West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 10 8 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2	None vul	A K Q J		1. E	K	3	9	2
Pass	2	Pass	3 1		A 7 6		2. E	Q	5	4	4
Pass	3	Pass	3		2		3. N	K	6	2	3
Pass	4	AP		J 3		Q 9 6	4. N	A!	2	3	4
				9 6 4		10 5 2	5. N	K	5	7	6
8 8	21 24	11 11	0 0	Q J 9		K 10 3 2	6. N	J	10	8	9
				A 9 8 6 4		K Q J	7. N	6!	2	4	9
					7 5 2		8. W	Q	A	3	5
					8 7 3		9. N	A	9	5	J
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				8 5 4		10. N	Q	10	8	6
Play	Trump management				10 7 5 3		11. N	7	K	7	J
	Transfer ruff			4 North		Made 4 +420		Lose 1 trump trick

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 10 9 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	7 3 2		1. N	J	Q	2	3
2 NT!	Pass	3 NT	Pass		10 9 5 3		2. E	2!	10	Q	5
6 NT	AP				6 5		3. W	4	6	K	8
				7 5 4 3		A K Q	4. E	4!	K	3	6
10 11	1 2	23 23	6 7	A 10		K Q 9	5. S	5	A	2	9
				K 7 4 2		A J 6	6. W	J	3	7	8
				Q J 3		A 7 4 2	7. W	10	7	Q	4
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				8 2		8. E	A	9	2	3
	Slam decision				J 8 6 5 4		9. E	K	6	4	5
Play	Lead toward honor				Q 8		10. E	A	8	5	9
	Show-up finesse				K 10 9 8		11. E	6	8	K	9
Defense	Second-hand play			6 NT West		Made 6 +990	12. W	7	10	A!	Q

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	5 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	Q 4		1. W	K	3	6	2!
Pass	2	Pass	2 NT!		10 7 5 3		2. W	J	Q	5	2
Pass	3 NT	AP			Q 6 4 2		3. N	3!	6	9!	J
				K Q 10 8		9 7 6	4. W	10	4	6	A
10 11	4 4	3 3	23 24	J 10 8		9 7 6 5	5. S	A!	2	5	Q
				K J 8 2		Q 6	6. S	4	K	7	7
Bidding	Opening 2 & response			10 8		J 9 7 5	7. W	8	4	7	K
	Rebid by opener				A J 2			Win 5 more tricks
Play	Holdup play				A K 3 2
	Combine chances				A 9 4
Defense	Read partner’s signal				A K 3
	Choose discard			3 NT South		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	8 7 6 5 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	7		1. S	J	K	2	3
3 !	Pass	4	Pass		Q 9 6 2		2. W	A	7	4	2
6	AP				K 10 9		3. W	Q	3	6	10
				A Q 9		K J	4. W	3	5	K	J
23 25	5 7	8 9	4 4	A Q 5 3		K 9 8 6 4	5. E	4!	8	A!	9
				A K		4 3	6. W	A	6	4	5
				A 7 3 2		J 6 5 4	7. W	9	6	J	2
					10 4 2		8. E	K	4	A	7
					J 10 2		9. W	Q	8	5	10
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				J 10 8 7 5		10. W	2	10	J	Q
	Slam decision				Q 8			South is endplayed
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			6 East		Made 6 +1430

