Punch meaning in bridge play analysis and a lead choice
Phillip Alder discusses the term punch in bridge as forcing declarer to ruff and lose trump control. He analyzes a deal where West should lead top clubs to set up repeated ruffs, forcing South to concede a trump trick and defeat the contract. The column ends with a playful quip about West clubbing South to death.
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Punch
Malcolm Muggeridge
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