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Practice 4S01 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Pass All Pass | North 1 NT 2 
| East Pass Pass | South 2  3 NT | Board 1 None Vul |  A 4 A 9 6 10 9 7 6 A K 10 4
| Trick 1 E 2 W 3 N 4 S 5 S 6 E 7 E | Lead 7 10 6 K 5! K J
| 2nd 8 A 4 8 26 3
| 3rd Q 3 A 7 9! 8 2
| 4th 4 2 2 59 6 9
| W L 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 | ||
| Q 10 J 10 8 2 J 8 2 Q 7 6 2
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| Bidding Play | Stayman convention Jettison play | 8 6 5 2 Q 4 3 A K Q 5 3 9
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| 3 NT by North | 7 top tricks | Win the rest | made 3 +400 | ||||||||||
| West 2 NT 3 NT | North Pass All Pass | East 2 3
| South Pass Pass | Board 2 N-S Vul | K 7 6 J 9 8 4 2 7 5 Q 7 4
| Trick 1 N 2 W 3 W 4 E 5 S | Lead 4 A 3 J! 3
| 2nd 5 5 7 Q 2
| 3rd 10 4 K! A!8 | 4th K 2 9 6Q | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 | ||
| J 9 3 2 A K A 3 A K J 10 9
| | Q 10 8 Q 5 K J 10 8 6 4 3 2
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| Bidding Play | Resp to weak two-bid Rebid by weak bidder Shun finesse Jettison play | A 5 4 10 7 6 3 Q 9 2 8 6 5
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| 3 NT by West | 6 top tricks | Cash 5 more winners | made 3 -400 | ||||||||||
| West Pass Pass All Pass | North 2 NT 4
| East Pass Pass | South 2 3 6
| Board 3 E-W Vul | Q 10 9 2 9 7 4 Q J 10 9 K 6
| Trick 1 W 2 S 3 E 4 N 5 N 6 N | Lead 4 6! 9 7! 9! 4
| 2nd 6! 3 Q 2 5 6 | 3rd 8 9 2 3 8 10 | 4th A! A K 3 3 7
| W L 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 | ||
| 8 5 3 — K 5 4 3 J 10 7 4 3 2
| | A 7 4 K 6 5 2 8 7 6 9 8 5
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| Bidding Play | Opening 2 & response Slam decision Communication/entries Finessing technique | K J 6 A Q J 10 8 3 A 2 A Q
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| 6 by South | 8 top tricks | Draw trump, claim | made 6 +980 | ||||||||||
| West 1 3 4
| North Pass Pass Pass | East 1 4 6
| South Pass Pass All Pass | Board 4 Both Vul | 9 7 5 2 10 5 10 6 3 Q J 10 9
| Trick 1 S 2 E 3 E 4 W 5 E 6 W 7 E 8 E 9 E | Lead K A! 3! 3 5 4 J 10 K
| 2nd 4 2 4 2 7 5 8 Q
| 3rd 3 8 K!Q A!8 5 7
| 4th 6 9 10 6J 27 9 | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 | ||
| A K 4 3 A K 3 J 9 7 5 4 8
| | Q J 10 8 6 Q 6 4 2 — A K 5 3
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| Bidding Play | Rebid by opener Control-showing bid Use trumps as entries Automatic squeeze | — J 9 8 7 A K Q 8 2 7 6 4 2
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| 6 by East | 10 top tricks | South is squeezed | made 7 -1460 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S05 by Richard Pavlicek
| West 2 Pass | North 1 Pass 4
| East Dbl Pass All Pass | South Rdbl 2
| Board 1 None Vul | A Q 9 7 6 A 10 9 A 10 2 4 3
| Trick 1 E 2 E 3 N 4 N 5 S 6 N 7 N 8 N 9 S 10 N | Lead K J Q 6 8 A 7 10! 4 2
| 2nd 2 3 3 65 3 J5 67 | 3rd 5 7 10! K 9 5 7Q A 9 | 4th 9 A 2 4 9J 28 6 8
| W L 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 | ||
| J 5 4 2 8 7 5 8 K 10 8 6 2
| | 3 K Q J 6 J 7 6 5 3 A J 9
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| Bidding Play | Cope with T/O double Unblocking play Finessing technique | K 10 8 4 3 2 K Q 9 4 Q 7 5
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| 4 by North | 9 top tricks | Cash 1 more winner | made 4 +420 | ||||||||||
