West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 8 2		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K J		1. E	5	3	K!	2
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2 NT		A K 6 3		2. W	9	8	J	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			8 5 3 2		3. E	A	10	6	Q
				K 9 6		A J 7 5	4. E	7	4!	2	3
6 7	13 13	10 10	11 13	6 2		Q 8 7 5	5. E	J	A	Q	2
				J 10 9 2		Q 8 5	6. S	3	6	K	5
				Q 10 9 6		J 7	7. N	J	7	A!	2
Bidding	Rebid by responder				10 4 3		8. S	10	6	3	Q
Play	Communication/entries				A 10 9 4 3			Win the rest
	Overtaking play				7 4
Defense	Choose lead at notrump				A K 4
	Third-hand play			2 NT North		Made 2 +120

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 8 4		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	J 7 4		1. S	3	6	8!	K
2	Pass	2	Pass		Q 10 9 6		2. E	10	8	2	4
3 NT	AP				7 6 4		3. E	3	A	J	7
				A J 6		K 7 2	4. S	10	J	Q	2
12 12	5 5	16 17	7 8	10 9 5 2		A Q	5. N	4	7	5	A
				J 4		A K 8 2	6. W	2	4	Q	K
				K Q J 2		10 9 5 3	7. S	9	5	6	2
Bidding	Stayman convention				10 9 5 3		8. S	3	10	7!	A
Play	Combine chances				K 8 6 3		9. E	5	6	K	6
	Automatic squeeze				7 5 3		10. W	Q	?
Defense	Choose lead at notrump				A 8			North is squeezed
	Finesse against dummy			3 NT East		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	9 7 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	K 10 7 6 4		1. N	3	4	5!	10
1	4	4	Pass		10 9 7 6		2. W	A	7	2	6
Pass	Pass				3		3. W	Q	5	3	2
				A Q J 8 4		K 10 3 2	4. W	4	9	K	3
15 15	3 5	9 10	13 15	Q		9 8	5. E	6	7	Q	7
				5 3 2		A J 4	6. W	Q!	K	8	5
Bidding	Weak jump raise			A Q 10 2		J 8 6 4	7. N	10	4	8	2
	Competitive auction				6		8. N	6	A	K	3
Play	Elimination technique				A J 5 3 2		9. E	9!	A	J	4
	Ruff/discard endplay				K Q 8		10. W	5!	7	J	Q
Defense	Choose lead at suit				K 9 7 5			South is endplayed
	Finesse against dummy			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A 3 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	3	Both vul	A Q 8 6 4		1. W	5	3	9!	J
Pass	4	Pass	4		Q 3		2. S	A	6	3	2
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		J 7 3		3. S	10!	2	A!	5
Pass	5	Pass	5 NT	K J 8		10 9 6 4	4. N	4	9	8	3
Pass	6	AP		7 3 2		K J 9 5	5. S	A	6	Q	2
				10 8 6 5		K 9 7 2	6. S	4	8	7	7
4 4	13 13	7 9	16 19	6 5 4		2	7. N	6	J	9	7
					Q 7 5		8. S	10	4	J	4
Bidding	Slam decision				10		9. N	8	K	Q	8
Play	Shun finesse				A J 4		10. S	K	5	2	6
	Set up dummy’s suit				A K Q 10 9 8			Lose the last trick
Defense	Finesse against dummy			6 South		Made 6 +1370

Practice 4V05 Main

Declarer Play Review II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K J 9 8		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	1 NT	Pass	None vul	Q J 10 9 6		1. N	Q	K	8	5
3	Pass	Pass!	Pass		K 8 6		2. E	K	2	4	A
					A		3. N	J	A	3	7
3 4	14 16	17 17	6 7	10 6 5		A Q 4	4. E	J	3	5	6
				7 5		A K 4 2	5. E	2	2	7	9
				J 7		10 9 5 3	6. W	5	8	Q	3
				Q 9 8 7 5 4		K J	7. E	A!	7	6	9
					7 3 2		8. E	4!	2	8	10
					8 3		9. W	10	K	4	4
Bidding	Resp to 1 NT overcall				A Q 4 2			Win 2 trump tricks
	Rebid by overcaller				10 6 3 2
Play	Trump endplay			3 West		Made 3 +110

