Members only article series — Part 7
Dummy Play Secrets series
Part 1 - IntroductionPart 2 - Long SuitsPart 3 - Long suits defencePart 4 - Weak DummyPart 5 - Weak Dummy DefencePart 6 - Trick sourcesPart 7 - Active and PassivePart 8 - EntriesComing soonPractice hands and further examples
When declarer has a big side suit and a lot of tricks, often we need to defend "actively" to take our tricks before its too late. The focus is all on taking the setting trick first, before declarer can achieve their goals (usually setting up the long suit, and drawing trumps).