| West 1 4
| North Pass All Pass | East 1 3
| South Pass Pass | Board 2 N-S Vul | Q 10 8 J 10 9 8 7 6 A J 9 8
| Trick 1 N 2 E 3 N 4 W 5 E 6 E 7 W 8 W | Lead J K 10? 3! A 4 Q 4
| 2nd A! 6 4 8 9 J 9 J | 3rd 2 2 6 23 K 3 6
| 4th 3 A K 10 8 10 5 2
| W L 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 | ||
| K 7 5 3 K 3 4 Q 7 5 4 3 2
| | A 6 4 2 A 8 5 4 A J 10 3 K
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| Bidding Play | Rebid by opener Preserve entry Establish side suit | J 9 Q 7 6 2 K Q 9 5 2 10 6
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| 4 by West | 6 top tricks | Lose 1 trump trick | made 5 -450 | ||||||||||
| West Pass | North 3 NT | East All Pass | South 2 NT | Board 3 E-W Vul | 6 3 10 3 2 A J 10 9 8 8 7 4
| Trick 1 W 2 S 3 N 4 W 5 W 6 S 7 N | Lead 5 2! 2! K 9 K 10!
| 2nd 3 4 4 6 43 K | 3rd 10 J J 2 7 A! A | 4th Q 7! Q 8 A 5 5 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 | ||
| K J 9 5 4 Q 5 4 3 Q J 9 5
| | 10 7 2 K 7 6 4 Q 7 6 5 10 3
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| Bidding Play | Opening 2 NT & response Create extra entry Finessing technique | A Q 8 A J 9 8 K 2 A K 6 2
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| 3 NT by South | 7 top tricks | Cash 4 more winners | made 3 +400 | ||||||||||
| West 1 2 3
| North Pass Pass Pass | East 1 2 3 NT | South Pass Pass All Pass | Board 4 Both Vul | 9 8 4 2 10 9 5 2 K 5 J 8 2
| Trick 1 S 2 E 3 W 4 W 5 S | Lead 5 3 A 10 3
| 2nd 6 4 8 J Q | 3rd 8 K 3 K!2 | 4th A 2 5 Q 4
| W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 | ||
| Q 6 Q J 3 J 2 A K 10 9 7 6
| | A K A 8 6 4 A 9 8 6 4 3 3
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| Bidding Play | Opener’s third bid Responder’s third bid Create extra entry Jettison play | J 10 7 5 3 K 7 Q 10 7 Q 5 4
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| 3 NT by East | 6 top tricks | Cash 5 more winners | made 3 -600 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S09 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Pass All Pass | North 1 2 NT | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT | Board 1 None Vul | A K Q 5 4 6 5 10 7 6 A K 10
| Trick 1 W 2 N 3 N 4 E 5 E 6 E 7 W 8 S 9 N 10 N 11 N | Lead J A 10! J 10 9 3 5 A K 10
| 2nd Q 3 Q 2! 3! 4 7 76 25 | 3rd 3 2 4 8 7 A Q K 4 QK | 4th 2 9 J 5 6 6A 7 8 9 9 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 | ||
| J 10 9 8 7 A 8 7 J 9 3 J 9
| | 6 3 K J 10 9 Q 8 5 2 Q 7 3
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| Bidding Play Defense | Resp to 1 of a suit Rebid by opener Duck to retain entry Block enemy suit Shift to correct suit | 2 Q 4 3 2 A K 4 8 6 5 4 2
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| 3 NT by South | 7 top tricks | Claim the rest | made 3 +400 | ||||||||||
| West Pass 3 4
| North Pass Pass All Pass | East 1 Dbl 3
| South 2 Pass Pass | Board 2 N-S Vul | 8 3 5 4 2 K 7 4 3 A Q 10 8
| Trick 1 S 2 E 3 W 4 S 5 S 6 E 7 W 8 W | Lead K 9 2! Q J 7 10 4
| 2nd 2 3 4 4 6 6 3 A | 3rd 8 A J 3 88 5 2 | 4th A 5 Q 5 102 6 3 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 5 3 | ||
| 6 4 2 A 8 10 9 2 J 9 6 5 4
| | A 5 K Q J 10 9 7 A J 5 K 2
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| Bidding Play | Weak jump overcall Reopening double Communication/entries Finessing technique | K Q J 10 9 7 6 3 Q 8 6 7 3
