Practice 4F01
Main
Trump Control
by Richard Pavlicek
West
4
NORTH
1
All Pass
East
Dbl
South
2
Board 1
A K J 7 5
9 4 2
6 2
A 5 3
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 W
Lead
K
A
6
7
J!
Q
8!
2nd
3
4
4
8
3
10
A
3rd
8
2
K
J
2
5
4
4th
9
3
5
2
Q
6
6
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
4 3
9
A J 10 6 3
K 8 5 4
J 10 8
6 4 3
K Q 7
A Q 7
K 9 4 2
Bidding
Play
Resp to takeout double
Delay drawing trumps
Keep trump control
Q 10 8 2
8 5
J 10 9 3
Q 7 6
4
West
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
2
4
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1
1 NT
2
Board 2
J 8 7 3 2
K 4 3
A K 4 3
7
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 N
10 N
11 S
12 N
Lead
Q
J
3
K
5
3
K
A
K
3
6
4
2nd
3
4
4
7
8
5
A
J
5
8
J
10
3rd
9
2
5!
9
8
Q
J
6
7
A
K
6
4th
7
2
10
A
6
2
10
8
9
2
9
10
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
K Q 10
J 2
10 9 8 2
A 9 8 2
9 4
Q 10 9 8 5
J 5
Q J 10 6
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by responder
Opener’s third bid
Keep trump control
Elopement play
Attitude signal
A 6 5
A 7 6
Q 7 6
K 5 4 3
4
North
8 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 4 +620
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
2
3 NT
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1 NT
2
4
Board 3
K J 6 5
5 2
K Q J
8 5 4 2
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
Lead
4
2!
A
2
5
3
Q
K
7
2nd
J
4
8
10
10
9
6
7
J
3rd
3
Q
!
5
K
!
A
6
8
A
J
4th
2
6
4
9
8
K
5
9
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
10 8
J 9 8 6
10 9 5 4
K 7 3
Q 9 4
K 10 4
7 6 3
A J 10 6
Bidding
Play
Stayman convention
Shun finesse
A 7 3 2
A Q 7 3
A 8 2
Q 9
4
South
7 top tricks
Win 2 trump tricks
made 4 +420
WEST
1
3
4
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
2
3
6
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
K 8 6 4
8 2
10 7 6 2
K 7 3
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 E
Lead
Q
7
K
J!
2nd
5
!
2
9
Q
3rd
6
A
!
2
4
4th
2
6
8
4
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
—
7 5
A K Q J 5 4
Q 6 5 4 2
A 10 7 2
A K J 10 4 3
3
A 10
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Slam decision
Retain suit control
Trump management
Q J 9 5 3
Q 9 6
9 8
J 9 8
6
East
11 top tricks
Claim the rest
made 6 -1430
Practice 4F05
Main
Top
Trump Control
Trump Control II
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
4
Board 1
7 5 4 3
A 8 4 3
A 10 4
A 4
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
Lead
J
3
3!
10
5
4
8
4
10
2nd
3
5
2
4
9
J
9
8
Q
3rd
9
A
Q
6
A
K
4
K
8
4th
A
2
K
K
10
6
2
6
5
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
J 10
K J 9
Q 7 6
Q 9 7 6 5
Q 9 8 6
10 2
J 9 8 5 2
J 2
Bidding
Play
Opening one-bid
Resp to 1 of a suit
Keep trump control
Timing the play
A K 2
Q 7 6 5
K 3
K 10 8 3
4
South
8 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 +420
West
1
3
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1
2 NT
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
10 9 7 5
6
K 9 4
Q 8 7 4 2
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 E
5 S
6 E
7 S
Lead
J
A
K
3!
10
4!
7
2nd
2
7
10
J
3
Q
3
3rd
9
2
5
9
4
6
K
4th
Q
6
2
4
A
7
5
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
4 2
4 3
A K Q 6 3
9 5 2
6 3 2
10 3
J 2
A K 8 4 3
A Q 5
A J 6
Play
Force out high trump
Avoid enemy ruff
8 4
Q J 10 7
J 10 8 7
K 9 5
4
East
11 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
1
3
North
Pass
All Pass
East
2
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
Board 3
9
7 6 5 2
K 10 8 3
K Q 8 6
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 S
6 N
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 W
11 W
Lead
K
6
Q
J
5
3
8
3
10
Q
J
2nd
2
4
9
2
4!
2
5
4
8
7
10
3rd
10
A
5
6!
Q
Q
A
A
5
8
K
!
4th
3
2
3!
