West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q J 7 4 3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	8 4		1. N	4	6	A	5
2 NT!	Pass	3 NT	Pass		9 4		2. S	9!	10!	J	8
Pass	Pass				Q J 8 7		3. N	7	5	2	K
				K 10 5		8 6	4. W	10	4	7	K
13 15	6 8	13 14	8 9	10 6		A Q J 9 7	5. S	10	2	7	K
				A Q 6 5		K 3 2		Win the rest
Bidding	Opening one-bid			A 9 3 2		K 6 5
	Resp to 1 of a suit				A 9 2
Play	Holdup play				K 5 3 2
	Finessing technique				J 10 8 7
Defense	Choose lead at notrump				10 4
	Return proper card			3 NT West		Made 4 +430

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K J 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	7 5 3 2		1. W	Q	2	10!	A
Pass	2 !	Pass	Pass		8 6 4		2. S	5	6	K	2
Pass					A 10 2		3. N	4!	3	A	8
				10 8 6		3 2	4. S	7	10	J	4
9 9	8 8	9 10	14 15	Q J 9 8		K 10 6	5. N	4!	2!	J	Q
				Q 7 5		A 10 9 2	6. W	8	3	K	4
Bidding	Opening one-bid			K J 8		Q 7 6 4	7. E	6	9	9	5
	Resp to 1 of a suit				A Q 9 7 5		8. S	3	8	A	6
Play	Communication/entries				A 4		9. N	6!	A	3	5
	Lead toward honor				K J 3			Win 2 more tricks
Defense	Attitude signal				9 5 3
	Second-hand play			2 South		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 10 8 5		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	Q J 10 6		1. S	2	K!	8!	3
1	Pass	1 NT!	Pass		9 4 2		2. W	K!	2	5	3!
Pass	Pass				A Q		3. W	6	4	10	A!
				K 7 4		A 3	4. S	6	4	Q	A
13 14	11 12	8 10	8 9	A K 9 7 5		4 2	5. E	Q	7	3	9
				K 6		Q J 10 5	6. E	J	8	8	5
Bidding	Opening one-bid			9 8 3		J 7 6 5 4		Cash 2 more winners
	Resp to 1 of a suit				J 9 6 2
Play	Communication/entries				8 3
	Go after sure trick				A 8 7 3
Defense	Attitude signal				K 10 2
	Holdup play			1 NT East		Made 1 +90

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	6 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	3 !	Both vul	A J 10 8 3		1. E	J	A!	9!	4
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		K 8 4		2. S	Q!	5!	3	2
Pass					A 7		3. S	4	6	10	2
				K 3		J 8 7 5	4. N	A	3	7	K
11 12	12 13	5 7	12 13	K 6 5		2	5. N	2!	5	9!	K
				Q 9 5		J 10 6 3	6. W	5	K	6	2
				Q J 9 8 6		K 10 4 2	7. N	4	7	10!	3
Bidding	Opening one-bid				A Q 10 9			Lose the last trick
	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q 9 7 4
Play	Finessing technique				A 7 2
Defense	Attitude signal				5 3
	When to cover honor			4 North		Made 5 +650

Practice 1C05 Main

Responding To One-Bids

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1 NT!	None vul	A K 8 7 6 5		1. E	J	A	6!	4
Pass	2	Pass	Pass		Q 3		2. S	K!	2	3	9
Pass					7 4		3. S	5	6	A	10
				J 8 7 6 2		Q 10 9	4. N	4!	Q	3	7
10 11	13 14	10 11	7 9	J 9		Q 10 2	5. S	4	9	K	2
				K 9		A J 8 7	6. N	A	10	2	J
Bidding	Opening one-bid			K Q 6 2		J 10 9	7. N	5	Q	4	8
	Resp to 1 of a suit				K 5			Win 3 trump tricks
Play	Ruff in short hand				4 3
	Delay drawing trumps				10 6 5 4 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit				A 8 5 3
	Attitude signal			2 North		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 8 6 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	10 9 8 7 5 2		1. N	10	J	3	4
3 NT!	Pass	Pass	Pass		8 5		2. E	10!	2	4!	3
					3		3. E	5	6	J!	2
17 17	4 7	11 13	8 10	K 7 4		2	4. W	A	5	8	7
				A Q 4		K J 6	5. W	2	5	A	9
				K 7 6 2		A 10 4 3	6. E	K	Q	4	7
				A J 4		K 10 9 8 5	7. E	9	3	6	8
					Q J 10 9 3		8. E	3	J	K	8
Bidding	Opening one-bid				3		9. W	A	9	6	9
	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q J 9		10. W	Q	5	K	10
Play	Finessing technique				Q 7 6 2			Lose the rest
	Avoidance finesse			3 NT West		Made 4 +430

