West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A J 9 8		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	Q 8 5		1. W	6	2	J	5
Pass	1	Pass	3		Q 3 2		2. E	8!	10	K	3
Pass	4	AP			A 7 3		3. W	4!	3	K	J
				K 5 4 2		Q 7	4. E	A	10	4	Q
6 8	13 13	10 10	11 13	6		9 4 3		Lose 1 more trick
				K 9 7 6 4		A J 8
				10 5 4		K 9 8 6 2
					10 6 3
Bidding	Opening one-bid				A K J 10 7 2
	Rebid by responder				10 5
Defense	Underlead to partner				Q J
	Active defense			4 South		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 9 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1	N-S vul	A 5 2		1. S	K	5	A!	3
2	2	4	Pass		5		2. N	5!	2	J	K
Pass	Pass				9 8 5 4 3 2		3. W	3	A	8	6
				J 5		10 7 3	4. N	9	7	Q	J
7 7	8 10	16 18	9 11	10 7 4 3		K Q J 9 8	5. S	7	4	2	3
				K 10 6 4		A Q 3 2	6. N	4	A	6	7
				Q J 7		A		Win the rest
Bidding	Choose defensive action				K Q 8 6 2
	Resp to suit overcall				6
Play	Draw trumps early				J 9 8 7
Defense	Overtaking play				K 10 6
	Try for a ruff			4 East		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	6		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	J 9 8 3		1. N	5	9	Q	2
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass		8 7 6 5 3		2. S	A	J	3	K
2	Pass	4	AP		9 8 5		3. S	10!	7	6	4
				Q 10 9 8		K J 7 4	4. E	K	2!	8	6
16 17	1 3	13 14	10 11	A Q 2		K 10 5	5. E	J	3!	9	7
				J 2		K 9	6. E	4	2	A	5
				A K 10 7		Q J 6 4	7. W	K	8	6	3
Bidding	Stayman convention				A 5 3 2		8. W	10	9	J	5
	Rebid by responder				7 6 4			Concede high trump
Play	Force out high trump				A Q 10 4
Defense	Make declarer ruff				3 2
	Duck to keep control			4 West		Down 1 -100

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	4 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	3	Pass	4	Both vul	A Q J 8 6 4		1. E	K	3	A!	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			5 4		2. W	Q	4	2	7
					A Q 8		3. W	J	Q	3!	8
8 11	13 15	9 9	10 11	A Q J 10 6 5		K	4. N	4	6	K	7
				10		K 9 2	5. S	3	10	J	K
				J 9 8 7		Q 10 6 3 2		Lose 1 trump trick
				7 3		J 10 9 2
					9 8 7 3
Bidding	Choose weak opening				7 5 3
	Combat weak two-bid				A K
Defense	Overtaking play				K 6 5 4
	Trump promotion			4 North		Down 1 -100

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Defensive Tactics II

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West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K Q 10 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	2	Pass	None vul	4 3		1. S	J	2	Q	3
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q J 10 9		2. N	K	7	8	5
Pass	Pass				4 3		3. N	A	9	2!	6
				6 5 2		9 7 3	4. N	4!	2	J	5
9 9	12 14	16 17	3 3	9 8 6		A K Q 10 2		Win the rest
				8 7 5		A K
				A K Q 5		9 8 2
					J 8
Bidding	Opening one-bid				J 7 5
	Resp to suit overcall				6 4 3 2
Defense	Discard signal				J 10 7 6
	Trump promotion			4 East		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	10 9 7 5		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1	N-S vul	9 5		1. W	K	5	A!	6
2	2	3	4		J 10 8		2. E	2!	9	3	10
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 7 5		3. N	10	A!	6	2
				3 2		A 4	4. E	7	10	Q	9
6 7	8 9	11 14	15 17	K Q 2		A J 8 7 4 3	5. W	4!	8	4	Q
				7 6 5 4 3		2		Win the rest
				J 10 2		Q 8 6 4
					K Q J 8 6
Bidding	Follow up major raise				10 6
	Competitive auction				A K Q 9
Defense	Overtaking play				9 3
	Try for a ruff			4 South		Down 1 -100

