Active Vs. Passive Defense?-Audio Lesson

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One of the most important considerations for a defender is to decide whether to defend a deal actively or passively.
Some deals call for active defense. On these, you must be very aggressive in trying to set up or cash winners, attack an entry, etc. Active defense usually involves breaking new suits and hoping partner has the right card(s).
On the other hand, on many deals the best approach for the defenders is to be passive. In bridge, "passive defense" should NOT be regarded as a negative term. Unless you have a sequence, or are leading a suit where partner has promised length and/or strength, there are infinite situations where breaking a new suit will hand declarer an extra trick in that suit.
In this lesson, Marty will discuss the following:

• The great benefits of counting declarer's distribution and winners
• "Last is best", "first is (often) worst"
• How to take advantage of knowing something that declarer doesn't
• When to say "NO" to second-hand low
• The right time to take your ace of trump
• The right time to false card
• The right (and wrong) time to try to give partner a ruff
• When should you be unwilling to lead "around to weakness."
• How to understand and execute surrounding plays

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