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| 4 by East | 8 top tricks | Win the rest | made 4 -420 | ||||||||||
| West 1 Pass All Pass | North Dbl 2 NT | East Pass Pass | South Pass 2 3 NT | Board 3 E-W Vul | K 5 4 K 3 A Q J 10 A Q 8 4
| Trick 1 E 2 W 3 N 4 N 5 S 6 N 7 S 8 N 9 S | Lead J Q! A 8! 2 Q 3 4 4
| 2nd 2 K 6 9 7 28 79 | 3rd A 6 3 J Q K! J 7 10 | 4th 3 5 2 5 5 10 6 J 8
| W L 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 | ||
| A J 6 A Q 4 K 9 8 7 10 5 2
| | 9 8 7 2 J 10 9 8 6 6 5 9 6
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| Bidding Play Defense | Choose defensive action Rebid by redoubler Create extra entry Overtaking play Choose lead at notrump Return proper card | Q 10 3 7 5 2 4 3 2 K J 7 3
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| 3 NT by North | 5 top tricks | Cash 1 more winner | made 3 +400 | ||||||||||
| West 1 NT 6 NT | North Pass Pass | East 4 NT Pass | South Pass Pass | Board 4 Both Vul | K 8 6 4 J 10 9 6 J 5 4 3 10
| Trick 1 N 2 W 3 E 4 E 5 W 6 W 7 E 8 E 9 E 10 W 11 W | Lead J 10 K 9! K 2 Q 8 2 Q 3
| 2nd Q 3! 24! 45 7 36 9
| 3rd K A 9! A 8! 7 3 97 4
| 4th A 6 4 10 5 5J 6 6J | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 | ||
| Q 10 9 A 3 10 9 2 A K Q 7 3
| | A 2 Q 8 4 A K Q 8 7 9 8 2
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| Bidding Play Defense | Quantitative 4 NT Unblocking play Positional squeeze When to cover honor | J 7 5 3 K 7 5 2 6 J 6 5 4
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| 6 NT by West | 8 top tricks | North is squeezed | made 7 -1470 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S13 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Pass All Pass | North 1 2 NT | East Pass Pass | South 2 3 NT | Board 1 None Vul | A 7 6 5 3 Q 9 3 A K 9 8 2
| Trick 1 E 2 S 3 S 4 N 5 E 6 S 7 E 8 E | Lead 2 A 3! 3! Q 4! 10 A
| 2nd K J 29 K J 4 J | 3rd 4 8! 9 2 45 56 | 4th 3 5 6! 8 2 Q 69 | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 | ||
| K J 8 10 6 5 4 J 10 6 4 2 J
| | Q 10 9 A 8 7 2 Q 9 Q 10 6 5
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| Bidding Play Defense | Rebid after 2-over-1 Unblocking play Play for only chance Duck to deny entry | 4 2 K J 8 7 5 3 A K 7 4 3
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| 3 NT by North | 5 top tricks | Win the rest | made 3 +400 | ||||||||||
| West 1 NT | North Pass | East 1 3 NT | South Pass All Pass | Board 2 N-S Vul | K 6 5 4 J 8 4 2 Q J 10 9 6
| Trick 1 N 2 E 3 E 4 W 5 S 6 E 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 S 11 E 12 E | Lead Q K J 5 8 3 Q 5 6 7 A J
| 2nd K 2 7 2 5 8 6 104 68 Q | 3rd 7 4 A! 9! 9 9 2 310! 8 2 7 | 4th 4 6 4Q A 510 3A K K J
| W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 7 2 8 2 9 2 9 3 | ||
| 10 7 2 6 5 6 5 4 A Q 9 5 4
| | A J K 10 9 3 A K 3 2 K J 3
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| Bidding Play | Resp to 1 of a suit Create extra entry Finessing technique | Q 9 8 3 A Q 7 8 7 10 8 7 2
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| 3 NT by West | 7 top tricks | Win the last trick | made 4 -430 | ||||||||||
| West 1 4
| North Pass All Pass | East 1
| South Pass Pass | Board 3 E-W Vul | 3 2 K 9 8 9 8 6 4 K 9 6 3
| Trick 1 S 2 N 3 W 4 S 5 S 6 W 7 E | Lead 2 9 J! 10 4 3 Q
| 2nd 4 J 6 7 A 4 K | 3rd K Q 2 8 6 Q A | 4th 3 A K 5 2 5 2 | W L 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 | ||
| A 9 7 6 A 7 4 A J 10 3 A J
