West	North	East	South	1. N deals	6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	1	Pass	None vul	K J 8 4		1. S	10	2	K	6
3	Pass	4	Pass		A K J 3		2. N	A	Q	7	4
Pass	Pass				J 10 9 4		3. N	J	7	8	5
				A 10 8		K Q J 9 7 4	4. E	4	2	A	6
13 13	13 15	12 13	2 3	A Q 9 3		7 5 2	5. W	8	3	K	3
				5 4 2		Q 6	6. E	A!	3	2	4
				K 5 2		A 7	7. E	7	6	K	9
					5 3 2		8. W	5	10	J	8
					10 6		9. E	2	6	9!	J
					10 9 8 7			North is endplayed
Bidding	Resp to suit overcall				Q 8 6 3
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 9		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Dbl	N-S vul	K Q 9 8 2		1. E	K	5	2	9
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A J 7 5 2		2. E	A	Q	4	J
Pass					2		3. E	Q	A	4	2
				8 6 4 2		A K 10 7 3	4. S	3	9	A!	6
2 3	11 13	13 15	14 14	7 5		6 4	5. N	2	4	10	5
				Q 10 9		K 6	6. S	3	7	8	6
				9 8 7 4		Q J 10 6	7. N	9	6	J	7
					Q 5		8. S	K	8	2	10
					A J 10 3		9. S	5	9	Q	J
					8 4 3		10. N	5	K	4	10
Bidding	Limit raise				A K 5 3			East is endplayed
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 North		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	10 9 8 7 6		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	10 4 3		1. W	J	Q	A	2
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		K Q 5 4		2. E	8	3	6	K
Pass					2		3. N	2	8	Q	A
				4		3 2	4. W	10	4	7	J
9 11	5 7	8 9	18 19	K 6 5		J 9 8 7	5. S	A	4	6	2
				J 10 9 6		A 8 7	6. S	4	3	7	7
				A J 6 5 3		K 10 8 7	7. N	8	3	K	5
					A K Q J 5		8. S	9	6	9	10
					A Q 2		9. N	5	7	2!	9
Bidding	Weak jump raise				3 2			West is endplayed
Play	Ruff/discard endplay				Q 9 4
Defense	Count signal			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	3	Pass	Both vul	Q 10 2		1. N	2	4	A	Q
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		J 8 3 2		2. S	5	K	3	6
					A 9 7 5		3. W	A	2	5	8
13 13	8 8	13 13	6 8	7 5 3		A K 8 2	4. W	2!	A	Q	3
				A K 9 4 3		J 7 6 5	5. N	J	10	7	3
				K Q		10 6 4	6. W	6!	5	K	4
				J 6 2		K Q	7. E	6	9	K	10
					Q 10 9 6		8. W	J	7	2	8
					8		9. W	3	4	K	6
					A 9 7 5		10. E	A!	9	5	J
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				10 8 4 3		11. E	7	10	4	Q
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 West		Made 4 +620		North is endplayed

Practice 4R05 Main

Endplays II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A J 9 7		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	A Q 10 9 6		1. E	J	2	6?	4!
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A 8 4		2. E	7	3	Q	A
Pass					2		3. N	A	2	5	3
				10 4 2		K Q 8	4. N	2!	4	A	5
9 10	15 18	8 9	8 8	4 3		8 2	5. S	3	6	9	8
				K Q 6		J 10 9 7	6. N	6	8	J	4
				K J 7 6 5		Q 10 8 4	7. S	9	7	10	10
					6 5 3		8. N	8!	9	5	K
					K J 7 5		9. W	10	J	Q	3
Bidding	Follow up major raise				5 3 2			East is endplayed
Play	Holdup play				A 9 3
	Ruff/discard endplay			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	7 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	9 6 5		1. S	Q	3	5	K
2	Pass	4	Pass		A Q 8		2. E	A	2	3	4
Pass	Pass				A 9 8 4 3		3. E	2!	8	A	6
				Q 10 3		A K J 9 6 5	4. W	4	9	9	10
9 10	10 11	16 17	5 6	A 7 4 3		K 2	5. E	5	8	10	7
				K 10 5 3		6 4 2	6. W	7	3	6	J
				5 2		K Q	7. E	Q	7	2	A
					8 2		8. N	4	K	6	5
					Q J 10 8		9. E	2	7	10!	Q
					J 9 7			N endplayed (lose 1)
Bidding	Follow up major raise				J 10 7 6
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K J		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	K 9 8 6		1. N	6	A	5	4
2	Pass	4	Pass		10 7 2		2. E	7!	2	6	8
Pass	Pass				J 9 8 4		3. W	2!	9	K	A
				Q 10 9 8 7 6		A 5 4 3	4. S	5	3	8	Q
6 9	8 8	16 16	10 12	4		A J 7	5. E	J	Q	7	9
				A 9 4 3		Q 8 5	6. W	10	J	A	2
				3 2		K Q 7	7. E	7	6	8	4
Bidding	Resp to weak two-bid				2		8. W	Q	K	3	3
	If Pavlicek-style weak				Q 10 5 3 2		9. N	2	5	J	A
	two-bids respond 2 NT				K J 6		10. W	3	7	8!	K
Play	Elimination technique				A 10 6 5			Win the rest
	Ruff/discard endplay			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 4 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	2	2	Both vul	K 7 3		1. W	2	3	Q	J
Pass	2 NT	Pass	4		A J 4		2. E	9	A!	Q	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 5 3 2		3. S	Q	8	3	2
				9 8		7 2	4. S	5	10	J!	Q
6 7	14 14	8 11	12 14	9 6 2		A Q 10 8 5 4	5. E	2	7	8	A
				K 10 9 8		Q 6 3 2	6. N	7	4	10	6
				Q J 10 8		9	7. S	5	9	K	7
					A Q J 10 6 5		8. N	4	3	6	9
Bidding	Cope with overcall				J		9. S	4	8	K	5
	Choose best game				7 5		10. N	K	A	6!	9
Play	Elimination technique				A 7 6 4			East is endplayed
	Avoidance finesse			4 South		Made 4 +620

