Practice 5G01
Main
Transfer Bids
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
Pass
NORTH
1 NT
2
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2
1
2 NT!
Board 1
A K 3
K 7 2
K 10 6 4 3
A 2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 E
8 N
9 W
10 N
Lead
Q
K
2
A
2
4
10
10
J
6
2nd
2
10
3
5
8
Q
7
6
A
4
3rd
5
3
A
3
K
!
7
6
9
7
8
4th
A
4
8
9
J
4
K
J
5
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
5 1
6 1
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 6 5
Q J 8 4
8 5
K J 10 4
Q J 10 4
10
Q J 9
Q 9 7 6 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Choose best game
Leave high trump out
Establish side suit
9 7 2
A 9 6 5 3
A 7 2
8 5
4
North
9 top tricks
Claim the rest
made 4 +420
West
2
1
3
!
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1 NT
2
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
J 2
J 10 7 2
Q J 10
K 9 5 3
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
Lead
Q
4!
A
4
6
3
8!
Q
5
2nd
7
2
2
J
10
2
J
7
10
3rd
5
3
5
K
6
K
7
4
A
4th
A
3
9
10
9
6
K
9
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
A 8 7 6 4 3
Q 5 3
6 4 3
7
K 5
A K 8 4
K 8 7
A 8 6 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Follow up major raise
Elimination technique
Throw-in play
Q 10 9
9 6
A 9 5 2
Q J 10 2
4
East
9 top tricks
S endplayed (lose 2)
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
1
3 NT!
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1 NT
2
Board 3
K J 2
K Q J 6 4
Q 4
8 4 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 E
8 S
9 S
10 N
11 N
12 S
Lead
6
6!
4!
10
K
Q
2
K
10
J
2
Q
2nd
3
4
2
Q
5
A
A
8
5
9
8
K!
3rd
9
K
J
3
2
8
5
4
J
Q
A
8
4th
10
3
A
?
5
7
3
4
6
7
7
J
9
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
5 4
7 3
A 10 9 8
K J 7 6 5
9 8 7 3
A 10 9 5
6 3 2
9 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Jacoby transfer bid
Choose best game
Avoidance finesse
Lead toward honor
Keep correct stopper
A Q 10 6
8 2
K J 7 5
A Q 10
3 NT South
6 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 4 +430
WEST
1 NT
2
4
5
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
2
1
3
!
5
6
South
Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass
Board 4
9 7 3
K 4
J 9 6 4
J 9 8 5
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 E
Lead
5
A
!
3
8
K
6!
4
7
5
Q
10
2nd
6
5
8
8
5
9
7
Q
4
6
3rd
7
2
J
2
2
A
10
J
Q
K
4th
4
4
K
10
3
9
3
J
8
9
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
A J 4 2
J 2
A K 7 5
K 10 4
K Q 10 8 6
A 10 7 6 3
Q 3 2
—
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Jacoby transfer bid
Control-showing bid
3
= 5-5 game force
Delay drawing trumps
Set up dummy’s suit
Lead based on double
5
Q 9 8 5
10 8
A Q 7 6 3 2
6
West
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 6 -1430
Practice 5G05
Main
Top
Transfer Bids
Transfer Bids II
West
Pass
Pass
NORTH
1 NT
2
3 NT!
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2
1
3
Board 1
A J 6
K 4
A Q J 6 2
9 4 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 S
Lead
4
3
4
3
A
4
Q
3
4
7!
2nd
2
8
10
5
3
5
10
6
9
5
3rd
Q
A
Q
7
2
K
9
K
A
2
4th
A
6
K
J
8
2
7
5
J
10
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
Q 9 5
J 6
10 9 8 7
J 10 6 2
K 10 7 4 3
Q 10 9 5
K 3
8 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Rebid by responder
3
= natural game force
Combine chances
Throw-in play
8 2
A 8 7 3 2
5 4
A K Q 7
3 NT North
7 top tricks
E endplayed (lose 2)
made 3 +400
West
2
1
2 NT
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1 NT
2
3
!
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
A 5
9 7 5
Q J 10 8
A 10 7 6
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
Lead
3
2!
Q
5
Q
4
Q
8
4
2nd
J
7
6
A
3
9
J
4
5
3rd
5
K
K
4
9
A
2
2
J
4th
2
3
7
9
A
8
6
10
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
10 9 7 4 2
K J 4
A 7 2
5 2
K J 3
A Q 2
6 5 3
K Q 8 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Rebid by responder
Obtain early discard
Q 8 6
10 8 6 3
K 9 4
J 9 3
3
East
7 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
made 3 -140
West
Pass
All Pass
North
4
1
East
Pass
SOUTH
2 NT
4
Board 3
K Q 6 5 3 2
8 4 2
7
8 5 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N
12 S
Lead
4
4
7
J
2
9
Q
4
8
2
4
5!