| | Q J 10 8 5 J 5 3 Q 2 10 7 2
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| Bidding Play | Rebid by opener Play for best chance Create extra entry | K 4 Q 10 6 2 K 7 5 Q 8 5 4
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| 4 by East | 7 top tricks | Win the rest | made 4 -620 | ||||||||||
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 3 NT | Board 4 Both Vul | 4 2 J 10 9 K J 10 9 6 4 K Q
| Trick 1 W 2 S 3 S 4 N 5 E 6 S | Lead 4 A 3 J J 3
| 2nd 9 5 3Q A 7 | 3rd 2 4 K A!5 K | 4th Q 8 2 22 A | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 4 2 | ||
| 7 5 3 K 8 7 4 3 5 J 10 7 2
| | J 10 9 8 6 5 2 Q 8 7 2 A 9
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| Bidding Play | Resp to weak two-bid Jettison play | A K Q 6 A Q A 3 8 6 5 4 3
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| 3 NT by South | 7 top tricks | Lose 1 more trick | made 4 +630 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S17 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Dbl 2 NT | North Pass Pass Pass | East Pass 2 3 NT | South 1 Pass All Pass | Board 1 None Vul | Q 10 8 7 9 7 6 4 2 8 7 6 3
| Trick 1 N 2 W 3 W 4 S 5 S 6 W 7 W 8 E 9 E 10 E 11 S | Lead 8 K 4 K J A 5 Q 8 3! 10
| 2nd 2 3 24 A 7 4J 9A J
| 3rd 9 6 7! 6 7 5 A 5 28 9
| 4th Q 2 9 3 43 10 6 87 5
| W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 7 3 7 4 | ||
| A K J 2 K 8 A Q 5 4 K 5 4
| | 6 5 4 J 5 3 3 2 A Q 8 7 6
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| Bidding Play Defense | Resp to takeout double Rebid by doubler Duck to retain entry Play for best chance Choose discard | 9 3 A Q 10 K J 10 9 J 10 9 2
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| 3 NT by West | 7 top tricks | Win the rest | made 3 -400 | ||||||||||
| West Pass Pass All Pass | North Dbl 2 NT | East 1 Pass Pass | South Pass 2 3 NT | Board 2 N-S Vul | A J 6 A J 6 5 6 2 A K 3 2
| Trick 1 E 2 N 3 S 4 E 5 N 6 E 7 E 8 N 9 S 10 S 11 S | Lead 4 2 Q Q 6 J 4? J J 10 8
| 2nd 5 5 3 5 K 6 22 7 9
| 3rd 9 K 6 10 10 7 8 Q 5 6
| 4th A! 7 A A 3 2 K 44 9 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 | ||
| 9 3 Q 10 9 7 4 7 3 10 9 8 7
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| Bidding Play Defense | Balancing double Rebid by doubler Create extra entry Positional squeeze Honor signal | Q 10 5 8 3 2 K Q J 10 8 6 5
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| 3 NT by North | 5 top tricks | West is squeezed | made 4 +630 | ||||||||||
| West 4 All Pass | North 4
| East Pass | South 1 6
| Board 3 E-W Vul | A 10 9 8 7 Q 10 4 Q 6 5 3 2
| Trick 1 W 2 S 3 N 4 N 5 E 6 S 7 S | Lead K 4 10 8! J K A
| 2nd 7 27 Q Q 1010 | 3rd 4 A 5 7! 6 42 | 4th 2 3 35 9 8 4 | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 | ||
| — A K J 10 6 5 3 2 J 9 6 5 10
| | J 8 7 3 Q 9 4 K 7 3 J 9 4
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| Bidding Play | Competitive auction Slam decision Jettison play Only way to overcome blocked suit | K Q 6 5 4 2 — A 8 2 A K 8 7
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| 6 by South | 10 top tricks | Claim the rest | made 6 +980 | ||||||||||
| West 1 2 NT | North Pass Pass | East 1 NT 3 NT | South Pass All Pass | Board 4 Both Vul | K J 10 3 K 7 K Q J 8 8 5 2
| Trick 1 S 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 N 6 N 7 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 11 E | Lead J A Q! Q K J K 10 8 6 7!