Practice 4R09 Main

Endplays III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	9 8 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Dbl	None vul	J 10 8 3		1. S	K	2	3	4
Rdbl	2	Pass	Pass		9 3		2. S	J!	2	7	A
2	Pass	4	AP		Q 9 7 6		3. E	6!	A	7	8
				K Q 4 3		A J 10 7 6	4. S	10!	3	6	K
11 11	3 4	14 16	12 14	Q 7 2		6 4	5. E	A	2	3	5
				A 6 5		Q 10 2	6. E	6	4	Q	8
				5 3 2		A K 4	7. W	Q!	10	4	5
Bidding	Cope with T/O double				2		8. W	5	Q	7	8
Play	Obtain early discard				A K 9 5		9. E	10	7	K	9
	Elimination technique				K J 8 7 4		10. W	5!	9	10	J
Defense	Shift to another suit				J 10 8			South is endplayed
	Continue proper card			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 7 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	Pass	N-S vul	K 9 5 2		1. E	2	3	A	4
1	1 NT	Pass	2		K 10 4		2. W	Q	K	3	6
Pass	2	Pass	4		A Q 4		3. E	10	3	J	A
AP				Q J		10 9 8 6	4. N	2	7	A	6
				8 6		J 7 3	5. S	Q	8	5	J
14 15	16 16	1 3	9 10	A Q J 9 8 5		2	6. S	2	9	Q	3
				K J 9		10 8 7 6 3	7. N	A	6	5	J
					K 5 4 3		8. N	4	7	4	K
Bidding	Resp to 1 NT overcall				A Q 10 4		9. S	K!	Q	2	6
	Stayman convention				7 6 3		10. S	7!	J	10	8
Play	Play for only chance				5 2			West is endplayed
	Elimination technique			4 North		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	9 8 6 5		1. N	6	2	A	5
1	Pass	3	Pass		J 9 8 6		2. S	4	K	8	3
4	AP				10 8 7 6		3. W	A	5	2	8
				A K 7 6 4		J 9 3 2	4. W	3!	8	Q	K
14 15	1 3	12 12	13 14	K 7 2		A J 4	5. S	5	9	10	A
				K 5		7 3 2	6. E	7!	Q	4	9
				J 9 3		A Q 4	7. W	K	5	3	10
Bidding	Resp to suit overcall				Q 10 8		8. W	J!	6	4	2
Play	Delay drawing trumps				Q 10 3		9. W	K	6	4	3
	Elimination technique				A Q 10 4		10. W	6!	8	9	Q
Defense	Count signal				K 5 2			South is endplayed
	Fight declarer’s plan			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	6 5 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1 NT	Pass	4	Both vul	A J 6 5		1. W	K	A	2	3
Pass	4 NT	Pass	6		A Q 10		2. N	5!	4	5	8
Pass	Pass	Pass			A J 4		3. S	6	4	A	2
				K J 4 2		10 9 8	4. N	6	7	7	10
9 11	16 17	2 3	13 16	K Q 10 8		9 7 4 2	5. S	K!	5	4	3
				4		3 2	6. S	2	6	A	7
				9 8 6 5		Q 10 7 3	7. N	J	Q	8	8
					A Q 7		8. S	9	2	10	3
					3		9. N	J	9	7!	Q
Bidding	Gerber convention				K J 9 8 7 6 5			West is endplayed
Play	Shun finesse				K 2
	Use trumps as entries			6 South		Made 6 +1370

