DB Landing Set 8 - 453

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Defense Basics: Visualizing Suits (set 8 of 8)

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Visualizing Suits
When defending a hand it is important to try to visualize the layout of the suit around the table. This is helps guide us in determining whether to be active or passive on defense. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 453.

DB Landing Set 7 - 452

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Defense Basics: Forcing Defense (set 7 of 8)

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Forcing Defense
As a defender, one way to use our trump is to try and get a ruff. But another way is to force the Declarer to ruff and try to take control of the hand -- this forcing defense is a powerful strategy. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 452.

DB Landing Set 6 - 451

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Defense Basics: Recognizing Danger (set 6 of 8)

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Recognizing Danger
When we are defending a hand we need to know if we should fear our tricks going away. In order to determine this, we need to be able to recognize if danger exists or not. Here we look at how to do so. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 451.

DB Landing Set 5 - 450

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Defense Basics: Figuring Our Declarer’s Distribution (set 5 of 8)

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Figuring Out Declarer’s Distribution
When it comes to defending a hand it is important to try to figure out the declarer’s distribution. Here we look at some of the things we need to do to make that happen. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 450

DB Landing Set 4 - 449

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Defense Basics: Assumptions on Defense (set 4 of 8)

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Assumptions on Defense
A key way to make defense simpler is to assume that the declarer is logical. Here we look at how you make assumptions on the defense that make your job much easier! You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 449.

DB Landing Set 3 - 448

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Defense Basics: Opening Leads - Listen to the Auction (set 3 of 8)

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Defense Basics: Opening Leads - Listen to the Auction
When you are choosing an opening lead your hand helps you decide what to lead. Bug just as important as your cards are what the auction tells us — listen to the auction and let it guide you! You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 448.

DB Landing Set 2 - 447

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Defensive Basics When You See a Discard Coming, Get Active! (set 2 of 8)

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When You See a Discard Coming, Get Active!
Once we know how to be active and how to be passive on defense, then we need learn how to recognize the signs that tell us that we need to attack! You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 447.

DB Landing Set 1 - 446

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Defensive Basics: Types of Def - Active vs. Passive (set 1 of 8)

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Defensive Basics: Types of Def - Active vs. Passive
The type of Defense we choose to play is an important “high level” decision. Here we look at Active vs. Passive — two of the most important types of defense. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 446.