cross-ruff

If West wins the ♥, the defenders cannot prevent a cross-ruff.

What are friends for? 2011

To exhaust a dangerous opponent of cards in his partner's long suit, or to rectify the count for a squeeze, or to conserve entries in your own long suits, or to prepare the ground for a cross-ruff, or...

Feeling up to par? 2011

And if North discarded diamonds, declarer could achieve a complete cross-ruff, with North's queen of hearts and South's queen of diamonds taking the 13th trick.

How to make a slam while losing two tricks 2010

Winning with the ace, declarer embarked on a cross-ruff: a spade was ruffed in the West hand, the ace of clubs was cashed for a diamond discard from the table, and a club was led towards the dummy.

How to make a slam while losing two tricks 2010

It's an old theme: if you're going to play on cross-ruff lines, cash your side-suit winners early.

The virtuosity of technique 2010

South won the opening lead and embarked on a prolonged cross-ruff.

A problematic hand for West 2010

It is always possible that the Declarer or his partner may be absolutely void of the suit or suits in which the doubler expects to win his tricks, so that sometimes a hand with which the most conservative player would double, goes to pieces before a cross-ruff.

Auction of To-day Milton C. Work

This is most apt to happen in two-suit hands, or when length in Trumps is coupled with a cross-ruff.

Auction of To-day Milton C. Work

To exhaust a dangerous opponent of cards in his partner's long suit, or to rectify the count for a squeeze, or to conserve entries in your own long suits, or to prepare the ground for a cross-ruff, or...

The Guardian World News Zia Mahmood 2011

He won the spade continuation with dummy's ace, cashed the queen of hearts to discard his spade loser and embarked on a cross-ruff.

Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk Zia Mahmood 2010