Practice 4R13 Main

Endplays IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 10 7		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K 8 4 2		1. W	K	2	5	3
Pass	2	Pass	4		K Q 9 4		2. W	A	Q	7	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 2		3. W	J	2	3	A
				J 6 5 4		Q 8 2	4. S	5	10	K	9
9 9	14 14	4 5	13 13	J 10		Q 9 3	5. N	4	2	A	3
				7 6 3		8 2	6. S	5	6	K	8
				A K 6 4		10 9 8 7 5	7. N	Q	8	10	7
					K 9 3		8. N	9	9	J	4
					A 7 6 5		9. S	6!	6	4	Q
					A J 10 5		10. E	2	3	J	A
					J 3		11. N	7	8	9	4
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 South		Made 4 +420		Claim the rest

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 4 3 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	8 2		1. N	8	A	7	3
1	Pass	4	Pass		K 8 4		2. E	K	Q	5	2
Pass	Pass				K 9 7 3		3. E	2	5	Q	K
				10 7 6 5		A K J 8	4. N	2	K	5	10
9 9	6 7	19 20	6 6	J 10 3		A K 4	5. E	A	6	6	3
				A Q J		9 3 2	6. E	3	6	A	4
				J 4 2		A 10 6	7. W	7	4	8	9
					Q		8. E	9	7	J	8
					Q 9 7 6 5		9. W	J!	3	4	Q
					10 7 6 5			S endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Read enemy lead				Q 8 5
	Ruff/discard endplay			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A K 10 9 8 7		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	4		1. E	2	K	A	3
2	2	Pass	3		5 4 2		2. W	2	A	4	3
Pass	4	AP			Q 7 3		3. N	K	Q	5	4
				2		Q 4	4. N	4	5	A!	3
12 15	9 11	6 6	13 13	J 10 3		K 9 8 6 5	5. S	2	10	7	6
				A Q 9		J 8 7	6. N	7	5	6	8
				A J 10 9 8 4		6 5 2	7. S	7	J	8	8
					J 6 5 3		8. N	Q	6	Q	9
					A Q 7 2		9. N	2	7	10!	Q
					K 10 6 3			W endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Elimination technique				K
	Ruff/discard endplay			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	10 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	10 8 3 2		1. S	K	3	2	A
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass		J 8 6		2. E	K	9	3	4
2	Pass	4 NT	Pass		6 5 4 2		3. E	2	Q	A	10
5	Pass	6	AP	A J 3		K 8 7 6 5 2	4. W	7	4	5	9
				A Q J		K 5	5. E	5	4	J	2
13 13	1 2	16 19	10 10	10 7 5		A Q 4 2	6. W	8	5	6	10
				J 8 7 3		A	7. E	K	6	A	3
					Q 9		8. W	Q	8	2	7
					9 7 6 4		9. W	J	6	4!	Q
					K 9 3			South is endplayed
Play	Elimination technique				K Q 10 9
	Ruff/discard endplay			6 East		Made 6 +1430

