West	North	East	South	1. N deals	10 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	1	Dbl	None vul	K 4		1. E	K	2	5	3
Pass	2	Pass	3		A K 2		2. E	A	6	8	10
Pass	4	Pass	5		A K J 10 5 3		3. E	Q	9	J	3
AP				J 8 5		A K Q 7 4	4. N	5	4	Q	7
				Q 10 7 3		9 8 6	5. S	2	9	A	6
3 4	18 21	11 11	8 8	8 7 6 5		Q 3	6. N	K	8	2	3
				9 7		8 6 4	7. N	J	4	4	5
					9 6 2		8. N	K	6	5	7
					A J 5 2		9. N	A	3	9	6
Bidding	Negative double				J 10 9 4		10. N	K!	Q	10	7
	Cue-bid general force				Q 2			Win the rest
Play	Combine chances			5 North		Made 5 +400

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 9 8 7 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	J		1. S	2	5!	10!	3
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		K 10 8		2. N	J	K!	3	2
					J 10 9 8		3. E	K	7	2	J
17 17	8 9	8 10	7 7	Q J 5 4		2	4. E	2!	6	J	K
				A 3 2		K 9 8 6 5 4	5. N	10	6	4	A
				A Q 5		7 6 3	6. W	4	3	4	10
				A 7 2		K Q 6	7. E	5	10	A	7
Bidding	Resp to weak two-bid				A 10 6		8. W	5	8	6	A
Play	Combine chances				Q 10 7		9. E	8	Q	3	9
	Ducking play				J 9 4 2		10. S	4	A	8	6
Defense	Finesse against dummy				5 4 3		11. W	Q	8	7	5
	Attack dummy’s entry			4 East		Made 4 +420		Claim the rest

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A 8 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	J 10 9 5		1. N	J	4	8	A
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass		5 3		2. W	A	8	2	6
Pass	Pass				J 10 8 7		3. W	K	7	3	4
				K J 10		7 5 2	4. W	2!	3	A	4
21 23	6 7	7 8	6 8	A K		6 4	5. E	2!	6	J	A
				J 10 9 2		A K 7 6	6. N	9	6	2	K
				A K Q 4		9 5 3 2	7. W	J	5	K!	8
					Q 9 6 4		8. E	5	9	10	3
					Q 8 7 3 2			Cash 2 more winners
					Q 8 4
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				6
Play	Combine chances			3 NT West		Made 3 +600

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	2	Both vul	A K 8 4 2		1. W	A	2	3	4
Pass	3	Pass	4		Q 5 4		2. W	7	4!	6	K
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		K 7 5 2		3. N	2!	5	9	3
Pass	5	Pass	6	A J 8 7 5		Q 10 9 6 3	4. S	6	7	Q	2
AP				Q 10 7 3		J 9 6 5	5. N	4!	6	10	7
				7		8 3 2	6. S	A	5	5	3
9 11	12 14	3 5	16 20	Q 10 4		9	7. S	K	8	2	8
					K 4		8. S	3	4	K	9
Bidding	Control-showing bid				—		9. N	A	9	6	10
	Blackwood convention				A K J 10 9 6		10. N	K	J	8	Q
Play	Combine chances				A J 8 6 3		11. N	8	9	J	J
	Ruff winner for entry			6 South		Made 6 +1370		Claim the rest

Practice 4Q05 Main

Combining Your Chances II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 10 9 7 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	6		1. E	5	8	2	9
Pass	2	Pass	4		A 9		2. N	6	5	7!	Q
Pass	Pass	Pass			J 8 3 2		3. W	4	A	J	6
				4 2		6 5	4. N	3	6	K	4
7 10	11 14	10 11	12 13	K Q 4 2		A 8 5 3	5. S	9	2	9!	A
				Q 8 5 4 3 2		K J 10	6. E	K	7	2	7
				6		Q 10 9 7	7. N	2	7	A	6
					K J 8		8. S	K	3	3	9
					J 10 9 7		9. S	J	K	Q	3
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				7 6		10. N	10	8	J	5
Play	Combine chances				A K 5 4		11. S	10	4	8	10
	Loser-on-loser play			4 North		Made 4 +420		Lose 1 more trick

