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Week 0153 : 29th May 2023

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SHORTEN

To reduce in length. Commonly refers to the situation where a defender attacks dummy’s or declarer’s trump length by leading plain-suit winners, forcing a ruff.

Shortening also refers to the situation where declarer deliberately takes ruffs in preparation for a trump endplay or coup.

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