K
J
A
4
6
7
9
7
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
Q J 10 8 2
A Q J
A J 7 4
3
A 6 5
K 10 8 3
6 5 2
J 4 2
Bidding
Play
Follow up major raise
Trump management
Avoid tap; shed loser
K 7 4 3
9 4
Q 9
A 10 9 7 5
3
West
9 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 3 -140
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
3
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2 NT
3
Board 4
J 10 9 8 7
A K 3
7
K Q 7 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
Lead
10
J
K
2
3
4
7
2nd
2
2
6
5
9
6
J
3rd
8
A
!
7
K
A
Q
3
4th
A
5
4
6
8
10
6
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
Q 6 5
Q 8 7 6
K J 10 6
8 5
4 2
10 9
A 9 5 3 2
J 10 9 6
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Trump management
Shun finesse
A K 3
J 5 4 2
Q 8 4
A 4 2
4
North
9 top tricks
Lose 3 tricks
made 4 +620
Practice 4F09
Main
Top
Trump Control
Trump Control III
West
1
3
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
1
2
!
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 1
Q 9 8 7
6 5
J 7 3 2
A K 8
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 N
4 S
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 W
Lead
K
A
8
3
2
K
8
Q
10!
5
8
2nd
2
10
J
A
5
4
7
8
2
6
7
3rd
9
5
Q
9
A
10
J
4
Q
K
9
4th
3
4
5!
2
3
6
7
9
4
3
7
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
A 10 6 5
Q J 10 2
K 10 8
4 3
4 2
A K 8
A Q 9 6 5
J 10 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by opener
Follow up major raise
Avoid tap; shed loser
Unblocking play
Make declarer ruff
K J 3
9 7 4 3
4
Q 9 7 6 5
4
West
8 top tricks
Claim the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
All Pass
North
3
EAST
Pass
Pass
South
3
4
Board 2
A K Q 8 7
A 9 7 4 3
Q
Q 2
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 W
7 W
Lead
K
10!
K
Q
8!
A
!
4
2nd
9
!
2
5
3
8
2
Q
3rd
2
A
!
3
2
5
7
K
4th
3
4
3
6
J
6
9
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
4 3
J 6 3 2
10 8 6 5 2
8
A J 4
5 4
K Q J
9 7 6 3
K 10 8 7
Bidding
Play
Defense
Choose weak opening
Response to preempt
Play to trick one
Force out high trump
Discard signal
Cash out play
10 9
—
A K J 10 5 4 2
9 6 5 3
4
North
12 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 +620
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
3
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1
2
4
Board 3
A J 10 2
7 5 2
A K 2
5 4 2
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 N
Lead
J
3!
Q!
A
3!
2
4
10
5
2
8
J
2nd
2
8
K
J
5
9
7
K
10
9
9
7
3rd
8
2
6
5
A
4
K
6
A
Q
7
9
4th
A
10
4
Q
4
6
3
7
6
8
J
Q
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
Q 8 7 6 5
J 8
10 7
J 10 9 6
K 9 4
K Q 10
J 9 6 3
Q 8 7
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Duck to keep control
Elopement play
Unblocking play
3
A 9 6 4 3
Q 8 5 4
A K 3
4
South
9 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 5 +450
WEST
1
2
North
Pass
Pass
East
1
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
10 6
8 7 3
K J 9 7 2
Q J 3
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
Lead
4
4!
2
5
A
3
5!
9
2
2nd
3
6
6
10
8
10
8
7
9
3rd
K
Q
A
!
J
2
K
!
7
4
8
4th
A
3
5
7
K
8
2
10
5
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
9 7 3 2
A Q J 9 2
3
A 7 6
A K J 4
5 4
A 6 5
9 8 4 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Follow up major raise
Trump management
Shun finesse
Choose lead at suit
Q 8 5
K 10 6
Q 10 8 4
K 10 5
4
East
6 top tricks
Crossruff (lose 1)
made 6 -680
Practice 4F13
Main
Top
Trump Control
Trump Control IV
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
4
Board 1
8 6 5
K 5 4 2
A 3
A Q 6 3
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N
Lead
2
3
2!
K
2
2
3
4
8
6
A
2nd
5
K
8
8
10
5
9
10
7
Q
9
3rd
A
4
Q
3
A
!
A
K
4
6
5
5
4th
Q
6
4
7
9
8
7
J
9
10
K
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
J 9 4 2
Q 9 7
Q 10 7 5
K 8
A 10 7 3
10 8
J 9 8
J 10 9 4
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Timing the play
Shun finesse
K Q
A J 6 3
K 6 4 2
7 5 2
4
South
6 top tricks
Lose the rest
made 4 +420
West
1
2
4
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
1 NT
2
South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Board 2
10 3
10 9 5 2
J 4
K 10 8 6 4
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 W
12 E
Lead
2
9
Q
5
3!
5
A
3
7!
K
6
J!
2nd
A
J
7
Q
4
9
4
J
Q
9
10
3rd
3
2!