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K 7 6		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	K 4 3		1. W	Q	3	9!	2
Pass	3 !	Pass	4		A 9 6 5 3		2. W	J!	4	5	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 5		3. S	4	5	K	2
				Q 5		J 10 2	4. N	6	10	A	Q
7 8	13 14	8 9	12 14	Q J 10 6		A 9 8 7 5	5. S	Q!	2	3	K
				8 2		K 7	6. E	J!	8	3	7
Bidding	Opening one-bid			Q 10 9 4 3		8 7 6	7. E	A	9	6	K
	Resp to 1 of a suit				A 9 8 4 3			Win the rest
Play	Leave high trump out				2
	Set up dummy’s suit				Q J 10 4
Defense	Attitude signal				A J 2
	Cash high trump			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A 8 3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2 NT!	Pass	Both vul	10 8 7 5 4		1. S	6	2	A	4
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		K 2		2. N	8!	10!	J	9
					9 7 6		3. S	5	2	3	K
13 14	7 8	13 13	7 8	9 2		K 10 4	4. E	J	4	3	K
				A Q 6		K J 2	5. N	9	J	Q	K
				A 9 6 5 3		J 10 8	6. W	6	4	J	3
Bidding	Opening one-bid			K 4 2		A J 5 3	7. E	10	7	5	2
	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q J 7 6 5		8. E	8	Q	A	5
Play	Holdup play				9 3			Win the rest
	Finessing technique				Q 7 4
Defense	Return proper card				Q 10 8
	When to cover honor			3 NT East		Made 4 +630

Practice 1C09 Main

Raising Partner’s Suit

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	J 10 9		1. S	10	3	8	A
2 !	Pass	Pass	Pass		Q J 8 7		2. E	K	7	3	5
					A 9 3 2		3. E	A	9	6	Q
9 9	10 10	12 13	9 11	10 6 3		A K 8 4 2	4. E	J!	4!	6	A
				A 5 4		6 3 2	5. N	J!	2	8	A
				K 9 6 3		A 5 4 2	6. W	10	2	3!	K
Bidding	Opening one-bid			Q 10 6		J	7. S	J	10	3	2
	Resp to 1 of a suit				J 9 7		8. S	K	4	9	6
Play	Go after sure trick				K Q 8 7		9. S	Q	5	10	4
	Loser-on-loser play				10			Lose 1 more trick
Defense	Choose lead at suit				K 8 7 5 4
	Second-hand play			2 East		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	9 6		1. W	J	Q!	6!	7
Pass	2 !	Pass	3 NT		K Q 9 7 4		2. N	K!	3	2	5
Pass	Pass	Pass			9 7 5 4		3. N	4!	6!	Q	A
				K J 10 8		9 6 5 4 3	4. W	K	2	3	A
12 12	7 8	2 4	19 21	K 10 3		J 8 7 2	5. S	A	8	4	2
				J 8 5		3	6. S	10!	J	Q	7
Bidding	Opening one-bid			A 3 2		J 10 6	7. N	9	8	6	2
	Resp to 1 of a suit				A 7		8. N	7	J	4	3
Play	Go after sure trick				A Q 5 4			Cash 2 more winners
	Unblocking play				A 10 6 2
Defense	Attitude signal				K Q 8
	When to split honors			3 NT South		Made 3 +600

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A J 10 4		1. E	J	Q	A	2
Pass	1 NT!	Pass	Pass		J 7 6 3 2		2. W	8	5	9!	K
Pass					7 5 2		3. S	3!	7	K	2
				J 9 8 7		Q 5 2	4. N	4	3	K	2
10 11	9 9	7 8	14 14	9 7 6 2		8 5 3	5. S	A	8	2	5
				K Q 10		A 9	6. S	Q	6	A!	5
				A 8		J 10 9 6 4	7. N	J	8	4	7
Bidding	Opening one-bid				A 10 6 4 3		8. N	10	9	5	9
	Resp to 1 of a suit				K Q			Lose the rest
Play	Untangle tricks				8 5 4
	Overtaking play				K Q 3
Defense	Overtaking play			1 NT North		Made 1 +90

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 5		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	3 !	Pass	Both vul	Q 9 7		1. N	10	A	3	2
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		Q 10 8 7		2. E	3	2	K	7
					10 9 8 4		3. W	A	9	5	10!
13 14	7 8	14 14	6 8	6 3 2		J 8 4	4. W	K!	7	4	2
				A K 8 6 4		J 10 5 3	5. W	6	8	J!	3
				K 6		A J 4	6. E	A	5	2	10
				Q J 2		A K 5	7. E	5	6	Q	4
					A Q 10 9 7		8. W	J	8	K	7
Bidding	Opening one-bid				2		9. E	J	9	4	Q
	Resp to 1 of a suit				9 5 3 2		10. N	K	4	7	3
Play	Desperation finesse				7 6 3		11. N	5	8	Q	6
Defense	Discard signal			4 West		Made 4 +620		Claim the rest

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