins (2006-11-11 10:08:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the "suit you attack first etc." option is certainly acceptable and covers more bases than "long suit" but needs clarifying in each specific case ... the bottom line is that I can't come up with anything better than your research so far but will keep working on it ... |
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