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A Q 8 6 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	J 9		1. E	J	A	4	5
Pass	1	Pass	1 NT		A 8 4 2		2. S	3	5	Q	K
Pass	2	Pass	2 !		8 5		3. E	9	K	Q	8
Pass	4	AP		J 5		K 9 7	4. S	4	J	A	7
				K 10 6 3 2		A 8 7	5. N	2	9	10	2
7 7	11 12	8 9	14 14	J 9 7 3		6 5	6. S	K	3	2	5
				Q 4		J 10 9 7 3	7. S	4!	3	9!	A
					10 4 3		8. E	10	2	6	6
Bidding	Rebid by responder				Q 5 4		9. N	J	7	5	K
	Opener’s third bid				K Q 10			Win the rest
Play	Combine chances				A K 6 2
	Finessing technique			4 North		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	6 4 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A 8 7 5		1. W	K	2	5	3
1	Dbl	Pass	1 NT		Q 5		2. W	J	4	7	A!
Pass	3 NT!	AP			A K Q 9		3. S	2	4	A	5
				K Q J 9 8		7 5	4. N	K	8	3	6
11 12	15 15	1 2	13 14	Q 4 3		10 9 6 2	5. N	Q	J	10!	2
				K 7 2		10 9 8 6	6. N	6!	6	10	Q
				6 4		J 8 5	7. W	9	5	2	3
					A 10 3		8. W	8	5	8	4
Bidding	Negative double				K J			West is endplayed
	Rebid by doubler				A J 4 3
Play	Shun finesse				10 7 3 2
	Throw-in play			3 NT South		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 8		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1 !	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	J 7 4 2		1. S	3	4	J	K
2	Pass	4 NT	Pass		Q 10 9 7 2		2. E	A	2	3	2
5	Pass	6	AP		6 3		3. E	4!	2	A	3
				A Q 5 4		K 7	4. W	8	6	K	5
14 15	4 5	17 19	5 8	K 9 6 3		A Q 10 8 5	5. E	10!	J	K	8
				J 6 4		K 3	6. W	9!	4	5	7
				A 8		K Q 10 4	7. W	6	7	8	9
Bidding	Opening one-bid				10 9 6 3 2		8. E	Q	5	4	J
	Key-card Blackwood				—		9. E	Q	8	6	2
Play	Avert overruff				A 8 5		10. E	10!	?
	Positional squeeze				J 9 7 5 2			South is squeezed
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 East		Made 7 +1460

Practice 4V09 Main

Fun with Squeeze Plays

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	8 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	3	None vul	A J 10 9 7 3		1. E	4	6	A	Q
Pass	4 !	Pass	4		K Q		2. W	3	K	2	J
Pass	6	AP			A J 10		3. N	3	4	K	5
				J 10 6 4		9 7 5	4. S	2	6	J	7
10 11	15 17	0 2	15 15	6 5		4	5. N	7	8	8	5
				A 9 5 3		10 8 7 4 2	6. S	Q	9	A	10
				K Q 9		8 5 4 2	7. N	10	5	3	9
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				A K Q 2		8. N	9!	7	6	?
	Control-showing bid				K Q 8 2			West is squeezed
Play	Automatic squeeze				J 6
	Reused deals				7 6 3
Defense	Protect dummy’s suit			6 North		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q 7		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	9 8 7 2		1. S	10	K	2	4
6 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		6 5 2		2. W	3	5	A	8
					8 7 5 2		3. E	Q	9	7	6
17 17	2 2	16 16	5 5	A J 10 2		6 5 4	4. E	4	3	10!	Q
				J 5 4		A K 3	5. N	2	K	6	4
				K 7 3		A Q J 4	6. E	5	8	J!	7
Bidding	Response to 1 NT			A K J		Q 10 4	7. W	A	2	4	3
	Slam decision				K 9 8 3		8. W	K	5	10	6
Play	Finessing technique				Q 10 6		9. W	J	7	Q	9
	Positional squeeze				10 9 8		10. E	A	10	5	7
Defense	Choose lead vs slam				9 6 3		11. E	J	?
	Shift to another suit			6 NT East		Made 6 +990		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1 NT	E-W vul	J 10 9 8		1. W	6	Q	4	9
Pass	2	Pass	2		7 4		2. N	J!	2	3	Q
Pass	3 NT	AP			A K 8 4 2		3. W	K	2	8	A
				K J 7 6 5 3		10 8 4	4. S	Q	6	2	5
7 8	10 11	6 7	17 18	Q 5		K 7 6 2	5. S	3	9	K	10
				8 6		Q J 10 5	6. N	10!	6	4!	5
				J 9 6		10 5	7. N	8	7	A	3
Bidding	Stayman convention				A 9		8. S	7	J	A	5
	Rebid by responder				A 4 3		9. N	8	10	2	5
Play	Try for overtrick				A K 9 3 2		10. N	4	?
	Automatic squeeze				Q 7 3			East is squeezed
	Aim for top result			3 NT South		Made 6 +490