Practice 3L05 Main

Strong Two-Club Bid II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 9 7 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2	None vul	A J 5 4		1. E	4	2	Q	A
Pass	2	Pass	3 1		A 4		2. N	4!	8	2	9
Pass	3	Pass	4 !		A K		3. W	7	K	5	3
AP				J 5		Q 10 8 6	4. N	A	6	2	5
				K 9		Q 10 8	5. N	K	8	3	J
9 10	23 26	8 9	0 2	Q J 10 9		K 8	6. N	A!	10	3	K
				Q 9 8 7 6		J 10 5 4	7. N	4	10	6	6
					3 2		8. S	2	Q	A	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				7 6 3 2		9. N	7	Q	7	8
Play	Trump management				7 6 5 3 2			Lose 2 more tricks
	Establish side suit				3 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	7 6 5 4		1. N	9	5!	K	10
2 !	Pass	2	Pass		10 5		2. S	8	8!	2	6
3	Pass	6	AP		K 10 8 7 6 2		3. W	3!	6	A	4
				10		A Q J 6 5	4. E	3	2	9	4
5 7	3 6	24 27	8 10	K J 10 9 8		A Q 3	5. W	5	7	A	J
				J 8 4 3		A K 7 6	6. E	Q	2	K	5
				9 5 3		A	7. W	J	6	6	3
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				K 8 7 4 3 2		8. W	10	7	7	4
	Slam decision				2			Dummy is good
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				Q 9 2
	Avoid enemy ruff				Q J 4
Defense	Try for a ruff			6 West		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	9 8 6 5 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	J 10		1. W	J	2	6	A
Pass	2	Pass	2 NT		5 4 3 2		2. S	3!	Q	10	7
Pass	3 1	Pass	3		K 6		3. W	9	3	8	K
Pass	3 NT	AP		K 10 7		J 3 2	4. S	4	A	J	5
				A Q 2		8 7 6 5	5. W	7	4	2	Q
12 12	4 5	1 2	23 24	J 10 9 7		8 6	6. S	K	2	4	6
				Q 7 5		10 9 8 2	7. S	9	7	5	8
					A Q		8. S	3	5	K	2
					K 9 4 3		9. N	5!	8	4	10
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				A K Q			W endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Go after sure trick				A J 4 3
	Throw-in play			3 NT South		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 8 6 5 4 2		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	2 !	Pass	Both vul	—		1. S	K	A	6	3
3	Pass	3	Pass		K Q 10		2. W	7!	2	6	Q!
3 NT	Pass	4	AP		Q 8 5 2		3. E	A	3	2	4
				A 9 7		3	4. E	K	4	4	5
8 10	8 11	17 21	7 7	2		A K Q 10 8 7 6	5. E	A	6	4	2
				J 8 6 4		A 9 2	6. E	3	J	K	5
				K 10 9 7 4		A 3	7. W	9!	J	7	10
					K Q 10		8. E	A	3	6	10
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				J 9 5 4 3		9. E	2	5	J	Q
Play	Trump management				7 5 3		10. N	Q	9!	7	7
	Trump endplay				J 6		11. N	K	8	9	8
Defense	Try to fool declarer			4 East		Made 4 +620		South is endplayed

Practice 3L09 Main

Strong Two-Club Bid III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 10 6 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2	None vul	A K 6		1. W	9	A	8	2
Pass	2	Pass	3 1		A K J 6		2. N	5	4	2	8
Pass	3	Pass	3		5		3. W	5	K	7	3
Pass	4	AP		Q 9 8 7		J 3 2	4. N	A	4	2	9
				Q 10 9		8 4	5. N	A!	2	5	7
10 11	22 25	7 8	1 3	9 5		Q 10 8 7	6. N	4	3	3	8
				A Q 10 8		K J 4 3	7. S	5	10	K	8
					5		8. N	K	J	4	9
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				J 7 5 3 2		9. N	6	3	7	Q
Play	Timing the play				4 3 2		10. S	6	10	6	J
	Set up dummy’s suit				9 7 6 2		11. N	10	10	7	Q
Defense	Attitude signal			4 South		Made 4 +420		Win 1 more trick