Practice 4R17 Main

Endplays V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	3	3	4	None vul	K J 10 7 6 5 4		1. S	K	3	2	Q
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		10 8 2		2. S	9	3!	10	A
					J 3		3. E	A	3	4	K
8 8	8 8	11 12	13 14	9 6 4		A J 10 8 7 5 2	4. E	2	9	Q	3
				Q 3		A 2	5. W	5!	8	2	4
				9 5 3		Q	6. E	5	10	A	J
				A Q 8 6 4		7 5 2	7. W	9	10	7	6
					Q 3		8. E	2!	8	Q	K
					9 8			N endplayed (lose 1)
					A K J 7 6 4
Bidding	Combat preempt				K 10 9
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	8 5 3 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	J 10 8 7 3		1. W	3	5	10	K
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		6 4		2. S	8!	2	A	4
Pass					A 5		3. N	4!	9	10	J
				K 10 6		J 9 4	4. W	3	6	7	A
10 10	5 7	6 7	19 21	K		4 2	5. S	2	5	7	8
				K J 5 3		Q 9 8 7	6. N	J	2	5	K
				9 7 6 3 2		Q J 10 4		W endplayed (lose 1)
					A Q 7
					A Q 9 6 5
Bidding	Weak jump raise				A 10 2
Play	Elimination technique				K 8
	Avoidance finesse			4 South		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	9 8		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	10 9 8 7		1. N	J	2	K	4
1	Pass	2	3		J 10 9		2. S	A	Q	9	3
4	AP				9 6 5 3		3. S	2!	A	8	3
				A K Q 7 6		J 10 5 4 3	4. W	6	9	10	4
16 17	1 2	8 8	15 18	J 6 4 3		K Q 2	5. E	5!	6	Q	10
				Q 4		5 3 2	6. W	7	3	J	7
				A 2		Q 8	7. E	2!	5?	J	7
					2		8. W	3	8	Q	A
					A 5			South is endplayed
					A K 8 7 6
					K J 10 7 4
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K Q		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	2	Both vul	A K Q 8 5		1. E	Q	A	6	2
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		5 2		2. S	2	3	K	A
Pass					A 9 5 4		3. E	10	7	K	5
				8 6 3		A 10 9 7	4. W	6	A	7	2
6 7	18 19	9 11	7 8	9 6		10 7	5. N	A!	2?	3	8
				K 9 6 4		Q J 10 8 3	6. N	Q	7	4	6
				K 10 8 7		Q 2	7. N	5	10	J	9
					J 5 4 2		8. S	J	8	4	9
Play	Play for best chance				J 4 3 2		9. S	5	4	8	10
	Ruff/discard endplay				A 7		10. N	5!	Q	6	7
Defense	East can defeat by				J 6 3			East is endplayed
	unblocking Q			4 North		Made 4 +620

Practice 4R21 Main

Endplays VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 10 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1 NT	2 1	Pass	None vul	K 10		1. N	K	3!	4	2
3	Pass	Pass	Pass		K Q J 7 6		2. N	7	A	8	5
1. Landy (majors)					A 7 6		3. E	2!	10!	J	A
12 13	15 16	10 12	3 4	K J 2		A 8 7 6	4. N	7!	3	K	4
				A J 8 7		Q 9 6 5 2	5. S	3!	2	10	A
				5 2		A 3	6. E	2	3	A!	10
				Q J 5 4		3 2	7. W	Q	6	6	8
					9 5 3		8. W	5	6	5	9
Bidding	Limit jump response				4 3		9. E	6!	4	7	K
Play	Holdup play				10 9 8 4			North is endplayed
	Shun finesse				K 10 9 8
Defense	Honor signal			3 West		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 9 3 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	Q 6 5 4		1. W	J	4	10	A
2 NT	3	4	4		9 4 2		2. S	Q	4	2	6
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 5		3. S	J	5	3	7
				5 4		7 6	4. S	3!	J	2	7
11 13	8 9	6 7	15 18	J		K 10 9 8	5. W	Q	K	6	2
				A Q J 8 5		K 10 7 6	6. N	4!	6	8	5
				Q J 9 8 4		10 7 6	7. S	A	4	5	7
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				A Q J 10 8		8. S	3	8	9	10
	Competitive auction				A 7 3 2		9. N	9	10	10	8
Play	Read enemy lead				3		10. S	2	9	5!	8
	Elimination technique				A 3 2			E endplayed (lose 1)
Defense	Choose lead at suit			4 South		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 5 3 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	3 2		1. S	J	A	5	6
Dbl	Pass	4	Pass		J 6 5 2		2. W	7!	4	K	3
Pass	Pass				6 5 4		3. E	2	J	A	5
				A K 4		9 8 7 6	4. W	8	6	8	9
12 14	3 4	11 13	14 15	J 10 7 6		K Q 9 8 4	5. E	4	A!	6	2
				4 3		K 10	6. S	10	K	2	7
				A 10 8 7		K 2	7. W	10	2	Q	Q
					J 10		8. E	9	5	10	3
					A 5		9. W	3!	5	10!	Q
Bidding	Resp to takeout double				A Q 9 8 7			S endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Read enemy lead				Q J 9 3
	Elimination technique			4 East		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 8 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Dbl	4	Both vul	A Q 5 4 3		1. E	Q	3	8	A
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 3		2. N	3	6	J	2
					A K 4		3. S	8	7	Q	5
1 3	19 20	14 16	6 8	10 9		A Q J 7	4. N	3!	9	Q	2
				7 2		6	5. S	9	5	A	6
				J 8 6 5 2		A 10 9	6. N	K	9	4	2
				10 8 7 2		Q J 9 6 5	7. N	4	J	10	7
					6 5 4 3		8. S	7!	6	K	A
Bidding	Weak jump raise				K J 10 9 8			E endplayed (lose 2)
Play	Placing enemy cards				Q 7 4
	Lead toward honor				3
Defense	Attitude signal			4 North		Made 4 +620

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