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 10 8 3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	A J 6		1. N	Q	A	2	5
1 NT	Pass	3	Pass		J 10 2		2. E	A	9	3	2
3	Pass	3	Pass		9 2		3. E	Q	4	4	10
3 NT	AP			K 6 5		A	4. E	7!	7	K	J
				8 4 3		K 10 5	5. W	3!	6	K	2
6 6	9 10	19 22	6 8	K 6 4 3		A Q 8 7 5	6. E	5	7	6	3
				10 6 5		A Q 4 3	7. W	K	8	3	9
					9 7 4 2		8. W	5	2	A	8
Bidding	Rebid after 1 NT resp				Q 9 7 2			Cash 1 more winner
	Strength-showing bid				9
Play	Create extra entry				K J 8 7
	Combine chances			3 NT West		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	8 5 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A Q J 8		1. W	4	2	J	Q
Pass	1	Pass	1 NT		K 4 3		2. S	3!	9	6	10
Pass	3 NT	AP			K 7 6		3. E	9	6	10	5
				K 10 7 4 3		J 9	4. W	3	8	2	A
6 7	13 13	7 7	14 14	9 2		K 10 6 4	5. S	3	2	J	K
				9 7 2		Q J 10 6	6. E	Q	5	2	K
				Q J 9		10 8 2	7. N	A	4	5	9
					A Q 6		8. N	K	8	4	J
Play	Combine chances				7 5 3		9. N	7	6	A	Q
	Avoidance finesse				A 8 5		10. S	5	7	3	10
Defense	Overtaking play				A 5 4 3		11. S	7	K	Q	6
	Keep correct stopper			3 NT South		Made 3 +400		Lose 1 more trick

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 9 7 6 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	9 6 5		1. S	3	5	Q	A
2 NT	Pass	3 1	Pass		J 4		2. E	7	3	K	5
3	Pass	4 NT	Pass		Q J		3. W	2	6	Q	4
5	Pass	6	AP	A J 5		K 2	4. E	A	2	J	9
				K J 2		A Q 10 8 7	5. E	2	6	K	4
19 19	6 6	13 15	2 4	A K 5 3		10 7 2	6. W	5!	10	K	4
				K 10 5		A 8 4	7. E	2	8	J	Q
					8 4		8. N	3	7	6	A
					4 3		9. W	A	J	10	8
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				Q 9 8 6		10. W	3	6	8	9
Play	Combine chances				9 7 6 3 2		11. E	10!	7	5	7
	Show-up finesse			6 East		Made 6 +1430	12. E	4	9	K!

Practice 4Q09 Main

Combining Your Chances III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 6		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K Q J		1. W	J	6	2	Q
1	2 !	Pass	2 NT		A Q 8 6 2		2. S	J!	4	K!	7
Pass	3 NT	AP			K 9 2		3. N	K	5	3	6
				K J 10 9 3		5 4 2	4. N	Q	7	4	2
9 10	19 20	5 5	7 7	6 2		8 7 5	5. N	J	8	A	3
				J 10		K 9 7		Cash 4 more winners
Bidding	Cue-bid general force			A 8 4 3		Q 7 6 5
	Choose best game				Q 8 7
Play	Combine chances				A 10 9 4 3
	Placing enemy cards				5 4 3
	South succeeds if West				J 10
	has A or K			3 NT South		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 8 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	Q 10 4 3		1. S	4	5	8	J
2	Pass	2	Pass		Q 10 9 8		2. E	5	2	K!	4
3 NT	AP				9 8		3. W	2	9	10	Q
				A 5		K J 6	4. S	3	A	2	6
12 13	4 5	16 16	8 9	A K J 8		7 6 5	5. W	3	8	J	K
				7 5 3 2		A K 4	6. S	Q	2	9	K
				7 3 2		A J 10 4	7. E	4!	5	7	8
Bidding	Stayman convention				Q 10 7 4 3		8. W	3	9	A	6
Play	Avoidance finesse				9 2		9. E	A	6	5	3
	Watch spot cards				J 6		10. E	7	9	J	Q
	Finesse club early while				K Q 6 5			Win the rest
	South is safe			3 NT East		Made 4 +430

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K 4 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	K Q J 9 8 3 2		1. E	K	2	8	2
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		K 10 9		2. N	J	6	A	4
Pass					—		3. S	2!	6	10	J
				Q J 10		A 9 8 7	4. E	7!	10	5	8
10 12	12 15	10 11	8 8	4		7 6	5. S	3	7	9!	5
				Q 8 7 6		J 5	6. N	K	7	4	8
Bidding	Third seat strategy			A J 8 7 5		K Q 10 9 4	7. N	3	4	5	7
	Choose weak opening				6 5 2		8. S	A	Q	3	9
Play	Avoidance finesse				A 10 5		9. S	2	Q	K	A
	Create extra entry				A 4 3 2			Lose 1 more trick
	North succeeds if West				6 3 2
	has J Q or A			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	10 8 7 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	6 3		1. N	Q	3	9	A
2	Pass	4	Pass		Q J 10 7		2. W	A!	8	2	3
4	Pass	6	AP		K J 8		3. W	4	J	7	5
				Q 3		A J 9 4	4. E	8	2	J	3
15 15	7 8	12 15	6 8	Q J 5 4		A K 10 9 8 7	5. W	6	K	A	7
				A 5 2		4 3	6. E	9	6	Q	6
Bidding	Stayman convention			A Q 6 4		2	7. W	Q	7	4	9
	Gerber convention				K 5 2		8. W	Q	6	4	K
Play	Combine chances				2			Claim the rest
	Use trumps as entries				K 9 8 6
	Try to ruff out K				10 9 7 5 3
	before spade finesse			6 West		Made 6 +1430