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 9 5		TT=12	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	Q 9 7		1. S	K	4	10	A
2	Pass	3	Pass		10 2		2. E	A	4	3	2
3 NT!	Pass	6	AP		J 10 5 2		3. E	K	3	6	5
				K 8 7 4 3		A 10	4. E	6	5	3	10
9 11	6 7	20 24	5 8	A J 4		K 3 2	5. N	2	7	7	8
				J 8 6 4		A	6. E	Q	9	4	J
				3		A K Q 9 8 7 6	7. E	A!	2	4	5
					6 2		8. E	10	6	K	9
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				10 8 6 5		9. W	7	J	8	5
	Slam decision				K Q 9 7 5 3		10. E	9!	?
Play	Combine chances				4			S then N squeezed
	Double squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +920

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	5 4 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	K 4		1. E	Q	A!	5	4
Pass	2	Pass	3		9 5 4 3		2. S	A	7	3	2
Pass	4	Pass	5		10 5 4 3		3. S	6!	K	3	7
AP				A K 10 8		Q J 9 7 2	4. W	6	K	2	3
				9 7 6 5		Q J 10 8 2	5. N	4	9	10	8
10 11	3 4	7 10	20 24	8 7		—	6. S	6!	8	9	8
				K 9 2		J 7 6	7. N	5	J	J	10
					6		8. S	2	7	5	10
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A 3		9. N	3	6	8!	9
	Rebid by responder				A K Q J 10 6 2			West is endplayed
Play	Elimination technique				A Q 8
	Ruff/discard endplay			5 North		Made 5 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 8 6 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	A J 9 6		1. N	6	3	J	A
2 NT	Pass	3 !	Pass		4 2		2. W	Q	2	7	3
3	Pass	3 NT	AP		3 2		3. W	A	4	8	5
				A K		9 3	4. W	J	2	K!	10
23 24	7 9	3 4	7 8	Q 8 4		10 7 5 3	5. E	4	7	J	3
				A Q J 6		K 9 8 7	6. W	6	4	9	2
				A Q J 5		8 6 4	7. E	6	9	Q	6
					J 7 5 2			Win 2 more tricks
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				K 2
	Stayman convention				10 5 3
Play	Create extra entry				K 10 9 7
Defense	Choose discard			3 NT West		Made 3 +600

Practice 3L13 Main

Strong Two-Club Bid IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 4 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2	None vul	2		1. W	K	2	6	3
4	Pass!	Pass	4		A K Q 5		2. W	Q	A	7	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 8 5		3. N	A	2	5	9
				—		Q J 9 2	4. N	A	4	2	6
14 18	23 25	3 4	0 2	A K Q J 10 9		8 6 5 4	5. N	K	8	3	7
				J 10 7 6		9 8 4	6. N	Q	9	3	J
				Q J 10		7 6	7. N	K!	6	4	10
					10 8 7 6 5		8. N	5	4	6	10
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				7 3		9. S	7	10	3	5
	Combat sacrifice bid				3 2		10. N	5!	8	9	J
Play	Crossruff				9 4 3 2		11. W	A	8	Q	7
	Trump endplay			4 South		Made 4 +420		East is endplayed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 4 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	Q 9 7		1. S	K	3	2	A
2	Pass	2 NT	Pass		Q J 8 7		2. E	J!	Q	2	5
3 !	Pass	3	Pass		6 5 2		3. S	10	3	8	5!
3	Pass	3 NT	AP	10 9 8 7 6		A K	4. S	9	4	7	A
				K 10 8 2		A 5 4	5. E	9	10	6	6
3 5	6 6	23 25	8 9	4 3 2		A K 6 5	6. S	4	7	2	8
				3		A J 9 8	7. E	A	3	8	4
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				Q 5 3		8. E	4	3	8	9
	Stayman convention				J 6 3		9. N	Q	K	7	9
Play	Go after sure trick				10 9			Win the rest
	Avoidance finesse				K Q 10 7 4
Defense	Shift to another suit			3 NT East		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	J 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	J 9 7 5		1. E	2	A	3	4
Pass	2	Pass	3		J 9 8 4		2. S	A	4	2	3
Pass	3 1	Pass	3		8 4 2		3. S	K	2	4	5
Pass	3 NT!	AP		10 8 7 6		K 3 2	4. S	Q!	8	4	2!
				K 10 8 4 3 2		A 6	5. S	Q	3	8	9
3 6	3 3	10 11	24 26	7 6 3		Q 10 5 2	6. S	6	8	8	J
				—		J 9 5 3	7. E	5	K	6	9
					A Q 9 5			Cash 3 more winners
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				Q
Play	Create extra entry				A K
Defense	Read declarer’s logic				A K Q 10 7 6
	Holdup play			3 NT North		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 8 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	6 4		1. N	K	4	2	A
2	Pass	3 !	Pass		Q J 7 6		2. W	A	6	2	3
4	Pass	4	Pass		K Q J 3		3. W	K	7	8	5
6	AP			Q 3		A 10 6 5 4	4. W	4	J	8	9
				A K Q 10 7		J 8 2	5. S	5	7	3	6
22 25	12 13	5 6	1 2	A K 10 9 4		8 2	6. W	9	Q	J	7
				A		10 6 4	7. E	2	3	A	4
					J 9 7		8. W	K	6	4	5
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				9 5 3		9. W	Q	Q	5	8
	Control-showing bid				5 3		10. W	10	2	6	9
Play	Establish side suit				9 8 7 5 2		11. W	10!	?
	Positional squeeze			6 West		Made 6 +1430		North is squeezed

