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Overview
Defense is built on communication, and the count signal is one of the most powerful tools defenders have — yet it remains one of the most underused. When your partnership understands count and uses it well, it transforms the way your partnership views a defense, allowing for better planning, decision making, confidence, and accuracy. Many partnerships ignore the count signal entirely or apply it inconsistently — something this class is designed to remedy by illustrating exactly when count applies, what it means, and how to use it effectively. In this interactive online class, Corey Krantz and Sylwia McNamara will teach you how the count signal allows a defensive partnership to figure out the distribution of the unseen hands. You will also learn how to prevent declarer from cashing out long entryless suits, how to break communication between declarer and dummy, and how to maintain communication between your own hand and partner’s. Empowered with a fuller understanding of the count signal, your defensive judgment will sharpen, your partnership communication will become more reliable, and you will be far better equipped to defeat contracts and avoid losing tricks that might otherwise slip through. Play Bridge at Sea˜ https://www.playbridgeatsea.com