5
A
!
A
4
5
Q
6
8
7
4th
6
3
K
10
2
6
2
7
8
9
10
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
A 8 6 4 2
8 7 6
A K 6 3
3
9 7 5
A K 4
Q 8 5
A J 7 5
Bidding
Play
Rebid by responder
Opener’s third bid
Duck to keep control
Elopement play
K Q J
Q J 3
10 9 7 2
Q 9 2
4
West
9 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 5 -450
West
1
1 NT
North
Pass
Pass
East
1
4
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
A 6
10 9 8 5
Q 7 2
A 7 5 3
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 E
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 N
9 W
10 W
11 W
Lead
4
3
A
3!
5
K
!
J
7!
A
K
5
2nd
9
3
!
Q
2
4
4
7
8!
2
7
Q
3rd
A
6
2
Q
8
5
Q!
K
4
9
7
4th
2
10
5
A
J
6
8
6
3
6
8
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
Q 5
J 6 2
A K 10 5
Q J 10 9
K J 10 8 3
A K 7 4 3
9 4
2
Bidding
Play
Rebid by responder
Survive bad break
9 7 4 2
Q
J 8 6 3
K 8 6 4
4
East
6 top tricks
Crossruff the rest
made 4 -620
WEST
Pass
Pass
North
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2
Board 4
K Q J
10 9 8 7 6
A
A K 4 2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 E
4 N
5 W
Lead
Q
10
J
7
K
2nd
4
A
6
2
2!
3rd
9
3
3
J!
2
4th
A
2
6
Q
7
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
9 7
Q 5 4 2
K 9 8 5 3
J 8
6 4 3 2
A
Q J 10 2
Q 10 7 3
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Keep trump control
Avoid tap; shed loser
A 10 8 5
K J 3
7 6 4
9 6 5
4
North
10 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 +620
Practice 4F17
Main
Top
Trump Control
Trump Control V
West
1
4
NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 1
J 9 8 4
K Q 10
K 5
10 9 7 5
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
Lead
10
2!
5
5
5
10
6
4
7
2nd
3
10
A
J
4
3
9
J
J
3rd
6
4
8
A
A
K
6
K
7
4th
Q
9
2
Q
2
8
Q
7
2
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
K 7 6 5
A 8 3 2
7 4
K Q 2
A 10
7 6 5 4
A J 9 3
A 4 3
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Keep trump control
Ducking play
Q 3 2
J 9
Q 10 8 6 2
J 8 6
4
West
8 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
2 NT
4
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1
2
3
Board 2
A 7 2
K Q 10 9
K 4 2
6 5 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
Lead
3
2!
7
3
2
3
K
10
4
2nd
2
5
Q
5
6
8
5
8
8
3rd
6
J!
4
A
J
K
4
7
A
4th
9
Q
A
4
9
9
9
10
10
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
Q J 9 5
7 6
Q 10 8
A J 10 9
K 10 8 6 4
8 5 4 3
9 5
Q 2
Bidding
Play
Opener’s third bid
Choose best game
Seven-card trump fit
Timing the play
3
A J 2
A J 7 6 3
K 8 7 4
4
North
7 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 +620
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
2
3
4
6
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
2
4
5
Board 3
Q 2
K J 4 2
A J 7 6
J 9 5
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 S
Lead
A
3
K
A
K
5
6
9
!
7
!
6
2nd
5
4
8
3
J
3
4
6
8
10
3rd
7
Q
2
2
2
4
K
7!
J!
A!
4th
7
A
9
3
8
10
10
5
8
4
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
J 4
9 6 5 3
10 3
A 10 8 6 2
A 10 8
—
Q 9 8 5 4
K Q 7 4 3
Bidding
Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Control-showing bid
Establish side suit
Keep trump control
K 9 7 6 5 3
A Q 10 8 7
K 2
—
6
South
7 top tricks
Crossruff the rest
made 6 +980
WEST
1
3
3
5
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
East
1
3
4 NT
6
South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
9 8
A J 10 9 3
6 5
J 6 5 2
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 N
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 W
Lead
4
5
9
A
3
K
Q
7
2nd
2
8
K
Q
4
5
6
J
3rd
3
3!
J
3
A
7
Q
4
4th
2
7
10
9
2
10
5
6
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
10 5 2
—
A J 7 3
A K Q 9 8 7
A K 6 4 3
K Q 7 2
K 8 2
3
Bidding
Play
Defense
Opener’s third bid
Blackwood convention
Keep trump control
Ducking play
Lead based on double
Q J 7
8 6 5 4
Q 10 9 4
10 4
6
East
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 6 -1430
Practice 4F17
Main
Top
Trump Control
© 1990 Richard Pavlicek