West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K J 10 3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	A 2		1. E	5	2	7	10
Pass	1	Pass	2 1		K 9 8 4		2. N	A!	3	4	6
Pass	2 NT!	Pass	3		Q 5 3		3. N	2	J	K	8
AP				8 7		9 5 4	4. S	5	10	J!	6
				Q 10 8 6		J 3	5. N	4	10	2	3
7 8	13 14	11 11	9 11	J 7 5 3		A Q 10 6	6. E	4	Q	8	3
				A 7 6		K J 8 4	7. S	7	Q	K	4
					A Q 6 2		8. N	8	Q	6	5
					K 9 7 5 4		9. S	A
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				2			Lose last 3 tricks
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				10 9 2
	Use trumps as entries			3 North		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 10 8		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q 5		1. N	Q	3	K!	6
1	Pass	1	Pass		Q J 10 8		2. S	2	7	8	4
1 1	Pass	2	Pass		Q 9 5		3. N	J	A	3	9
2 NT	AP			9 7 6		A 5 4 3	4. E	A	4	2	8
				A 4		K J 7 2	5. E	3	5	6!	10
11 12	10 10	13 14	6 8	K 9 7 6 2		A 3	6. N	10	5	7	4
				A 10 4		J 8 3	7. N	5	3	K	A
Bidding	Responder’s third bid				K 2		8. W	10!	Q	8	2
Play	Ducking play				10 9 8 6 3		9. N	Q	2	6	K
	Combine chances				5 4		10. W	A	5	7	8
Defense	Choose lead at notrump				K 7 6 2		11. W	4	Q	K	9
	Overtaking play			2 NT West		Made 2 +120		Dummy is good

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 8 5 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	K J 3		1. W	K	A	8	3
Pass	1	Pass	2		A 9 6		2. N	2!	4	A	5
Pass	2 1	Pass	3 !		J 7 2		3. S	3	9!	J	Q
Pass	4	AP		10 7 6		A 9 4	4. E	J	2	5	6
				6 5		9 8 4	5. S	6	10	7	2
8 9	11 11	7 7	14 16	K Q 7 5		J 10 8 4 2	6. W	Q	9	4	7
				K 10 9 5		Q 4	7. S	3!	6	Q	A
					K J 3		8. E	9	K	7	2
					A Q 10 7 2		9. S	8	K	J!	4
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				3			Draw trump and claim
Play	Ruff in short hand				A 8 6 3
	Timing the play			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q J 9		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	Q 10 2		1. S	2	3	J	K
1	Pass	2 1	Pass		J 9 8 7		2. E	5!	6	A	9
2 !	Pass	4	AP		J 10 4		3. W	4	Q	5	7
				A 8 4 3		K 5	4. E	A	6	3	7
14 14	7 7	12 13	7 8	A 8 3		J 9 7 6 5	5. E	2	10	K	8
				K 4 3		A 5 2	6. W	2	4	A	5
				K 9 2		A 8 3	7. E	3	6	K	10
					10 7 6 2		8. W	8!	9	6	10
					K 4		9. E	5!	Q	4	J
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				Q 10 6		10. S	Q	9	J	8
Play	Elimination technique				Q 7 6 5		11. S	7	3	Q	7
	Avoid trump loser			4 East		Made 4 +620	12. N	2	9!	K	A

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Fourth Suit Forcing II

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West	North	East	South	1. N deals	8 5 4		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	A Q 8 3		1. E	6	2	J	4
Pass	1	Pass	1 1		2		2. W	A	5	7	3
Pass	2	Pass	2		K Q J 8 4		3. W	9	8	K	Q
AP				A J 9		K 10 7 6	4. E	A	3	5	4
				K 5		J 10 2	5. E	10!	8	K!	A
10 11	12 14	9 10	9 11	Q 7 6 3		J 5 4	6. N	K	2	9	6
				9 7 6 5		A 10 2	7. N	Q	10	4!	7
Bidding	Responder’s third bid				Q 3 2		8. S	A	3	2	4
Play	Read enemy tactics				9 7 6 4		9. S	K	6	8	5
	Trump endplay				A K 10 9 8		10. S	10	Q	3	J
Defense	Cash out play				3		11. N	J!	10	6	9
	Uppercut			2 North		Made 2 +110		East is endplayed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	7 6		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	7 6		1. N	K	3	8	A
2	Pass	2	Pass		7 5 4 2		2. W	K	2	3	8
3 1	Pass	3 !	Pass		K Q 7 6 5		3. W	2!	6	A	3
3	Pass	3	Pass	10 2		A K J 5 4	4. E	K	8	10	7
4	Pass	4	Pass	A 8 2		K J 9 3	5. E	4	9	9	6
6	AP			A K J 10 9 6		Q 3	6. W	6	4	Q	9
				A 2		4 3	7. E	5	Q	10	5
16 19	5 7	14 15	5 7		Q 9 8 3		8. W	A	5	3	4
					Q 10 5 4		9. W	J	7	4	10
Bidding	Rebid after 2-over-1				8		10. W	2	7	K	5
Play	Delay drawing trumps				J 10 9 8		11. E	J
	Set up dummy’s suit			6 West		Made 6 +920		Lose the last trick

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A K 8 6 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	6 3		1. W	4	3	J	K
Pass	1	Pass	2		9 8 4		2. S	K	10	8!	5
Pass	2 1	Pass	3 NT		A 10 5		3. S	2!	4	9	J
AP				10 7 4		Q J 9 3	4. E	9	5	2	6
				Q 10 7 4 2		J 9 8	5. E	8	A	7	5
3 5	11 12	10 11	16 18	10		Q J 6 5	6. S	2	3	10!	K
				J 8 7 3		K 9	7. E	Q	2	7	A
					2		8. N	4	6	7	10
					A K 5			Win the rest
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				A K 7 3 2
Play	Unblocking play				Q 6 4 2
	Avoidance finesse			3 NT South		Made 4 +430

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 6 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	J 4 3		1. S	5	3	A	7
1	Pass	2 1	Pass		10 5		2. N	2	J	8	6
2	Pass	3	AP		A Q 4 2		3. E	4	3	K!	5
				K J 9 2		8 4	4. W	2	3	K	5
11 14	9 10	11 14	9 10	2		A K 8 7 6	5. E	A	9	3	4
				A K 7 6 4 3		2	6. E	2	8	A	5
				6 3		K J 10 9 7	7. W	K	10	8	9
Bidding	Pass invit 3 w/misfit				A 7 3		8. W	2	6	9	7
Play	Placing enemy cards				Q 10 9 5		9. E	8!
	Trump endplay				Q J 9 8			Win 2 more tricks
Defense	Leading trumps				8 5
	Make declarer guess			3 East		Made 3 +110

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