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	J 9		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A K Q 7 6 3		1. E	K	3	7	9
Pass	1	2	Pass		8 5 3		2. E	A	5	2	J
Pass	4	AP			K 4		3. E	10!	8	9!	Q
				7 2		A K Q 10 6 4	4. N	A	5	4	2
5 7	13 14	10 13	12 13	9 2		J 10 5	5. N	K	10	8	5
				K 9 7 2		10 6		Lose 2 more tricks
				Q 10 9 8 5		6 2
					8 5 3
					8 4
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				A Q J 4
	Cope with overcall				A J 7 3
Defense	Uppercut			4 North		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 10 9 6		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	8 4 2		1. N	J	4	2	A
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass		Q 10 2		2. W	Q	2	3	5
Pass	Pass				8 6 2		3. W	4	6	J	A!
				A K Q 3		7 5 4	4. S	8	K	6	5
23 23	3 3	5 6	9 10	K Q 10		J 9 3	5. W	K	2	3	7!
				A K 8 4		7 6	6. W	Q	4	9	5!
				Q 4		K J 9 7 3	7. W	Q	9	7	10
					8 2			Win 2 more tricks
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A 7 6 5
	Rebid by opener				J 9 5 3
Defense	Holdup play				A 10 5
	Win on proper round			3 NT West		Down 1 -100

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Third Hand Play

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	7 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K 8 6 3		1. W	2	3	J!	A
Pass	2	Pass	4		K 7 6 2		2. S	4	9	K	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K		3. N	3	2	A	J
				10 8 6 2		Q J 5	4. S	K	6	4	Q!
6 6	13 14	8 10	13 14	Q J 9		2	5. S	5	4	K	3
				J 8 3		A 10 4	6. N	A	7	6	9
				Q 9 4		J 10 8 7 3 2	7. N	7	5	9	10
					A K 9		8. W	Q	6	8	5
Bidding	Rebid by opener				A 10 7 5 4		9. W	3	2	10!	Q
	Follow up major raise				Q 9 5			Lose 2 more tricks
Defense	Unblocking play				6 5
	Finesse against dummy			4 South		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 10 9 7		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	Q 9 4		1. S	2	6	9!	K
2 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		A K 5		2. E	Q	2	3	K
					9 5 3		3. N	J	2	6!	K
8 8	10 10	16 16	6 6	K 8 3		Q 4 2	4. W	6	A	J!	4
				A J 6		K 8 3	5. N	9	4	5	3
				10 8 6 3		Q J 9	6. N	10	Q	A	8
				7 6 4		A K J 2	7. S	5	J	Q	3
					A 6 5		8. N	7	2	7	4
Bidding	Response to 1 NT				10 7 5 2			Win the rest
	Rebid by NT bidder				7 4 2
Defense	Finesse against dummy				Q 10 8
	Finesse vs declarer			2 NT East		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q 10 8 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	K 4		1. E	2	4	9!	Q
Pass	1	Pass	3		K 6 4		2. N	A	4	2	5
Pass	4	AP			Q 5 3		3. N	3	J	K	6
				6 5		J 4	4. S	2	6	K	3
6 8	14 15	8 8	12 12	Q 10 8 7 6		J 5 3	5. N	4	5	A	7
				10 5 2		A J 8 3	6. S	9	Q	10	J
				A 10 9		J 8 7 2	7. N	3	7	K	A
					K 9 7 2		8. W	10	5	8	6
Bidding	Passed hand response				A 9 2		9. W	2	4	J!	Q
	Follow up major raise				Q 9 7			Lose 2 more tricks
Defense	Finesse against dummy				K 6 4
	Finesse vs declarer			4 North		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 6 5 2		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	K 9		1. N	2	4	8!	A
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass		8 5 2		2. W	4	2	Q	3!
Pass	Pass				J 8 6 5		3. E	2	5	Q	K
				A 7 3		Q 9 4	4. N	5	Q	K	3
20 21	5 6	9 10	6 6	A Q J 7		4 3 2	5. S	10	7	J!	9
				6 4		A Q J 10 7	6. N	6	7	2!	3
				A K Q 3		10 7	7. N	5!	J?	K	6
					K 10 8		8. S	9	A	5	7
Bidding	Opening one-bid				10 8 6 5		9. W	K	6	10	4
	Rebid by opener				K 9 3		10. W	Q	8	3	9
Defense	Finesse against dummy				9 4 2			Lose the last trick
	Refuse first finesse			3 NT West		Down 2 -200

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