Crossruff Craft in Bridge Deal Highlights Safe Defenses
Bridge column analyzes a deal where West opens with a takeout double and North pre emptively bids three spades. South raises to game with six losers, then executes a crossruff after a diamond lead. South wins in dummy, ruffs diamonds, and cashes clubs to triumph, while defenders could have pressed trumps earlier.
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