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Finesse

In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a type of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.

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Basic finesses

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Complex finesses

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Coups involving a finesse

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Suit combinations

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  • Tenace Glossary of contract bridge terms

Basic finesses

Complex finesses

Coups involving a finesse

Suit combinations

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Finesse

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Triples111
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Finesse

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related to Ruffing finesse · 9
Finesse → East, If East, In, North, North-South, South, South's, The, Then North-South
is a · 8
Finesse → finesse against two honours held by the opponents, finesse that gains a trick, finesse that gains a trick without losing one, maneuver that allows additional tricks to be won, situation where one can finesse by leading from either hand toward the other.Start by playing the king of spades, special sort of two-way finesse, type of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponen…, variation of a finesse in trump contracts where the finessing player chooses to ruff or not
related to Bath coup · 8
Finesse → A-J-x, Bath, England, Even, If, It, The Bath, This
related to Further reading · 8
Finesse → Englewood Cliffs, Fred, How, ISBN, Karpin, NJ, Prentice-Hall Inc, The Finesse
related to Two-way position with a ruffing finesse · 8
Finesse → After, As, Consequently, East, For, He, If, With
related to Ann Gallagher finesse · 7
Finesse → Against South's, An Ann Gallagher, Instead, So West, South, This, West
related to Indirect finesse · 7
Finesse → An, But, It, More, No Trump, South, West
related to Backward finesse · 6
Finesse → But, East, In, Instead, South, West
related to Deep finesse · 6
Finesse → In, Note, South, South's, The, West
related to Two-way finesse · 6
Finesse → And, East, Or, Start, The, West

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Finesseis atype of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponen…0.90text
Finesseis afinesse that gains a trick without losing one0.90text
Finesseis afinesse that gains a trick0.90text
Finesseis afinesse against two honours held by the opponents0.90text
Finesseis amaneuver that allows additional tricks to be won0.90text
Finesseis avariation of a finesse in trump contracts where the finessing player chooses to ruff or not0.90text
Finesseis asituation where one can finesse by leading from either hand toward the other.Start by playing the king of spades0.90text
Finesseis aspecial sort of two-way finesse0.90text
A-Q-10-8instance ofwith a holding0.80text
setting up North's side suit or preparing an endplayinstance offor reasons0.80text
Finesserelated to Ann Gallagher finesseAn Ann Gallagher0.60section
Finesserelated to Ann Gallagher finesseInstead0.60section

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