Practice 4Q13 Main

Combining Your Chances IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 2		TT=3	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1 NT	None vul	J 6 3		1. W	10	2	6	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K J 10 5		2. S	3	2	K	6
					Q 9 3		3. N	A!	7	4	9
9 11	13 13	12 12	6 6	A 10 9 8 5		K 6 4	4. N	9!	2	4	5
				K Q 5 2		A 9 8	5. N	Q	7	10	6
				9 2		Q 7 6	6. N	3	8	J	2
				6 5		K 8 7 2		Cash 1 more winner
					J 7 3
					10 7 4
					8 4 3
					A J 10 4
Play	Combine chances			1 NT South		Made 1 +90

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 7 5 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	6 5		1. S	Q	4	3	K
3	Pass	3	Pass		K 10 9 7 6		2. E	Q	2	4	5
4	Pass	4 NT	Pass		8 5		3. E	5!	2	J	K
5	Pass	6	AP	6 4		A K 2	4. N	5	A	8	6
				A K 4		Q J 10 9 8 7	5. E	7	3	K	6
14 15	3 5	14 16	9 10	Q J 4 3		5	6. W	3	6	8	8
				A 6 4 3		K J 2	7. E	2	10	A	7
					Q J 10 8		8. W	4	7	9	A
Bidding	Control-showing bid				3 2			Win the rest
	Blackwood convention				A 8 2
Play	Combine chances				Q 10 9 7
Defense	Second-hand play			6 East		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K 10 8		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	10 2		1. N	K	2	9	3
1	Pass	2	Pass		10 9 6 4 2		2. N	Q	5	A!	4
3	Pass	4 !	AP		K Q 10		3. S	J	5	10	8
				A Q 5 3		6 4 2	4. W	A	2	4	9
13 14	8 10	9 9	10 10	A 8 7 6 5 3		K J 4	5. W	K	2	3	5
				K		A J 8 3	6. W	3	10	K	Q
				4 3		8 5 2	7. E	A	7	3	4
					J 9 7		8. E	8!	Q	6	6
					Q 9			Lose 1 more trick
Bidding	Follow up major raise				Q 7 5
Play	Combine chances				A J 9 7 6
Defense	Overtaking play			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A K 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	2 NT	Pass	6 NT	Both vul	A K 7 4		1. E	10	K	2	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 6 3		2. S	2!	9	4!	5
					K 6 5		3. W	7	A	5	4
5 5	21 21	2 2	12 12	J 10 9		Q 7 5	4. N	A	7	3	10
				J 8 3		10 9 2	5. N	K	Q	6	J
				J 7 2		10 9 8 5		Win the rest
				Q 9 7 3		10 8 4
					8 6 3 2
					Q 6 5
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				K Q 4
	Slam decision				A J 2
Play	Combine chances			6 NT North		Made 6 +1440

Practice 4Q17 Main

Combining Your Chances V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1 NT	Pass	3 NT	None vul	K J 10		1. E	5	6	J	Q
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K Q 4		2. N	A	8	2	6
					J 10 9 2		3. N	K	7	3	3
5 7	16 16	8 10	11 12	J 9 7 2		K 10 8 5 3	4. N	2!	3	A	4
				Q 9 6 4 3		A 8	5. S	2!	4	J	A
				6		J 10 8 7	6. E	3	A	2	4
				Q 8 4		5 3	7. S	5	7	Q	10
					A 6		8. N	J	5	K!	8
					7 5 2		9. S	5	6	10	8
					9 5 3 2		10. N	K	8	7	9
Bidding	Response to 1 NT				A K 7 6			Lose the rest
Play	Combine chances			3 NT North		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	7		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	A 9 7 6		1. N	3	4	K	6
1	Pass	1 NT	Pass		7 4 2		2. S	5	Q	2	A
4	AP				J 9 7 3 2		3. E	3!	8	J	A
				K Q J 10 9 8		A 3 2	4. N	7	9	10	A
13 13	5 7	14 15	8 8	J 2		Q 5 4 3	5. W	K	7	2	6
				A 6 5		K J 9 3	6. W	Q	7	3	4
				Q 6		A 4	7. W	2!	6	4!	10
					6 5 4		8. S	5	8	9	A
					K 10 8		9. E	5	K	9	7
Bidding	Rebid by responder				Q 10 8			Win the rest
Play	Combine chances				K 10 8 5
	Ruff out enemy honor			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 4 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A 6 5 4 3		1. W	J	3	8	A
Pass	3	Pass	4		A 7 6		2. S	K	2	3	J
Pass	4	Pass	6		K J		3. S	7	2	A	5
AP				J 10 9 2		K 8 7 6 5	4. N	6!	4	Q	K
				2		J	5. W	10	Q	K	8
7 9	14 14	4 5	15 17	K J 9 2		10 5 4	6. S	6	4	J!	2
				Q 9 8 4		10 5 3 2		Win the rest
					A
					K Q 10 9 8 7
					Q 8 3
Bidding	Control-showing bid				A 7 6
Play	Combine chances			6 South		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 8 7 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2 NT	Pass	Both vul	7 5		1. S	J	2	5	A
4 NT	Pass	6 NT	Pass		10 7		2. E	2	8	A	7
Pass	Pass				9 5 3 2		3. W	6!	10	3	J
				6 5 2		A K J	4. S	8	3	7	Q
19 19	2 4	15 15	4 5	K 4 3 2		A Q 6	5. E	4	9	K	4
				A K 6		5 4 3 2	6. W	2	7	A	3
				A K Q		J 10 8	7. E	8	4	A	2
					9 3		8. W	5	8	J	9
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				J 10 9 8		9. E	10	6	K	3
	Quantitative 4 NT				Q J 9 8		10. W	Q	5	J	7
Play	Combine chances				7 6 4		11. W	6	10	K	?
	Automatic squeeze			6 NT East		Made 6 +1440		South is squeezed

