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by Richard Pavlicek

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Partnership Bidding	Exercises	Practice
Responses to Suit Bids Rebids by Opener Rebids by Responder Opener’s Third Bid Bidding After a Raise Preemptive Bids Weak Two-Bids Strong Two-Club Bid Suit Slam Bidding Two-over-One Auctions Bidding Judgment Notrump Slam Bidding Slam Bidding Judgment Miscellany	3B41 3B81 3B93 3B29 3B53 3C29 3C53 3C81 3C41 3C77 3C93  3D29 3D53 3D87 3D41 3E29 3E41 3E93 3E53 3F33 3F41 3F53 3J29 3J53 3J81 3J41 3K29 3K41 3K53 3L41 3L53 3L81 3L29 3M29 3M41 3M53 3N29 3N41 3N53 3P29 3P41 3P53 3P17 3R17 3R29 3R41 3S29 3S53 3S81 3T17 3T29 3T47 3U53 3T81 3T93	3B01 3C01 3D01 3E01 3F01 3J01 3K01 3L01 3M01 3N01 3P01 3R01 3S01 3T01 3U01
Competitive Bidding	Exercises	Practice
Notrump Auctions Overcalls Takeout Doubles Defensive Bidding Judgment Negative Doubles Penalty Doubles Coping with Interference Competing & Sacrificing Balancing Bids & Doubles Combating Weak Openings Miscellany	3A29 3A81 3A93 3A41 3A53 3A87 3G41 3G53 3G93 3G29 3G83 3H29 3H53 3H93 3H41 3Q17 3Q29 3Q41 5A29 5A41 5A53 5A93 5B29 5B41 5B53 5B17 5B81 5C41 5C53 5C93 5C29 5D29 5D41 5D53 5E29 5E41 5E53 5E93 5F29 5F83 5F93 5F41 5F53 3T59 3T69 5V17 5V29 5V41	3A01 3G01 3H01 3Q01 5A01 5B01 5C01 5D01 5E01 5F01 3V01 5V01
Declarer Play	Exercises	Practice
Card Combinations Going with the Odds Notrump Play Technique Suit Play Technique Important Suit Tactics Trump Control Trick One Tips Suit Establishment Combining Your Chances Endplays Entries & Communication Timing the Play Counting by Declarer Matchpoint Strategy Squeeze Plays Squeeze Plays II Throw-In Plays Trump Endings Miscellany	4A29 4A41 4A53 4V17 4V41 4V69 4B29 4B53 4B81 4B93 4C45 4C53 4C59 4C41 4C37 4C49 4D45 4D53 4D61 4D41 4D37 4D49 4E41 4E47 4E53 4F29 4F41 4F47 4F53 4N29 4N41 4N71 4N81 4N53 4N93 4P29 4P35 4P41 4Q81 4Q29 4Q35 4Q59 4Q41 4Q53 4R29 4R41 4R53 4R47 4S35 4S41 4S47 4S29 4T29 4T35 4T41 4T73 6A41 6A53 6A59 6B29 6B41 6B47 6C81 6C41 6C47 6C53 6C87 4V81 6D41 6E41 6E53 6E47 6F41 6F57 6F53 4A23 4V29 4V53 4V87 4U17 4U41	4A01 4B01 4C01 4D01 4E01 4F01 4N01 4P01 4Q01 4R01 4S01 4T01 6A01 6B01 6C01 6D01 6E01 6F01 4U01 4V01
Defensive Play	Exercises	Practice
Notrump Leads & Strategy Suit Leads & Strategy Opening Leads Signaling Methods Third Hand Play Second Hand Play Defensive Trump Tactics Defensive Card Combinations  Counting on Defense When To Win or Duck Squeeze Defense Miscellany	4G29 4G35 4G41 4G53 4H41 4H53 4H59 4H73 4W69 4H81 4H29 4W53 4J29 4J41 4J53 4J81 4W41 4K29 4K41 4K53 4K93 4W81  4W29 4L29 4L41 4L53 4W93 4M29 4M35 4M41 6G29 6G41 6G53 6G93 6H41 6H47 6H53 6J29 6J41 6J53 6J81 8E01	4G01 4H01   4J01 4K01 4L01 4M01 6G01 6H01 6J01 6K01 6M01
Popular Conventions*	Exercises	Practice
Transfer Bids Splinter Bids One Notrump Forcing Two-over-One Game Force New Minor Forcing Fourth Suit Forcing Inverted Minor Raises Defense to One Notrump Michaels & other cue-bids Responsive & other doubles Unusual Notrump Bids Miscellany	5G17 5G41 5G81 5H17 5H41 5H81 5J17 5J41 5K17 5K41 5L17 5L41 5M17 5M41 3U17 5N17 5N41 5P17 5P41 5P53 5Q17 5Q41 5Q53 5R29 5R41 5S29 5S17 5S41 5U41 5U81 3U00 5T00 5T17 5T29 5T41	5G01 5H01 5J01 5K01 5L01 5M01 5N01 5P01 5Q01 5R01 5S01 5U01 5T01
*Lessons for these and many more are in Modern Bridge Conventions

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