| 2nd A 7 5 K 3 A! 4 9 5 9 5
| 3rd 2 2 7 4 2 4 J! 4 7 10 8
| 4th 6 5 3 3 6 9 8 3 10 8Q | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 8 3 | ||
| A 9 8 7 4 A Q J 10 9 6 A Q
| | Q 2 10 8 6 4 2 A 7 3 K 7 6
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| Bidding Play | Rebid by opener Jettison play Throw-in play | 6 5 9 5 3 5 4 2 J 10 9 4 3
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| 3 NT by East | 6 top tricks | North is endplayed | made 4 -630 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S21 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Pass All Pass | North 1 2
| East Pass Pass | South 2 4
| Board 1 None Vul | A K 7 6 5 4 8 6 3 A 9 5 Q
| Trick 1 E 2 W 3 S 4 N 5 N 6 W | Lead 2 J 10 Q 4! 4
| 2nd 5 6 2 2 68 | 3rd K 7 K 4 8 10 | 4th 3 A Q 3 J 9 | W L 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 | ||
| J 3 2 K J 4 K J 2 10 9 8 3
| | Q Q 10 7 2 Q 8 7 6 J 7 6 2
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| Bidding Play | Resp to 1 of a suit Rebid after 2-over-1 Create extra entry | 10 9 8 A 9 5 10 4 3 A K 5 4
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| 4 by North | 10 top tricks | Win the rest | made 4 +420 | ||||||||||
| West 2
| North Pass | East 1 4
| South Pass All Pass | Board 2 N-S Vul | 9 8 7 5 K Q 10 Q 5 6 5 4 2
| Trick 1 S 2 E 3 E 4 N 5 N 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 W 10 E | Lead Q A 2 K 4 9 6 2 Q 2
| 2nd 7 J 33 K 10 38 8 K | 3rd 2 4 7 43 4 9K A! 10 | 4th A 10 Q 8 8 5 75 6 9 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 7 3 | ||
| Q J 10 8 7 4 A K 6 4 9 8 7
| | A 2 A 9 6 5 3 2 10 7 2 A K
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| Bidding Play | Follow up major raise Go after sure trick Shun finesse | K 6 4 3 J J 9 8 3 Q J 10 3
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| 4 by East | 9 top tricks | Claim the rest | made 4 -420 | ||||||||||
| West 1 2 NT | North Pass Pass | East 2 4 NT | South Pass Pass All Pass | Board 3 E-W Vul | 5 4 2 J 10 9 7 Q 10 9 6 J 2
| Trick 1 N 2 E 3 W 4 S 5 W 6 S 7 E 8 E 9 E 10 W 11 W | Lead J K 10 8 9 6? A K 3 8 7
| 2nd Q! 3 4 A 5 27 9 5 9
| 3rd 5 A! 67 810 3 4 A 4
| 4th 2 2 J 3 Q K 2 J 6 6 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 | ||
| A 10 9 8 7 A 2 A 7 2 5 4 3
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| Bidding Play | Rebid after 2-over-1 Quantitative 4 NT Overtaking play Positional squeeze Diamond shift by South foils squeeze | Q J 6 3 8 6 5 J 5 Q 10 9 7
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| 4 NT by West | 9 top tricks | North is squeezed | made 5 -660 | ||||||||||
| West Pass Pass | North 1 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 6
| Board 4 Both Vul | Q 6 2 A K 6 A 6 2 K 9 4 3
| Trick 1 W 2 N 3 S 4 N 5 S 6 N 7 S 8 N 9 S | Lead Q 2 K 6 5! Q 5 6 2
| 2nd K J 3 5 4 K 9 6 8
| 3rd 4 8A! 96 10A J9! | 4th 2 3 7 4 77 8 3 10 | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 8 1 | ||
| A 9 8 7 4 3 Q J 10 9 3 4 3 —
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| Bidding Play | Response to 1 NT Slam decision Overtaking play Ruff/discard endplay | — 5 2 K Q J 10 9 8 5 A 8 5 2
