West	North	East	South	1. N deals	4 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	3 !	Pass	Pass	None vul	A Q 10 9 8 6 5		1. E	2	5!	Q	3
Pass					3		2. W	10	4	J	A
					9 5 4		3. S	6	8	5	9
11 12	6 9	10 10	13 16	Q 10 8		K J 9 2	4. N	3	4	Q!	5
				K 7 3 2		J 4	5. S	A	6	4	K!
				10 6 5		K J 9 4	6. S	7	10	6	K
				A Q 10		J 8 3	7. N	5	3	K	A
					A 7 6 5		8. W	Q	9	8	2
Bidding	Choose weak opening				—		9. W	10?	8	J	2
	Response to preempt				A Q 8 7 2		10. N	A	4	6	2
Play	Obtain early discard				K 7 6 2		11. N	Q!	J	7	K
	Play for best chance			3 North		Made 3 +140		Claim the rest

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 6		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		3 !	Pass	N-S vul	Q J 10 8 4		1. N	Q	2	5	A
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q		2. W	3!	4	7	6
Pass	Pass				A J 9 7 2		3. E	3!	Q	5	2
				A K J 5 4 3		9 7 2	4. S	8	A	6	2
15 18	12 12	5 8	8 9	A K 9 3		2	5. W	9	10	9	7
				5 2		A J 9 8 7 4 3	6. E	4	6	3	7
				5		4 3	7. W	K	Q	3	10
					10 8			Lose 1 more trick
Bidding	Choose weak opening				7 6 5
	Response to preempt				K 10 6
Play	Ruff in short hand				K Q 10 8 6
	Avert overruff			4 West		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A J 6		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			3 !	E-W vul	A K 9 7 6 2		1. W	Q	A	5	8
Pass	4 NT	Pass	5		A 7 6		2. N	A	5	3	4
Pass	6	AP			K		3. N	2!	8	2	J
				Q 9		10	4. S	K!	9	6	10
7 7	19 19	11 14	3 7	J 4		Q 10 8 5	5. S	3	Q	A	3
				Q J 10 9 2		K 5 4 3	6. N	K	10	4	2
				J 9 3 2		A Q 10 8	7. N	6	Q	4	9
					K 8 7 5 4 3 2			Lose 1 trick
					3
Bidding	Choose weak opening				8
	Blackwood convention				7 6 5 4
Play	Set up dummy’s suit			6 South		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	10 7 6 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
3 !	Pass	3 NT	Pass	Both vul	9 5		1. S	3	2	10	J
Pass	Pass				K 9 7 5		2. E	3!	4	10	K
					Q 9 5		3. N	5	K	2	2
8 11	5 6	19 20	8 10	—		A K J 4	4. E	6	A	2	5
				8 7 2		A K J 3	5. S	Q	4	6	A
				J 10 2		Q 8 6 3	6. E	8	4	J	7
				A K 10 7 6 4 2		J	7. W	7	5	A	6
					Q 9 8 3 2		8. E	Q	3	6	9
Bidding	Choose weak opening				Q 10 6 4		9. E	J	8	A	5
	Response to preempt				A 4		10. W	K	9	4	9
Play	Play for best chance				8 3		11. W	8	9	K	10
	Lead toward honor			3 NT East		Made 3 +600		Lose the rest

Practice 2J05 Main

Preemptive Overcalls

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	3		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	3 !	None vul	Q J 9 8 3		1. W	2	3	K	10
Pass	Pass	Dbl	Pass		8 6 3		2. E	A	J	5	6
Pass	Pass				A J 9 7		3. E	4	Q	4	8
				Q 10 5 4		A	4. W	2	A	8	3
7 9	8 10	18 20	7 10	K 10 6 5		A 7 4	5. N	3	A	2	5
				2		A K 9 7 5 4	6. E	5	4	6	3
				Q 10 6 2		K 8 5	7. E	7	2!	6	8
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				K J 9 8 7 6 2		8. E	9	J	Q	7
	Reopening double				2			Win the rest
Play	Postpone ruff				Q J 10
	Key discards avert -800				4 3
Defense	Trump promotion			3 × South		Down 3 -500

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 9 8 7 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	Q		1. N	7	4	K	2
3 !	4	5	Dbl		Q J		2. W	3	Q	A	6
Pass	Pass	Pass			A Q 9 8 6		3. E	6!	3	4	2
				—		10 6 4	4. W	3	J	A	6
5 8	13 13	8 10	14 15	J 9 7 5 4 3 2		A 10 8	5. E	10!	5	5	8
				8 4 3		A 10 7 5 2	6. W	4!	Q	2	9
				K J 3		10 2	7. N	A	2	4	3
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				A K J 5 3		8. N	8	10	5	J
	Combat sacrifice bid				K 6			Lose 2 more tricks
Play	Elimination technique				K 9 6
	Ruff/discard endplay				7 5 4
	Key plays avert -500			5 × West		Down 2 -300

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	9 2		TT=12	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	A Q 10 8 6 5 4 3		1. S	7	9	10	2
1	4 !	4	Pass		6 4		2. N	6!	A	2	4
Pass	Pass				6		3. E	4	A!	3	2
				Q 3		K 10 8 6 5 4	4. S	9	5	9	J
14 14	6 10	14 16	6 8	K J 9		2	5. N	3	10	J	J
				A Q 2		K 8 5		Win the rest
				Q 10 7 5 4		A K J
					A J 7
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				7
	Cope with overcall				J 10 9 7 3
Defense	Try for a ruff				9 8 3 2
	Hop with ace			4 East		Down 1 -100

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	5 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	3 !	4	Both vul	Q 9 6 4 3		1. E	6!	K	A	3
5	Dbl	Pass	5		A Q 7 3		2. W	4	5	5	7
Pass	Pass	Pass			A Q		3. E	7!
				A J 9 4 2		6		Lose 1 more trick
6 8	14 16	7 10	13 16	10		7 5
				J 10 9		K 8 4
				9 8 6 3		K J 10 7 5 4 2
					K Q 10 8 7
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				A K J 8 2
	Sacrifice bid				6 5 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit				—
	Shift to safe suit			5 North		Down 1 -100

Practice 2J01-2J05 Main

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