2nd
3
7
6
Q
7
2
3
10
9
10
6
3rd
K
K
K
6
K
5
5
3
Q
5
Q
4th
A
2
A
8
A
A
8
9
7
J
9
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
J 10 9 7
A J 9
A 10 3
10 7 4
—
10 7 6 5
J 9 8 6 2
K J 9 6
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Texas transfer bid
Rebid by NT bidder
Elopement play
A 8 4
K Q 3
K Q 5 4
A Q 2
4
South
8 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 4 +420
WEST
2 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
East
3
1
3 NT!
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
Q J 10 9 5
4 3
J 8 7 6 3
8
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 W
5 S
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 W
Lead
Q
8
A
8
Q
A
2
K
10
4!
2nd
3
A
!
3
4
A
3
6
J
J
10
3rd
K
!
5
2
5!
8
4
K
3
K
7
4th
2
6
6
10
2
5
4
7
9
5
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
A 4 2
A 8
A Q 10 2
A K 7 3
7 6 3
K 9 7 5 2
K 9 4
10 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Jacoby transfer bid
Choose best game
Avoidance duck
Throw-in play
Overtaking play
K 8
Q J 10 6
5
Q J 9 6 5 4
3 NT West
8 top tricks
N endplayed (lose 1)
made 3 -600
Practice 5G09
Main
Top
Transfer Bids
Transfer Bids III
West
4
1
NORTH
Pass
Pass
East
1 NT
4
South
2
All Pass
Board 1
7 3
K 6 5
8 7 6 5
J 10 9 8
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
Lead
J
3
A
Q
!
4
4
2nd
A
5
10
9
10
7
3rd
5
J
4
2
K
10!
4th
3
2
6
6
7
J
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
5 1
4
Q 9 8 7 4 3
A K 2
7 4 3
K 10 6 2
A J
Q 4 3
A Q 6 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Texas transfer bid
Cope with overcall
Placing enemy cards
Throw-in play
A Q J 9 8 5
10 2
J 10 9
K 2
4
East
9 top tricks
S endplayed (lose 2)
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
3
1
4
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
2 NT
3
6
Board 2
A 10 7 6 3
3
4 2
K J 10 8 7
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 S
Lead
5
3!
4
8
8
J
J
2
A
Q
2nd
2
2
10
3
K
5
4
5
9
K
3rd
J
A
7
9
10
Q
K
A
!
3
4
4th
A
6
5
4
7
3
9
7
6
6
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
9 1
Q J 9 8 4
K 10 6
K 9 7 3
4
5
Q 9 7 5 2
10 8 6 5
6 5 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Jacoby transfer bid
Slam decision
Read singleton lead
Dummy reversal
Shun finesse
Choose lead vs slam
K 2
A J 8 4
A Q J
A Q 9 2
6
North
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 6 +1370
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
2
1
3 NT
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1 NT
2
4
Board 3
A K J 4 2
6 4
Q 4
7 6 4 2
Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 N
Lead
K
A
9
J
8
7
Q
J
6
3
4
2nd
2
4
6
A
5
6
2
10
8
Q
?
3rd
10
5
3
2
K
9
A
3
K
2
4th
3
J
Q
4
6
8
7
5
7
9
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
5
Q 7 2
10 9 7 5 2
A K 9 8
10 7 6 3
J 10 9 8
K J 6
10 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Choose best game
Isolate threat
Positional squeeze
(or ruffout squeeze)
Q 9 8
A K 5 3
A 8 3
Q J 3
4
South
8 top tricks
East is squeezed
made 4 +420
WEST
1 NT
2
6 NT
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
2
1
4 NT
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
10 9 8
Q 10 8 6 3
7 5
9 8 6
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 S
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 W
12 E
Lead
10
K
2
Q
10
4
J
K
5
4
3
8
2nd
J
6
7
3
6
Q
9
6
10
2
7
9
3rd
5
4
A
2
K
8
4
7
A
K
A
10
!
4th
3
8
9
2
A
3
5
J
7
5
6
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
A Q 4 3
K 5
K Q 10 3
Q J 10
K J 2
A 9 7 4 2
A 8 4
K 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Quantitative 4 NT
Count hand pattern
South last 4 cards
diamonds so finesse
7 6 5
J
J 9 6 2
A 7 5 4 2
6 NT West
9 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 6 -1440
Practice 5G09
Main
Top
Transfer Bids
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek