Practice 5U01
Main
Unusual Notrump Bids
by Richard Pavlicek
West
5
!
All Pass
NORTH
1
Pass
East
2 NT
Pass
South
4
Dbl
Board 1
K Q 10 9 6
K J 10 7
9 8
A 6
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 S
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 N
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 E
Lead
K
10
8
2
9
4
K
5
4
Q
8
2nd
3
3
A
6
2
7
3
9
8
10
K
3rd
7
A
7
10
10
3
Q
K
!
A
5
6
4th
2
4
6
J
2
A
4
6
7
9
9
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
2 3
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
7 4
5 4 2
A 5 4 2
K 6 5 4
3 2
3
6 3
A Q J 3 2
Q 10 8 5 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Unusual notrump bid
Sacrifice bid
Delay drawing trumps
Set up dummy’s suit
Force dummy to ruff
Play
A J 8 7
Q 9 8
10 7
K J 9 7
5
× West
6 top tricks
Dummy is good
down 2 +300
West
Pass
North
3
!
EAST
1
All Pass
South
2 NT
Board 2
A Q J 7 4
K 9 5 4 3
2
J 4
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 E
6 S
7 W
8 N
9 S
10 E
11 N
Lead
2
A
4
3
J
10
5
Q
8!
8
5!
2nd
K
!
7
9
A
6
Q
A
K
9
5
7
3rd
3
2
J
Q
2
4
3
7
7!
9
6
4th
4
3
Q
6
4
5
2
6
A
J
10
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
7 3
7 4
10 9 6 5
6 2
J 10 9 7
Q 9 3
K 8 3
A J 10 8 7
Q 3
A 5 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Unusual notrump bid
Simple preference bid
Placing enemy cards
Timing the play
Choose lead at suit
Play
2
Q
A K 8 6 5 4
K 10 8 7 6
3
North
5 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 3 +110
West
Pass
2 NT!
North
2
Pass
East
Pass
3
SOUTH
1
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
Q 10 9
K 10 2
5 4 2
J 10 8 6
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 W
10 E
Lead
K
3!
9
!
2?
K
!
4
3
3
5
3
2nd
7
J
8
A
9
Q
10
8
J
9
3rd
10!
Q
6
5
2
A
J
2
Q
9
4th
4
5
4!
J
6
8
K
6
2
10
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
J 7
J 4
A 10 9 8
A 7 5 3 2
8 5 4
A 8 7 6 3
Q J 6
K 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Balancing bid
Unusual notrump bid
Avoid tap, shed loser
Set up dummy’s suit
Underlead to partner
Trump at trick 4 defeats
Play
A K 6 3 2
Q 9 5
K 7 3
Q 9
3
East
6 top tricks
Draw trump and claim
made 3 -110
WEST
1
All Pass
North
2 NT
East
Pass
South
4
!
Board 4
4
J 10 9 8 4
A K J 8 7
5 4
Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 W
8 N
9 S
10 S
11 S
Lead
K
A
Q
2!
J
10
4
4
K
10
3
2nd
4
5
4
8
2
Q
A
8
J
3
7
3rd
2
6
5
8
!
6
K
3
7
7
8
J
4th
J
Q
A
6
3
A
5
5
7
9
9
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
Q J 8
A 5 3
4 2
A K 10 7 3
9 7 6 5
Q 2
Q 6 3
9 8 6 2
Bidding
Play
Unusual notrump bid
Combine chances
Unblocking play
Play
A K 10 3 2
K 7 6
10 9 5
Q J
4
South
7 top tricks
Dummy is good
made 4 +620
Practice 5U05
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Unusual Notrump Bids
Unusual Predicaments
West
Pass
5
NORTH
1
Pass
Dbl
East
2 NT
4 NT!
All Pass
South
4
Pass
Board 1
A K 10 9 8
A 6
Q 2
Q 4 3 2
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E
Lead
K
8
A
K
!
6
5!
7
7!
8!
8
9!
2nd
3
5
4
5
10
A
J
10
6
2
7
3rd
Q
2
3
4
8
6
9
!
7
K
10
9
4th
4
5
2
Q
9!
2
6!
3
A
J
3
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
9 2
5 4
Q 10 9 8 7 5 4
3
K 9 8
3
—
A K 9 8 7 6
A J 10 7 6 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Unusual notrump bid
Crossruff
Trump endplay
Do not overruff
Play
Q J 7 6 2
K J 3 2
J 10 5 4
—
5
× West
7 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 5 -550
West
Pass
North
3
!
EAST
1
All Pass
South
2 NT
Board 2
A Q 8 7 4
8 7 2
5 3
K 7 5
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 W
8 N
Lead
A
!
4
5
3
A
6
3!
7
2nd
9
10
8
2
10
J
A
10
3rd
3
K
2
K
5
4
6
J
4th
2
7
6
9
Q!
4
2
5
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
J 9 5 3
K 5 3
J 10 9
Q 4 3
K 10 6
A 4
Q 4 2
A 10 9 6 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Unusual notrump bid
Set up dummy’s suit
Choose lead at suit
Unblocking play
Play
2
Q J 10 9 6
A K 8 7 6
J 8
3
North
6 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 -100
West
Pass
5
North
4
Pass
East
4 NT!
5
SOUTH
1
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
Q J 9 4 3
J 10 6 2
3
10 9 7
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
Lead
K
6
A
!
K
5
2
8
2nd
7
8
7
Q
2
7
10
3rd
Q
J
3
4
5
A
!
J
4th
5
7
2
6
10
J
J
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
8 7
4 3
Q J 5
8 6 5 4 3 2
5
A K 9 8 5
A K 10 9 7
A Q
Bidding
Play
Defense
Weak jump raise
Unusual notrump bid
Establish side suit
Shun finesse
Make declarer ruff
Play
A K 10 6 2
Q 7
8 6 4 2
K J
5
East
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 5 -600
WEST
2
All Pass
North
4 NT
East
Pass
South
5
!
Board 4
3
3
A K 7 6 5 4
A Q J 9 3
Trick
1 W
2 W
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
Lead
A
4
A
K
4
A
6
5
9
6
10
2nd
3
3
8
10
J
7
9
Q
10
K
4
3rd
Q
2
2
5
8
3
J
7
Q
10
7!
4th
5
7
3
9
2
4
Q
6
J
8
5
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
9 2
9 7 2
A K 10 8 6 4
9 3
4 2
K Q 4
Q J 2
Q J 10 8
K 6 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Combat weak two-bid
Unusual notrump bid
Crossruff
Trump endplay
Force dummy to ruff
Play
A J 10 8 6 5
9 7 5
2
10 8 7
5
South
7 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 5 +600
Practice 5U05
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Unusual Notrump Bids
© 1996 Richard Pavlicek