Definition of Crossruff. Meaning of Crossruff. Synonyms of Crossruff

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Definition of Crossruff

Crossruff
Crossruff Cross"ruff` (-r?f`), n. (Whist) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw.

Meaning of Crossruff from wikipedia

- can be repeated. A crossruff is a play where tricks are made by taking alternate ruffs in each hand. In order to use a crossruff, each player in the...
- entry back, and ruffs the last club in dummy (sometimes described as a crossruff). Finally, South claims the remaining tricks by showing his or her hand...
- first diagram clubs are trumps and South could claim all tricks on a crossruff were it not for the trump in East's hand. When the club jack is pla****...
- trumping or ruffing and crossruffing establishing a long suit finessing ducking blocking and unblocking managing entries maintaining tempo drawing trumps...
- used of dummy or declarer's hand: "He crossed to dummy in diamonds." Crossruff A playing technique in trump contracts, where extra tricks are gained...
- duck a minor suit trick to set up a crossruff. If he does, East will win and lead his trump, killing the crossruff. East does not threaten to take a trump...
- transfer the ruff to a "safer" suit (e.g. in order to perform a later crossruff). as part of an avoidance play (e.g. the scissors coup) to rectify the...
- dummy. The material for those is theoretically there by means of ♦A and crossruffing, but West's ♠8 is in the way, as he can overruff declarer's ♠7 if he...