Practice 3L17 Main

Strong Two-Club Bid V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 10 9 7 6 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2	None vul	A K		1. E	3	4	Q	A
Pass	2	Pass	3 1		A 2		2. N	A	2	3	4
Pass	3 !	AP			J 8		3. N	Q!	J	4	K
				K 8 5 4		J 2		Lose 3 more tricks
10 10	18 21	12 12	0 3	Q 8 2		J 10 5 3
				Q 5		K J 10 7
				K 9 5 4		A Q 3
					—
					9 7 6 4
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				9 8 6 4 3
Play	Play for only chance				10 7 6 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit			3 North		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A Q 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	10 3		1. S	2	4	10	A
2	Pass	2 NT	Pass		J 10 9 8		2. E	K!	4	2	3!
3	Pass	3 NT!	AP		Q 8 4 3		3. E	6	5	9	Q
				J 10 9 7 2		K 6	4. N	J	K	7	2
5 5	9 10	23 24	3 3	K 6 4		A Q 7 5	5. E	5!	2	9!	Q
				6 5 2		A K 4	6. N	8	A	Q	5
Bidding	Opening 2 & response			J 9		A K 7 5	7. E	7	6	J	3
	Rebid by NT bidder				8 5 4		8. W	K	3	5	8
Play	Communication/entries				J 9 8 2		9. W	6	4	Q	9
	Combine chances				Q 7 3			Cash 2 more winners
Defense	Holdup play				10 6 2
	Unblocking play			3 NT East		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K 7		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	J 9 5		1. W	10	7	3	J
Pass	2	Pass	3 NT!		Q 9 6 2		2. S	K	4	5	A
Pass	6 NT	AP			10 9 8 5		3. E	2	A!	3	5
				10 9 2		8 6 5 4 3	4. S	Q	6	8	3
3 3	6 7	4 6	27 27	Q 4 3		10 8 6 2	5. S	J	7	9	4
				J 10 4 3		7 5	6. S	2	2	10	5
				7 6 4		A 3	7. N	K	6	A	9
					A Q J		8. S	K	4	9	6
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A K 7		9. S	Q	?
	Slam decision				A K 8			West is squeezed
Play	Positional squeeze				K Q J 2
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 NT South		Made 6 +990