Practice 4Q21 Main

Combining Your Chances VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	A 5		1. N	J	5	2	K
1	Pass	1	Pass		J 10 9 6 5		2. W	3!	5	10	Q
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	AP		J 10 9 6		3. S	8	3	6	Q
				A 10		K 9 6 3	4. E	2	8	6!	A
12 13	8 9	14 14	6 8	J 7 6 3		10 4 2	5. N	9	3	4	A
				7 3 2		A K Q 4	6. W	2	5	Q	8
				A K 7 3		Q 5	7. E	4!	K	7	6
					J 8 7 5 4		8. S	9	J	2	6
Bidding	Rebid by responder				K Q 9 8		9. W	10!	Q	K	4
Play	Combine chances				8		10. E	9!	5	A	?
	Automatic squeeze				8 4 2			North is squeezed
Defense	Choose lead at notrump			3 NT West		Made 4 +430

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A Q 9 8 7		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	Pass	N-S vul	A Q		1. E	K	3	7	2
Pass	1	Pass	2		A K J		2. E	3	10!	5	7
Pass	4	AP			9 4 2		3. S	2!	5	Q	K
				6 5		4 3	4. E	4	2	6	9
6 7	20 21	10 11	4 5	J 6 5		K 9 8 7	5. N	A	7	3	6
				8 5 4 3		Q 10 7	6. N	4	5	8	J
				A J 7 6		K Q 10 5	7. W	3	A!	7	2
					K J 10 2		8. N	9	10	J	6
					10 4 3 2		9. S	4	J	8	8
					9 6 2		10. N	Q	9	K	4
Play	Combine chances				8 3		11. S	10	5	J	Q
	Set up dummy’s suit			4 North		Made 4 +620		Claim the rest

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	J 10 9 7 6		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2 NT	E-W vul	K 5 4		1. W	3	4	9	J
Pass	3	Pass	3 NT		Q 2		2. S	K!	2	6	3!
Pass	Pass	Pass			9 4 2		3. S	5	4	9	Q
				8 4 2		A Q 3	4. E	6	A	7	5
3 4	6 6	10 10	21 22	Q 10 7 3		9 6 2	5. S	A	3	2	5
				J 9 7 6		K 10 8	6. S	K	10	9!	6
				10 3		J 7 6 5	7. S	3	6	Q	K
					K 5		8. E	2	8	10	K
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				A J 8		9. N	4	7	8!	7
Play	Combine chances				A 5 4 3			Cash 2 more winners
	Restricted choice				A K Q 8
Defense	Duck to deny entry			3 NT South		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A 10 5 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2 NT	Pass	Both vul	8 7 6 3		1. S	6	2	A	4
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		10 8		2. N	3!	Q	K	7
					J 9 5		3. S	J	3	5	8
13 14	5 6	14 14	8 9	7 2		Q 8 4	4. S	9	4	10	2
				A Q 9 5		K J 4	5. N	J	A!	6	10
				A K 7 3		Q 6 2	6. E	K!	2	5	3
				10 4 3		A Q 7 2	7. E	J	10	9	6
					K J 9 6		8. E	4	8	A	7
					10 2		9. W	Q	8	7	?
Play	Combine chances				J 9 5 4			South is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze				K 8 6
Defense	Return proper card			3 NT East		Made 3 +600

Practice 4Q01-4Q21 Main

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