Bridge defense and signaling in a four hearts deal
Phillip Alder analyzes signaling and defense choices after West opens four hearts. The piece discusses avoiding cashing top diamonds, handling the takeout double, and planning shifts to spades or clubs to threaten declarer with fewer dangerous finesses, ending with how experts should switch based on partner's signals.
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