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 5 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	K Q 6 4		1. N	K	5	2	A
2	Pass	3 1	Pass		K J 6 2		2. W	A	10	2	4
4	Pass	5	Pass		10		3. W	A	4	3	8
6	AP			A K 9 7 6 2		3	4. W	2!	5	5	J
				A 3		9 8 7 5	5. E	6	8	Q	2
20 24	11 13	1 3	8 8	—		9 8 5 4	6. W	6!	10	J	7
				A K Q 7 3		J 6 5 2	7. E	4	A	3	6
					J 8		8. W	K	4	5	9
					J 10 2			Lose 1 trick
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A Q 10 7 3
Play	Establish side suit				9 8 4
	Avert overruff			6 West		Made 6 +1370

Practice 3L21 Main

Strong Two-Club Bid VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 6 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	2	Pass	None vul	8 6 3		1. S	Q	3	8	2
2	Pass	2	Pass		8 6 5		2. S	J!	5	6	J
3 !	Pass	4	AP		A 10 8 6		3. E	A	2	5	6
				J 8 7 5		Q 10 3	4. E	K	4	7	3
5 5	8 8	21 23	6 7	10 7 5		A K Q J 9	5. E	3!	2	J	A
				J 4 3		A K Q 2	6. N	A	9	4	K
				K 5 3		2	7. E	Q!	K	5	4
					K 9 2		8. S	9	7	6	10
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				4 2		9. E	Q	7	10	8
	Rebid by responder				10 9 7			Claim the rest
Play	Delay drawing trumps				Q J 9 7 4
Defense	Make declarer ruff			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A K J 6		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	Pass	N-S vul	A K		1. E	4	2	9	J
Pass	2	Pass	2		K J 10 6		2. N	K	10	3	5
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 1		K J 2		3. N	J	6	Q!	8!
Pass	3	Pass	3 NT!	9 7 5 3		Q 10 8 4	4. S	3!	7	10	2
AP				10 8 2		Q J 5	5. N	6!	8	5	Q
				A Q 7		9 8 4 2	6. W	3	A	8	3
10 10	23 24	5 6	2 5	A 8 5		10 6	7. N	J	4	4	A
					2			Win 4 more tricks
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				9 7 6 4 3
Play	Overtaking play				5 3
	Pursue extra chance				Q 9 7 4 3
Defense	Holdup play			3 NT North		Made 3 +600

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K Q		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	J 9 8		1. W	10	Q	2	A
Pass	3 !	Pass	3		K 7 6 5 4 3		2. S	A	8	3	Q
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		6 2		3. S	2!	4	8	3
Pass	5	Pass	6	10 9 8 5		J 7 6 4 3 2	4. N	K	3	2!	5
AP				4		5 3	5. N	4	4	A	9
				J 10 9 8		Q	6. S	6	8	9	5
5 8	9 10	6 7	20 24	A 10 8 4		Q J 7 5	7. N	5	6	K	10
					A		8. S	7	9	J	7
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A K Q 10 7 6 2		9. N	K	5	3	J
	Blackwood convention				A 2			Win all the tricks
Play	Avoid enemy ruff				K 9 3
	Set up dummy’s suit			6 South		Made 7 +1010

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	6		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	K J 10 7		1. N	2	10	J	A
2 !	Pass	3	Pass		Q 8 6 2		2. W	3!	J!	2!	Q
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass		Q 7 6 2		3. S	5	A	2	4
5 NT	Pass	6	Pass	A Q J 8 7 5		K 10 2	4. W	A	6	2	4
6	AP			8 3		A 9 6 4 2	5. W	8	10	A	5
21 23	8 10	8 8	3 3	A K		J 4	6. E	4	3	5	7
				A K 4		10 5 3	7. W	7	6	10	3
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				9 4 3		8. E	6	7	Q	K
	Blackwood convention				Q 5		9. W	8	6	K	9
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				10 9 7 5 3		10. E	9	9	4	8
	Duck to retain entry				J 9 8			Claim the rest
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 West		Made 6 +1430

Practice 3L01-3L21 Main

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