Practice 4U01
Main
General Winning Tips
by Richard Pavlicek
West
North
East
South
1. N deals
A K 9 8 4
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
Pass
2
None vul
A K 9 3 2
1. E
Q
4
5
A
Pass
4
!
Pass
Pass
7 3 2
2. N
2!
8
5
6
Pass
—
3. S
A
2
2
3
J 3
Q 10 2
4. S
5
4
4
K
10 10
14 17
11 12
5 7
7 6 5
Q
J 10 8
5. N
3!
10
6
7
A K 6
Q J 10 4
6. S
7
3
K
2
Q 10 8 4 2
K 3
7. N
A
10
6
J
7 6 5
Win 3 more tricks
Bidding
Follow up major raise
4
Play
Timing the play
9 8 5
Avert overruff
A J 9 7 6 5
Defense
Choose lead at suit
4
North
Made 4 +420
West
North
East
South
2. E deals
Q 10 9 8 5
TT=10
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
3
Pass
N-S vul
J 10 6 2
1. S
K
A
6
5
4 NT!
Pass
5
Pass
4
2. W
A
5
2
J
6
AP
J 10 8
3. W
3!
8
10
7
A K 7 6 4 3
2
4. E
5!
8
J
4
20 21
4 6
6 9
10 12
A 3
9 7 5
5. W
4
9
Q
3
K J 3
A Q 10 7 6 5 2
6. E
6!
9
K
2
K Q
4 2
7. W
K
10
7
5
J
8. W
6
Q
7
6
Bidding
Response to preempt
K
Q 8 4
9. E
2
4
3
8
Blackwood convention
9 8
10. W
7
10
9
9
Play
Set up dummy’s suit
A 9 7 6 5 3
11. W
K
J
2
A
Use trumps as entries
6
East
Made 6 +920
Win the rest
West
North
East
South
3. S deals
10 7
TT=10
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
E-W vul
5 2
1. N
J
3
8?
2!
1
Pass
2
!
Pass
J
10 9 4
2. N
4
5
Q
A
4
AP
A Q 10 6 2
3. W
A
2
7
3
K 6 3
A 8 5 4 2
4. W
K
5
8
4
17 19
7 10
7 8
9 10
A K Q J 10 6
9 8 7
5. W
K
7
2
9
A 2
K 5 3
6. W
3
10
A
J
7 5
4 3
7. E
K
6
6
9
Bidding
Resp to 1 of a suit
Q J 9
8. E
4
Q
10
2
Follow up major raise
4 3
9. W
6
6
9
8
Play
Try for overtrick
Q 8 7 6
Win the rest
Deceptive play
K J 9 8
Aim for top result
4
West
Made 6 +680
West
North
East
South
4. W deals
Q 6 4 2
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
2
Dbl
Pass
3
Both vul
10
1. W
10
2
7
A
Pass
Pass!
Pass
K J 3
2. S
3
7
A
5
A K Q 4 2
3. N
K
6
3
8
9 11
15 17
10 11
6 8
10
8
K J 9 7
4. N
Q
10
5
9
A J 9 7 4 2
K 6
5. N
10!
K
3
2
A 5
Q 7 2
6. E
2!
4
A
3
9 8 7
J 10 6 5
7. W
5
K
!
7
6
Bidding
Combat weak two-bid
A 5 3
8. N
2
J
8
4
Rebid by doubler
Q 8 5 3
9. S
5
7
J
6
Play
Shun finesse
10 9 8 6 4
10. N
4
9
8
9
Timing the play
3
Win 1 more trick
Defense
Shift to trumps
3
South
Made 3 +110
Practice 4U05
Main
General Winning Tips II
Top
by Richard Pavlicek
West
North
East
South
1. N deals
—
TT=8
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
2
Pass
None vul
Q J 9 7
1. N
K
6
8
A
4
!
Pass
Pass
Pass
K
Q J 9 5
2. W
A
!
7
2
3
A J 3 2
3. W
4
J
K
5
13 15
14 17
9 12
4 6
K 10 6
A Q 9 8 7
4. E
6
3
6
9
A 4
K 10 8 6 2
5. W
2
5
Q
7
A 10 7 4 2
6
6. E
8
9
10
Q
Q 8 4
6 5
7. W
4
9
A
!
10
J 5 4 3 2
8. E
10
2
K
J
Bidding
Michaels cue-bid
5 3
Win 2 more tricks
Choose best game
8 3
Play
Crossruff
K 10 9 7
Avert overruff
4
West
Made 4 +420
West
North
East
South
2. E deals
K 3
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
1
N-S vul
K 5
1. E
4
5
A
3
Pass
2 NT!
Pass
3 NT
A Q 4 3
2. W
J
K
2
6
Pass
Pass
Pass
J 7 6 5 4
3. N
3
5
K
6
A J 9
Q 10 8
4
2
4. S
7!
9
4
10
9 9
13 15
5 5
13 14
J 10 9 3
8 4 2
5. E
Q
2
7
5
9 7 6
J 10 8 5
6. E
8
3
10
6
K 10 9
Q
7. E
Q
A
9
7
7 6 5
8. S
2
9
A
8
A Q 7 6
9. N
Q
10
8
?
Bidding
Resp to 1 of a suit
K 2
West is squeezed
Play
Play for only chance
A 8 3 2
Unusual squeeze
3 NT North
Made 3 +600
West
North
East
South
3. S deals
Q 5
TT=8
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
2
E-W vul
Q 10 8 7
1. S
Q
3
8
2
Pass
Pass
2 NT!
Pass
9 6 2
2. S
J
4
5
9
3 NT
AP
K 8 7 5
3. S
10
6
7
A
7 2
K 10 3
4. E
J
3
5
2
9 10
7 7
15 16
9 10
6 4 3
A K 9 2
5. E
4
8
A
6
A K Q 7 5
J 10 4
6. W
3!
7
K
5
6 4 3
A 9 2
7. E
A
!
J
4
8
Bidding
Combat weak two-bid
A J 9 8 6 4
8. E
10
4
K
9
Play
Holdup play
J 5
9. W
Q
10
2
6
Throw-in play
8 3
10. W
7
K
9
8
Defense
Choose lead at notrump
Q
J 10
11. W
2
5?
10!
J
Attitude signal
3 NT East
Made 3 +600
S endplayed (lose 1)
West
North
East
South
4. W deals
K 4 3
TT=10
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
1 NT
Pass
2
Both vul
K 4
1. W
K
A
2
3
Pass
2
Pass
3
!
K J 6 5
2. N
5!
6
5
4
Pass
4
Pass
6
A J 8 5
3. S
A
9
3
2
AP
10 9
Q J 2
4. S
6
10
K
J
J 9 6 5
8 7 2
5. N
8
7
7
10
6 7
15 16
5 5
14 17
10 8 3
Q 9 7
6. S
3
5
K
2
K
Q 10 4
9 7 6 2
7. N
J
9
8
Q
A 8 7 6 5
8. S
A
6
4
7
Bidding
Stayman convention
A Q 10 3
9. S
Q
9
5
8
Slam decision
A 4 2
10. S
10!
J
4
Q
Play
Dummy reversal
3
East is endplayed
Elimination technique
6
South
Made 6 +1430
Practice 4U01-4U05
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