A strong trump holding by itself will usually not be enough for the declarer to win, he needs additional tricks in side suits.
The general strategy is to pick a side suit (almost always the suit played on the first trick) and lead it at every opportunity.
In side suits, counting is somewhat pointless.
If you are playing a suit contract, and an opponent leads the Ace of a side suit in which you hold the King, you can trump the Ace and then lead the King to win another trick.
When the declarer leads from a side suit, it is very often right for the defenders to hold back their high cards.
Definition of side suit in US English:
side suit
noun
Bridge
A suit other than the trump suit.
〔桥牌〕副牌花色
Example sentencesExamples
In side suits, counting is somewhat pointless.
A strong trump holding by itself will usually not be enough for the declarer to win, he needs additional tricks in side suits.
The general strategy is to pick a side suit (almost always the suit played on the first trick) and lead it at every opportunity.
When the declarer leads from a side suit, it is very often right for the defenders to hold back their high cards.
If you are playing a suit contract, and an opponent leads the Ace of a side suit in which you hold the King, you can trump the Ace and then lead the King to win another trick.