finesse
Sign in to saveIn contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a type of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.
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- Terminology
- Basic finesses
- Direct finesse
- Indirect finesse
- Double and triple finesse
- Deep finesse
- Ruffing finesse
- Special cases
- Marked finesse
- Two-way finesse
- Two-way position with a ruffing finesse
- Ann Gallagher finesse
- Free finesse
- Entry finesse
- Complex finesses
- Backward finesse
- Intra-finesse
- Pseudo-finesse
- Coups involving a finesse
- Bath coup
- Trump coup and coup en passant
- Suit combinations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a type of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.
The player attempts to win either the current trick or a later trick with a card of the suit he leads notwithstanding that the opponents hold a higher card in the suit; the attempt is based on the assumption that the higher card is held by a particular opponent. The specifics of the technique vary depending upon the suit combination being played and the number of tricks the player is attempting to win in that suit.
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