Practice 2Y01
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Overtricks ‘R’ Us
by Richard Pavlicek
West
North
East
South
1. N deals
K
TT=8
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
4
Pass
None vul
A 9 4 3
1. S
Q
K
A
8
Pass!
Pass
K 7 3
2. N
3
6
2
5
A J 9 8 2
3. E
Q
5
A
!
K
16 16
15 15
6 10
3 5
A 4 2
Q J 10 9 8 7 6 3
4. W
7!
4
7
6
K 7 5
8
5. E
3
5
K
A
A 9 2
Q J 5
North is endplayed
K Q 10 4
3
5
Q
J 10 6 2
Bidding
Weak jump overcall
10 8 6 4
Slam decision
7 6 5
Play
Ruff/discard endplay
4
East
Made 5 +450
West
North
East
South
2. E deals
4
TT=9
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
1
N-S vul
Q 10 8 6 3 2
1. E
K
6
8
4
Pass
1
Pass
1 NT
K Q 5
2. E
A
9
3
2
Pass
4
AP
K Q 3
3. N
3
4
K
5
Q 8 7 5 3
A
K
J 2
4. S
A
7
6
9
7 8
12 14
9 10
12 14
J 7 5
9 4
5. S
J
!
4?
3
2
9 2
J 10 6
6. S
10
5
8
2
A 8 4
9 7 6 2
7. N
Q
J
5
J
10 9 6
8. N
K
6
3
2
Bidding
Rebid by opener
A K
9. N
Q
10
4
9
Choose best game
A 8 7 4 3
Win the rest
Play
Deceptive play
J 10 5
Try to steal a trick
4
North
Made 6 +680
West
North
East
South
3. S deals
Q 2
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1 NT
E-W vul
J 10 9 8
1. W
6
Q
4
9
Pass
2
Pass
2
7 4
2. N
J!
2
3
Q
Pass
3 NT
AP
A K 8 4 2
3. W
K
2
8
A
K J 7
6
5 3
10 8 4
4. S
Q
6
2
5
7 8
10 11
6 7
17 18
Q 5
K 7 6 2
5. S
3
9
K
10
8 6
Q J 10 5
6. N
10
!
6
4!
5
J 9 6
10 5
7. N
8
7
A
3
Bidding
Stayman convention
A 9
8. S
7
J
A
5
Rebid by responder
A 4 3
9. N
8
10
2
5
Play
Matchpoint strategy
A K 9 3 2
10. N
4
?
Try for overtrick
Q 7 3
East is squeezed
Automatic squeeze
3 NT South
Made 6 +490
West
North
East
South
4. W deals
2
TT=10
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
2
Pass
4
Pass
Both vul
Q J 9 7
1. N
Q
K
2
6
Pass
Pass
Q
J 10 5 4
2. E
3
8
K
2
K 8 6
3. W
K
!
7
2
6
8 10
9 11
16 17
7 8
K Q 10 7 6 5
A 4 3
4. W
5
9
A
10
K 5
A 8 4 3 2
5. E
3
3
5
J
7 6
A K
6. W
Q
4
4
9
10 7 4
J 5 3
7. W
6
5
A
J
J 9 8
8. E
4
2
7
Q
Bidding
Choose weak opening
10 6
9. W
7
10
A
8
Resp to weak two-bid
9 8 3 2
10. E
8
9
4
6
Play
Try for overtrick
A Q 9 2
Win the high trump
Set up dummy’s suit
4
West
Made 5 +650
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