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Systems & Conventions

by Richard Pavlicek

This page contains bridge systems and convention cards, from the simplest Richard taught to beginners, to the complete Pavlicek System played with his regular partners. At the bottom are some of Richard’s bridge innovations and philosophical viewpoints.

Systems
Standard Bridge | PDF Popular Conventions | PDF	Pavlicek (full) | PDF Pavlicek (short) | PDF
Convention Cards
Basic Bridge Basic Bridge II Standard Bridge Standard “Plus 2” Richard’s Favorite Popular Conventions	Pavlicek (full) Pavlicek (short) Richard and Cindy Richard and Rich Richard and Jim Richard and Walter
Pavlicek System Exercises
Pavlicek System Quiz A Pavlicek System Quiz B	Notrump Opening Leads Suit Opening Leads	Pavlicek Weak Two-Bids Two-Bids & Zoo-Bids | Deals
Pavlicek System Practice
Stayman Major Suit Transfer Minor Suit Stayman Minor Suit Transfer Three Diamonds Majors One Club One Diamond One Club One Heart One Club One Spade	One Diamond One Heart One Diamond One Spade  One Heart One Spade One Notrump Forcing One Diamond Two Clubs Two over One Heart Two over One Spade After Major Raise	Two Club Opening Weak Two-Bids Two Notrump Opening Three Notrump Opening Preemptive Openings Defense to One Notrump Defense to Preempts No Presets (blank settings)
Innovations
Three Diamonds 5-5 Majors  Transfers in Competition One Notrump Forcing 6-14 Relay Major-Suit Game Try	Responses to Two Clubs Weak Two-Bid Structure Three Notrump Opening Invisible Cue-Bids	Three-Level Cue-Bid Overcall Junkyard Defense Running Your Suit
Bidding Philosophy
Pavlicek Point Count Disclosure vs. Concealment	Forcing vs. Limit Style Forcing Style Expansion
Obsolete Systems
Pavlicek Classic | PDF	Eastern Scientific | PDF

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