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Does it have a name and does it count?

#1 User is offline   kgr 

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Posted 2012-March-17, 03:24 

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Kxx
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    AT
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Q
J8x
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RHO is in 3♦ and has to make 2 more tricks for his contract.
I played this hand good (sorry to say this myself :rolleyes:) playing other suits in correct sequence to get here. (LHO does not have high cards anymore - except for ♥J - and no trumps).
Partner played ♠A and I ruffed that and returned ♥Q. But my partner failed to overtake it. :(
How is this play called when declarer ruffs an own winner to shorten his trumps and does this have the same name in defense?
Can I now go out and tell everybody that I have made this play or does it not count if my partner didn't overtake the ♥Q? B-)
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Posted 2012-March-17, 08:43

It is a Grand Coup on defense.

A Grand Coup is a Trump Coup where you shorten your own trump holding by ruffing a winner. To do this on defense is quite rare.

I have had a partner fail to realize that we had a squeeze on declarer on defense. It is very frustrating to reach a pretty position and partner does not cooperate.
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Posted 2012-March-17, 09:36

Did you have a chance to dump that annoying heart queen and keep a low one?
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Posted 2012-March-17, 10:42

View Postaguahombre, on 2012-March-17, 09:36, said:

Did you have a chance to dump that annoying heart queen and keep a low one?
I posted this with proud thinking that my defense was perfect. Always room for improvement.
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Posted 2012-March-17, 13:05

Nice defense!
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Posted 2012-March-17, 13:57

Regardless you made a great defense.

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Posted 2012-March-17, 15:35

Very nice. I remember my first (and so far only) time accomplishing this as declarer, and was very pleased with myself. Very impressive to have (but for the grace of partner) accomplished it on defense.
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