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| 6 by South | 11 top tricks | East is endplayed | made 6 +1370 | ||||||||||
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Practice 4S25 by Richard Pavlicek
| West 4 All Pass | North 1 Pass | East 3 Pass | South 4 Dbl | Board 1 None Vul | 9 K Q 10 9 6 K 9 8 3 A 6 5
| Trick 1 S 2 E 3 W 4 W 5 E 6 E 7 E | Lead A 7 K! Q J 10 10
| 2nd 2 2 5! 34 5 4 | 3rd 10 A! 2 K! J! Q! 3
| 4th 6 9 7 3 6 KA | W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 6 1 | ||
| A Q 5 4 3 2 10 7 6 5 K Q J
| | K J 10 8 7 6 — Q J 10 9 8 3 2
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| Bidding Play Defense | Weak jump overcall Competitive auction Delay drawing trumps Jettison play Make declarer ruff Holdup play | 5 4 3 2 A J 8 7 A 4 2 7 4
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| 4 × by East | 6 top tricks | Win 4 more tricks | made 4 -590 | ||||||||||
| West Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass All Pass | South 2 NT | Board 2 N-S Vul | 4 3 2 Q 10 9 3 Q 9 2 J 7 3
| Trick 1 W 2 S 3 N 4 W 5 E 6 S 7 S 8 N 9 N | Lead 4 J 10 5! 8 A 5 9 2
| 2nd 3! 2 22 A 10 6 47 | 3rd 7 Q 6Q 7 9! Q 58 | 4th A! 5 K 10 3 3 4 6 8
| W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 | ||
| J 7 5 K 8 6 4 2 10 A Q 8 6
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| Bidding Play Defense | Opening 2 NT & response Unblocking play Overtaking play Discard signal Shift to correct suit | A 10 6 A J A K 8 6 5 K 10 5
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| 3 NT by South | 6 top tricks | Cash 2 more winners | made 3 +600 | ||||||||||
| West 1 Pass All Pass | North Dbl 3
| East Pass Pass | South Pass 1 NT 4
| Board 3 E-W Vul | A K J 9 8 7 A 10 4 A 3 3 2
| Trick 1 E 2 N 3 N 4 N 5 W 6 N | Lead 2 K J 3! K 7
| 2nd 4! 6 5 6 A 10 | 3rd 9 3 4 10 8 Q | 4th A 2 5K 2 7
| W L 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 4 1 5 1 | ||
| 2 K Q 7 6 K 9 7 5 A J 9 7
| | 10 6 5 J 9 8 8 6 2 K 10 8 6
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| Bidding Play | Resp to takeout double Rebid by doubler Shun finesse Unblocking play | Q 4 3 5 3 2 Q J 10 4 Q 5 4
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| 4 by North | 9 top tricks | Win 5 more tricks | made 4 +420 | ||||||||||
| West 2 2 3 6
| North Pass Pass Pass All Pass | East 2 2 NT 4
| South Pass Pass Pass | Board 4 Both Vul | J 8 5 4 3 2 K 5 Q J 10 7 4
| Trick 1 N 2 W 3 E 4 N 5 E 6 W 7 W 8 E 9 E | Lead Q 6 2 3! 3! J! 8 J 10
| 2nd K 2 6 9 6 5 4 9
| 3rd A Q Q 5 A!3 10 A!
| 4th K! 2 K 7 4 7 85 | W L 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 | ||
| A K 6 4 3 A K 8 7 6 A Q J —
| | 7 2 Q J 10 9 10 9 4 3 2 K 3
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| Bidding Play Defense | Opening 2 & response Slam decision Create extra entry Jettison play Fight declarer’s plan | Q 10 9 5 — 8 7 6 A 9 8 6 5 2
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| 6 by West | 8 top tricks | Win the rest | made 6 -1430 | ||||||||||
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