West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 8 7 6 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1 NT	None vul	7		1. E	4	3!	Q	7
Pass	3	Pass	3		A J		2. W	5!	3	2	J
Pass	4	AP			K Q 3 2		3. S	9!	2	J!	J
				9 5 4		10 2	4. E	10	Q	4	6
8 8	17 20	8 9	7 7	A Q 6 2		J 8 5 4	5. S	K	A	K!	5
				Q 10 7		K 9 8	6. N	A	8	2	9
				10 7 5		A 9 8 4	7. N	8	8	3	6
Bidding	Rebid after 1 NT resp				Q J		8. N	2	4	J	5
	Simple preference bid				K 10 9 3		9. S	10	7	3	8
Play	Play to trick one				6 5 4 3 2			Lose 1 more trick
	Loser-on-loser play				J 6
Defense	Shift to trumps			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	8 7		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q 10 5 4		1. S	10	K!	4	3
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		6 3		2. W	A!	4	2	3
3	Pass	3	Pass		J 8 6 5 4		3. W	6	5	K!	7
4	Pass	6	AP	A 5 4		K J 3 2	4. E	2	4	8	3
				A 8 6		2	5. W	8	10	A!	9
14 14	3 5	17 19	6 8	Q J 9 8		A K 10 2	6. E	10	5	J	6
				K 9 2		A Q 7 3	7. W	Q	Q	2	7
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				Q 10 9 6		8. W	9!	J	Q	6
	Control-showing bid				K J 9 7 3		9. E	3	9	A	7
Play	Read enemy lead				7 5 4		10. W	2	5	7	J
	Finessing technique				10			Claim the rest
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 East		Made 7 +940

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	6 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	4 3 2		1. W	K	5	10	2!
2	3	Pass	4		A K 4 3		2. W	J	6	3	A
Pass	Pass	Pass			J 10 8 4		3. S	A	8	2	7
				K Q J 8 7 4		10 3	4. S	K	10	3	Q
10 12	8 9	7 8	15 16	J 10 8		Q 7	5. S	9	Q	4	3
				10 6		Q J 9 8	6. N	4	5	A	6
				K 6		Q 9 7 5 3	7. S	2	K	8	7
					A 9 2		8. W	4	3	8	5
Bidding	Weak jump overcall				A K 9 6 5		9. S	2	6	A	9
	Cope with overcall				7 5 2		10. N	J	9	5!	J
Play	Holdup play				A 2			Win the rest
	Ruffing finesse			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A K 9 4 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1 NT	Pass	2 NT	Pass	Both vul	10 9 5 2		1. N	4	Q!	7	3
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		10 9		2. E	10!	J	6	K
					J 8		3. N	A	2	5	8
17 17	8 9	9 9	6 6	8 6 3		Q 10	4. N	9	3	3	3
				A Q J		K 8 7	5. N	2	4	2	6
				A K 7 6		5 4 3 2	6. N	10	4	8	K
				K 7 3		A 9 5 4	7. W	A	2	7	4
					J 7 5		8. W	Q	5	8	6
					6 4 3		9. W	J	9	K	?
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				Q J 8			South is squeezed
Play	Play to trick one				Q 10 6 2
	Unusual squeeze			3 NT West		Made 3 +600