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	4 !	Pass	Both vul	J 10 8 4		1. N	J	7	K	5
Pass	Pass				A Q J 7		2. S	10	5	7	2
					Q 6 4 2		3. S	9	8	J	3
10 11	10 12	7 9	13 13	K J 10 9 6 5		A 8 3 2	4. N	A	4	K	5
				Q 5		7	5. W	J	4	A	7
				8 5		6 4 3 2	6. E	2	Q	K	4
				A 9 3		K 10 8 7	7. W	Q	8	3	2
					Q 7		8. E	8!	3	9	10
					A K 9 6 3 2		9. W	10	2	7	6
Bidding	Choose weak opening				K 10 9		10. W	6!	?
	Sacrifice bid				J 5			North is squeezed
Play	Automatic squeeze			4 West		Made 4 +620

Practice 4V13 Main

Squeeze Play Safari

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 10 8 7		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	K 8 5		1. S	3	2	A	9
1	Pass	2	Pass		Q J 5 3		2. N	7	Q	K	5
2 !	Pass	2 NT	Pass		8 3		3. S	4	4	8	J
3 NT	AP			5 2		Q J 9	4. E	2	6	A	3
				A 10 9 7 4		Q 2	5. W	4	8	J	7
13 15	10 11	13 14	4 5	K 10 2		A 4	6. E	K	6	Q	3
				A Q 4		K J 10 9 5 2	7. E	10	7	7	5
					K 6 4 3		8. E	9	8	9	10
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				J 6 3		9. E	5	9	10	?
	Opener’s third bid				9 8 7 6			North is squeezed
Play	Automatic squeeze				7 6
	Reused deals			3 NT East		Made 5 +460

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 6 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	2	N-S vul	A 3 2		1. E	J	A	5	3
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		K Q 4		2. S	4	Q	2!	9
Pass	6 NT	AP			10 9 6 3		3. W	9	6	2	Q
				9 5		J 10 8 7 2	4. S	4	3	K	7
4 5	12 12	1 3	23 23	Q J 10 7		9 8	5. N	4	5	A	7
				8 7 3		10 9 6 5	6. S	2	8	K	6
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit			J 8 5 4		7 2	7. N	Q	9	J	?
	Slam decision				A Q 4			West is squeezed
Play	Combine chances				K 6 5 4
	Automatic squeeze				A J 2
Defense	Choose lead vs slam				A K Q
	When to split honors			6 NT North		Made 6 +1440

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A J 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	7 5 2		1. W	K	2	10	A
Pass	2	Pass	4		K 6 4 3		2. S	4!	9	5	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 10 4		3. W	3	4	5	7
				9 3 2		6 5	4. S	A	2	4	5
8 8	10 10	5 8	17 20	K Q J 9 3		10	5. S	6!	J	7	6
				J 8		Q 9 7 2	6. W	2	J	6	Q
				J 7 2		K 9 8 6 5 3	7. S	8	Q	A	8
					K Q 10 8 7		8. N	10	9	10	7
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				A 8 6 4		9. S	K	9	3	2
	Follow up major raise				A 10 5		10. S	8!	3	4	?
Play	Ruff in short hand				A			East is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			4 South		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	9 6 5 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	Q 9 7 3 2		1. N	3	A	4	6
2 !	Pass	3	Pass		K 5		2. E	10	3	6	K
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass		J 6		3. N	5	2	4	A
5 NT	Pass	6	AP	A		K J 8 2	4. W	8	2	8	5
				K 8 6		A	5. E	2	4	A	3
17 19	6 7	12 14	5 6	A Q J 7 6		10 9 8 2	6. W	K	7	3	10
				K 10 4 2		A 9 7 3	7. W	7	9	9	J
Bidding	Rebid by opener				Q 10 7 4		8. E	K	7	2	5
	Blackwood convention				J 10 5 4		9. E	8	10	J	6
Play	Automatic squeeze				4 3		10. W	Q!	9	7	?
Defense	Protect dummy’s suit				Q 8 5			South is squeezed
	Third-hand play			6 West		Made 6 +1370

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