Practice 5L01
Main
New Minor Forcing
by Richard Pavlicek
West
North
East
South
1. N deals
Q 10 8 4
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
1
Pass
None vul
4
1. S
2
10
K
4
1
Pass
1 NT
Pass
K 9 7 5
2. N
5
A
6
3
2
1
Pass
2
!
Pass
A 10 5 4
3. E
A
!
6
3
4
4
AP
K 9 7 5 3
A 2
4. E
2
J
K
8
A Q 9 3
K 10 5 2
5. W
5
10
10!
J
12 14
9 11
13 14
6 6
10 3
A 8 4
6. S
Q
3
7
8
K 3
Q 8 7 2
7. W
3!
4
Q
6
J 6
8. E
2
6
9
4
J 8 7 6
9. W
7
Q
K
9
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
Q J 6
2
10. E
5
7
A
5
Play
Holdup play
J 9 6
11. W
Q
10
2
8
Set up dummy’s suit
4
East
Made 4 +420
Win 1 more trick
West
North
East
South
2. E deals
Q J 5
TT=2
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
Pass
1
N-S vul
A Q J 6 2
1. W
2
5
8
K
!
Pass
1
Pass
1 NT
J 7 3
2. S
10
3
2
4!
Pass
2
1
Pass
2 NT!
9 7
3. S
9
8
J!
K
AP
A 9 7
2
8 4 3
4. E
Q
K
A
7
8 3
K 7 5 4
5. W
3
9
J
4
8 10
11 12
9 9
12 13
10 6 2
K 9 5
6. E
2
6
10
3
A 10 5 3
Q J 2
7. W
A
J
3
6
K 10 6
Win the rest
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
10 9
Play
Preserve entry
A Q 8 4
Overtaking play
K 8 6 4
Defense
Refuse first finesse
2 NT South
Made 2 +120
West
North
East
South
3. S deals
A Q 8 7 2
TT=8
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
E-W vul
4 2
1. E
K
5
J!
2
Pass
1
Pass
1 NT
A 7 5
2. E
6
A
3
4
Pass
2
1
Pass
3
!
8 6 2
3. S
5
K
A
3
Pass
4
AP
K
J 10 4 3
4. N
2
Q
K
4
J 10 7 3
K
Q 9 6
5. S
K
4
5
3
7 7
10 11
9 9
14 15
Q 10 9 4
J 8 6 3
6. S
2
9
A
6
J 10 9 4
Q
7. N
7
8
6
10
9 6 5
8. S
8!
7
2
9
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
A 8 5
9. N
6!
J
A
9
Play
Elimination technique
K 2
10. S
3!
10
8
Q
Trump endplay
A K 7 5 3
11. W
J
7
10
5
Defense
Refuse to ruff
4
North
Made 4 +420
East is endplayed
West
North
East
South
4. W deals
Q 9 5
3
TT=7
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
Pass
1
Pass
Both vul
8 7 6
1. N
3
2
K
4!
1 NT
Pass
2
1
Pass
5
2. S
6
A
5
7
2
Pass
3
!
AP
A 10 8 6 5
3. W
8!
9
6
10
A 8 4
7 2
4. E
2!
7
Q
A
13 13
6 8
10 12
11 11
K 9 4
A J 5 2
5. N
8
2
10
K
K 9 8 4
A J 10 7 6
6. W
4
5
A
2
Q J 3
4 2
7. E
4
K
3
5
K J 10 6
8. S
9
J
6
5
Q 10 3
9. W
K
8
7
3
Bidding
Responder’s third bid
Q 3 2
10. W
8!
10
10
Q
Play
Elimination technique
K 9 7
South is endplayed
Timing the play
3
West
Made 3 +110
Practice 5L05
Main
New Minor Forcing II
Top
by Richard Pavlicek
West
North
East
South
1. N deals
K 5 4
TT=6
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
Pass
1
None vul
A 2
1. W
K
A
4
8
Pass
1 NT
Pass
2
1
K 6 4
2. N
4
2
Q
7
Pass
2
Pass
4
Q J 10 8 4
3. S
J
6
5
8
AP
9 7 6
8 2
4. S
3
9!
Q
5
K
Q 9 7 3
10 6 5 4
5. N
4?
A
!
K
2
5 6
13 14
9 10
13 13
10 9 5
A J 8 2
6. E
6!
7
9
8
9 2
A 6 5
7. W
Q
2
5
J
A Q J 10 3
8. W
10
4
A
3
J 8
Win the rest
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
Q 7 3
Defense
Count signal
K 7 3
Holdup play
4
South
Down 1 -50
West
North
East
South
2. E deals
8 4
TT=11
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
Pass
N-S vul
4 3
1. N
3
5
Q
A
1
Pass
2 NT
Pass
Q 9 8 6
2. W
7
3
K
5
3
1
Pass
3
Pass
9 7 6
3
2
3. E
2
6
Q
4
4 NT
Pass
5
Pass
K 2
A J 5
4. W
A
2
J
9
6
AP
A Q 10 8 7
K J 2
5. W
2
6
K
4
10 7 2
A K 5 3
6. E
5!
10
K
4
13 15
2 4
19 19
6 6
A 8 4
K 10 5
7. W
2
8
J
Q
Q 10 9 7 6 3
8. S
3
7
6
A
9 6 5
9. E
A
J
10
8
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
J 4
10. E
3
6
8
9
Play
Combine chances
Q J
11. W
10
!
7
5
7
Show-up finesse
6
West
Made 6 +980
12. W
4
9
K!
West
North
East
South
3. S deals
A 8 5 4
TT=8
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
E-W vul
A Q 10 8 5
1. E
K
3
7
A
Pass
1
Pass
1 NT
6 5 2
2. N
3
4
10!
K
Pass
2
1
Pass
3
3
3. W
2?
4
Q
6
Pass
4
AP
J 10 7 2
K
Q
4. E
6
A
2
2
7 2
9 4 3
5. S
Q
5
5
7
6 7
10 12
10 10
14 14
Q 10 3
K J 9
6. S
K
2
5
3
K 8 5 2
J 9 7 6 4
7. S
9!
10
5
9
9 6 3
8. W
7
10
4
6
K J 6
9. N
8
9
J
J
A 8 7 4
10. S
A
3
6
J
Play
Obtain early discard
A Q 10
11. S
4
10
Q
K
Ruff in short hand
4
North
Made 4 +420
12. N
A
9
7
8
West
North
East
South
4. W deals
Q J 5 3
TT=9
Lead
2nd
3rd
4th
1
Pass
1
Pass
Both vul
10 9 8 7
1. S
10
A
5
2
1 NT
Pass
2
1
Pass
Q 7 4
2. W
3
7
Q
K
2
Pass
4
AP
7 5
3. S
9
4
3
K
A 6 4
K 7 2
4. E
A
3
4
8
13 13
5 6
14 15
8 8
6 4 3
A Q J 5 2
5. E
A
2
3
4
K 10 5 3
A 6
6. E
6
8
K
7
A Q 6
9 4 2
7. W
5
Q
2
9
10
9 8
8. E
2
8
Q
5
K
9. W
A
!
7
4
10
J 9 8 2
10. W
10!
J
5
J
Bidding
Opener’s third bid
K J 10 8 3
Win the high trump
Play
Elopement play
4
East
Made 4 +620
Practice 5L01-5L05
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