Practice 4N05 Main

Trick One Tips II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A J 8 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	2	None vul	9 8 4		1. W	3	2!	Q	9
2	3	Pass	4		A 6 4		2. E	10	A	7	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			8 5 2		3. S	K	2	4	3
				10 4 3		K Q 7 6 5	4. S	6	4	9	A
5 7	9 9	12 13	14 16	2		A 5 3	5. E	9	K	6	5
				Q 8 7 2		K 10 3	6. S	7	2	8	5
				Q J 7 6 4		10 9	7. N	A	5	3	4
					9		8. N	J!	K	10	10
Bidding	Resp to suit overcall				K Q J 10 7 6		9. S	5	7	A	3
Play	Play to trick one				J 9 5		10. N	8	6	9	J
	Placing enemy cards				A K 3			Lose 1 more trick
Defense	Hold up trump winner			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	3 2		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q 9 4		1. S	2	4!	Q	3
2	Pass	Pass	Pass		Q 10 8 7 5		2. N	A	6	5	J
					A Q 7		3. N	7	9	8	K
7 8	10 11	12 13	11 11	8 7 6		Q J 10 9 5	4. W	5!	4	A	3
				K 10 7 6 5		A 2	5. E	2	8	K	9
				9 2		A J 3	6. W	6	Q	9	J
				K J 4		9 6 3	7. E	3	4	9	10
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				A K 4		8. N	2	10	K	6
	Follow up major raise				J 8 3		9. S	A	7	3	J
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				K 6 4			Win the rest
	Unblocking play				10 8 5 2
Defense	Attack dummy’s entry			2 East		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	3 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	K Q J		1. N	K	10!	4	2
1	Pass	2	Pass		Q 7 6 5		2. N	2!	5	A	6
2	Pass	3	Pass		Q 8 3 2		3. S	4	K	3	Q
4	AP			K J 10 9 7 6		Q 5	4. W	J	2	5	8
				6 5 3 2		A 10	5. W	10	3	6	4
11 14	10 11	11 12	8 8	K 2		A 9 8 4 3	6. W	9	8	7	9
				A		J 7 6 5	7. W	K	5	3	10
Bidding	Rebid by opener				A 8 4		8. W	2	6	A	J
	Rebid by responder				9 8 7 4		9. E	9!	7	3!	Q
Play	Holdup play				J 10			Win the rest
	Loser-on-loser play				K 10 9 4
Defense	Shift to trumps			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A J 9 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	1	Pass	3	Both vul	A 3		1. E	9	J!	Q	A
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A 8 3		2. N	3	8	K	7
Pass					9 7 2		3. S	2	2	A	10
				7		Q 10 8	4. N	3!	7	K	4
13 15	13 14	2 3	12 13	K Q 10 6 2		9 5	5. S	5	J	A	2
				Q J 9 4		10 7 6 2	6. N	8	6	5	9
				K Q 10		8 6 4 3	7. S	8!	10	3	5
					K 6 5 2		8. W	K	2	3	5!
Bidding	Resp to suit overcall				J 8 7 4			W endplayed (lose 1)
	Follow up major raise				K 5
Play	Elimination technique				A J 5
	Ruff/discard endplay			4 North		Made 4 +620

Practice 4N09 Main

Trick One Tips III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	J 5 3		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	A J 6		1. E	2	A!	10	3
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		K Q J 4 3		2. S	2	5	K	8
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 2		3. N	Q	4	6	A
				K 10 7		Q 9 4 2	4. W	K	5	4	6
9 12	14 14	6 8	11 13	Q 10 9 5 3		K 8 4 2	5. W	7	J	Q	8
				A 10 9 5		8	6. E	9	3	5	3
				6		J 9 7 5	7. E	2	7	Q	A
					A 8 6		8. N	J	8	7	9
					7		9. N	Q	5	4	6
Bidding	Rebid after 2-over-1				7 6 2		10. N	2	7	10!	3
Play	Play to trick one				A K 10 8 4 3			Dummy is good
	Count hand pattern			3 NT North		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 9 5 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	Pass	N-S vul	8 6 4 2		1. N	8	10!	Q	A
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		8		2. W	A	2	3	8
3	Pass	5	Pass		K J 10 3		3. W	K	5	4	10
6	AP			A K		7 6 4 3	4. W	5	2	9	3
				A K 7 5		Q J 10 9	5. E	6	J	K	9
21 22	6 8	10 11	3 5	A J 7 3		K 10 4	6. W	4	3	A	5
				Q 6 4		A 2	7. E	7	7	A	Q
					J 10 8		8. W	7	4	10	8
Bidding	Stayman convention				3		9. E	Q	9	6	6
	Slam decision				Q 9 6 5 2		10. E	J	2	Q	8
Play	Play to trick one				9 8 7 5			Win the rest
	Use trumps as entries			6 West		Made 7 +1010

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q J 10 9 5 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	4		1. S	4	8!	9	2
1	1	2	2		10 6		2. N	3	2!	6	A
3	4	5	AP		A Q 9 4		3. W	2	4	Q	3
				A 8		2	4. E	6	5	8	5
13 14	9 12	11 13	7 7	K 8 2		A Q J 10 9 6	5. W	3!	6	A	9
				K 8 5 4 3		A 7 2	6. E	7	J	K	10
				K 8 3		7 5 2	7. W	4	4	9	Q
					K 7 6 4		8. E	10	7	K	10
Bidding	Sacrifice bid				7 5 3		9. W	8	J	2	7
	Competitive auction				Q J 9		10. W	5
Play	Play to trick one				J 10 6			Lose 1 more trick
	Set up dummy’s suit			5 East		Made 5 +650

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	1	1	Both vul	K Q 9 3		1. W	2	3!	J	8
Pass	2	Pass	4		6 4 3		2. E	K	A	2	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 10		3. S	A	4	2	5
				7 4		6 5	4. S	3	7	Q	6
0 1	14 14	14 15	12 14	10 6 2		A J 7 5 4	5. N	K	4	7	6
				9 8 5 2		K Q J	6. N	Q!	A	8	10
				9 8 4 3		Q J 5	7. S	2	3	A	5
					A K J 9 8 3		8. N	9	5	6	4
					8		9. N	10!	7	J	5
					A 10 7		10. S	K	8	4	J
Play	Play to trick one				7 6 2		11. S	9!	8	6	?
	Automatic squeeze			4 South		Made 6 +680		East is squeezed

Practice 4N13 Main

Trick One Tips IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 6 5 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	K 7 6 5		1. E	Q	3	2	5!
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A		2. E	9	4	8	K
Pass					A 4 3		3. N	A	2	4	7
				Q 7		J 10 2	4. N	K	10	8	Q
6 7	18 20	9 9	7 7	8 2		Q J 10 9	5. N	A	3	4	2
				J 10 7 5 2		Q 9 3	6. N	6	10	A	5
				Q J 6 5		K 10 9	7. S	K	7	3	9
					9 8 4		8. S	6	10	3	Q
Bidding	Follow up major raise				A 4 3		9. N	7	J	9	5
Play	Holdup play				K 8 6 4			Lose 2 more tricks
	Ruff in short hand				8 7 2
Defense	Attitude signal			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 8 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1	N-S vul	8		1. N	8	Q!	K	A
1	Pass	2	Pass		8 7 6 5 3		2. W	3	2	A	6
4	AP				K 9 8 7		3. E	5!	10	Q	8
				Q 9 7 4 3		A K 5	4. W	4	J	K	4
13 13	4 6	13 14	10 12	A J 7		Q 6 3 2	5. E	2	10	J	3
				K J		4 2	6. W	7	5	3	9
Bidding	Cope with overcall			Q 3 2		A 6 5 4	7. S	J	Q	K	A
	Rebid by opener				10 6		8. E	6	5	2	7
	1 shows 5+ if using				K 10 9 5 4		9. E	2	9	K	6
	negative doubles				A Q 10 9			Lose 2 more tricks
Play	Read enemy lead				J 10
	Go after sure trick			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q 2		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1 NT	E-W vul	J 9 7 3		1. W	J	A!	6	3
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass		J 10 3		2. N	3	2	K	6
Pass					K 6 3		3. S	Q	4	7	A
				J 10 8 7		K 6 5	4. E	8!	4	K	3
6 7	11 11	8 8	15 16	6 4		A 5 2	5. W	9?	10	2	A
				K 9 5		8 7 6 2	6. S	8	2	9	5
Bidding	Response to 1 NT			Q 8 4 2		J 7 5	7. N	J	6	10	5
	North does not Stayman				9 4 3		8. N	J	7	Q	7
	on 4-3-3-3 shape				K Q 10 8		9. S	10	4	K	5
Play	Read enemy lead				A Q 4		10. N	3	7	A	8
	Placing enemy cards				A 10 9		11. S	9!	Q	6	J
Defense	Shift to proper card			3 NT South		Made 3 +400	12. W	8	2!	K	4

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	9 6 5 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	3		1. S	Q	3!	4	A
2 1	Pass	2	Pass		K J 6 5		2. E	10	2	K	3
2	Pass	4	AP		Q J 9 8		3. W	4	5	A	5
				K 8 3		A 10 2	4. E	9	J	Q	9
11 11	7 9	14 15	8 8	K Q 7 4		A 10 9 8 6	5. W	3!	6	Q	A
				10 8 3		Q 7	6. S	2	3	J	A
				K 4 3		A 6 5	7. E	7	2	10	J
Bidding	2 shows full opening				Q J 7		8. N	K	6	4	8
Play	Read enemy lead				J 5 2		9. E	5	7	K	8
	Ruff/discard endplay				A 9 4 2		10. W	4!	Q	6	10
Defense	Attitude signal				10 7 2		11. N	6	2!	J	K
	Discard signal			4 East		Made 4 +620		Claim the rest

Practice 4N17 Main

Trick One Tips V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	5 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	A Q 5		1. S	Q	2!	7	4
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		A 7 6 5		2. S	8	10	A	4
3	Pass	4	AP		9 8 7 5		3. E	A	3	6	2
				9 7 6		A K Q J 4	4. E	K	8	7	5
14 14	10 11	13 15	3 3	K J 4		10 9 8 2	5. E	Q	10	9	5
				K 10 3 2		4	6. E	10	3	4	Q
				A K 3		Q J 10		Lose 1 more trick
					10 8 3
					7 6 3
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q J 9 8
Play	Play to trick one				6 4 2
	Keep trump control			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K Q 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	3	N-S vul	A 9 7 4		1. W	J	2!	7	3
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A J		2. W	4!	A!	7	2
Pass					7 5 3		3. N	A	5	10	2
				J 10 9 8		A 7 6 5	4. N	K	A	J	8
8 10	14 15	9 11	9 12	2		5	5. S	8	4	9	6
				K 10 5 4		Q 9 7 6	6. N	Q	5	8	9
				A 9 6 4		Q J 10 2		Lose 2 more tricks
					3
Bidding	Choose weak opening				K Q J 10 8 6 3
	Response to preempt				8 3 2
Play	Play to trick one				K 8
	Avoidance duck			4 South		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	3 2		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A Q 7 4		1. E	10	Q!	A	2
1	1	Pass	2		K 4 2		2. W	4	2	A	J
Pass	4	AP			Q J 10 9		3. E	5	3	6	K
				9 7 4		A 10 8 6 5	4. N	3	5	K	7
11 12	12 13	4 5	13 13	K 3		6 5 2	5. S	Q	9	4	6
				A J 8 7 6		10 5	6. S	J	3	4	5
				K 6 5		4 3 2	7. S	8	K	A	2
					K Q J		8. N	Q	6	9	7
					J 10 9 8		9. N	Q	2	7	K
					Q 9 3			Claim the rest
Bidding	Cope with overcall				A 8 7
Play	Play to trick one			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 8 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	9 5		1. N	9	7!	2	A
3	Pass	4	Pass		A 5 4 2		2. W	A	4	3	6
Pass	Pass				K J 9 7		3. W	K	8	7	10
				A K 9 5 2		Q 7 3	4. W	2	J	Q	3
14 16	9 10	9 9	8 9	A		Q J 10 7	5. E	Q	4	2	5
				Q J 10		8 6 3	6. E	J	K	5	2
				8 5 4 2		A 10 3	7. W	Q	4	3	K
					10 6			Lose 2 more tricks
					K 8 6 4 3 2
Bidding	Follow up major raise				K 9 7
Play	Play to trick one				Q 6
	Ruffing finesse			4 West		Made 4 +620

Practice 4N21 Main

Trick One Tips VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	10 9 8 7 6		1. E	Q	4!	9	2
Pass	1 NT	Pass	4		6 5 3 2		2. E	J	A	7	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K		3. S	2	9	A	4
				J 9		10 7 6 5 4	4. N	5	10	J	8
9 10	13 15	6 7	12 13	A 4		K 5 3	5. S	3	J	Q	5
				K 9 8 7		Q J 10	6. N	A!	9	2	4
				J 10 8 7 4		9 3	7. N	K!	3	5	7
					K 8 3 2		8. N	6	6	Q	K
Bidding	Rebid by opener				Q J 2			Lose 2 trump tricks
	Rebid by responder				A 4
Play	Holdup play				Q 6 5 2
	Avoid enemy ruff			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 9 8		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	8		1. N	Q	A!	2	3
1 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass		A 6 3 2		2. E	Q	4	K!	A
Pass	Pass				10 8 6 2		3. N	8	A!	J	4
				K 5 3		A 10 6 4	4. E	J	3	Q!	6
8 9	7 9	20 21	5 6	5 4		A Q 6 3 2	5. W	10	2	2	J
				K 10 9 8 7		Q	6. S	7	K	8	4
				Q 7 4		A K J		Cash 5 more winners
					7 2
					K J 10 9 7
Bidding	Rebid by opener				J 5 4
Play	Preserve entry				9 5 3
	Overtaking play			3 NT West		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A J 9 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	J 10 2		1. W	4	3!	K	10
Pass	2	Pass	4		J 4 3		2. E	J	A	9	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			5 4 2		3. S	A	5	2	4
				Q 8 5 4 2		K 7 6	4. S	6	2	10	3
7 9	7 7	9 9	17 20	5		9 4 3	5. N	J!	6	3	Q
				K 10 6 5		Q 9 7	6. W	Q	4	K	7
				Q 9 8		K J 10 6	7. E	10	7	8	5
					10		8. S	8	5	J	9
					A K Q 8 7 6			Win the rest
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				A 8 2
Play	Loser-on-loser play				A 7 3
	Avoid enemy ruff			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	4	Pass	Both vul	K 10 6 3		1. S	7	J!	K	5
Pass	Pass				K 10 2		2. N	3	4!	8	A
					A J 9 4		3. W	4	6	7	2
14 14	12 12	7 10	7 7	6 4 3		A K 10 9 8 7 5	4. E	A	Q	3	2
				A J 4		5	5. E	K	3	4	J
				A Q 6 3		8 5 4	6. E	8	9	Q	K
				K 7 2		8 5	7. N	2	5	7	A
					Q		8. W	3	10	8	J
					Q 9 8 7 2		9. E	5	9	6	4
Bidding	Weak jump response				J 9 7		10. W	6	9	5	Q
Play	Avoidance finesse				Q 10 6 3			Win 2 more tricks
	Set up dummy’s suit			4 East		Made 4 +620

Practice 4N01-4N21 Main

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