West	North	East	South  1	North deals	K Q 10 9 6		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	2 NT	4	None vul	K J 10 7		1. N	K	3	7	2
5 !	Pass	Pass	Dbl		9 8		2. N	10	3	A	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 6		3. S	8	A	7	6
				5 4 2		3	4. W	2	6	10	J
7 8	13 15	9 12	11 12	A 5 4 2		6 3	5. S	9	2	10	2
				K 6 5 4		A Q J 3 2	6. E	4	7	3	A
				3 2		Q 10 8 5 4	7. N	K	3	Q	4
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				A J 8 7		8. E	5	9	K!	6
	Sacrifice bid				Q 9 8		9. W	4	8	A	7
Play	Delay drawing trumps				10 7		10. E	Q	10	5	9
	Set up dummy’s suit				K J 9 7		11. E	8	K	6	9
Defense	Force dummy to ruff			5 × West		Down 2 -300		Dummy is good

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	A Q J 7 4		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	2 NT	N-S vul	K 9 5 4 3		1. E	2	K!	3	4
Pass	3 !	Pass	Pass		2		2. S	A	7	2	3
Pass					J 4		3. S	4	9	J	Q
				10 9 6 5		K 8 3	4. N	3	A	Q	6
3 4	11 13	14 14	12 14	6 2		A J 10 8 7	5. E	J	6	2	4
				J 10 9 7		Q 3	6. S	10	Q	4	5
				Q 9 3		A 5 2	7. W	5	A	3	2
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				2		8. N	Q	K	7	6
	Simple preference bid				Q		9. S	8!	9	7!	A
Play	Placing enemy cards				A K 8 6 5 4		10. E	8	5	9	J
	Timing the play				K 10 8 7 6		11. N	5!	7	6	10
Defense	Choose lead at suit			3 North		Made 3 +110		East is endplayed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	Q 10 9		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	K 10 2		1. S	K	7	10!	4
Pass	2	Pass	Pass		5 4 2		2. S	3!	J	Q	5
2 NT!	Pass	3	AP		J 10 8 6		3. N	9!	8	6	4!
				J 7		8 5 4	4. N	2?	A	5	J
10 10	6 6	10 11	14 14	J 4		A 8 7 6 3	5. E	K!	9	2	6
				A 10 9 8		Q J 6	6. E	4	Q	A	8
Bidding	Balancing bid			A 7 5 3 2		K 4	7. W	3	10	J	K
	Unusual notrump bid				A K 6 3 2		8. S	3	8	2	6
Play	Avoid tap, shed loser				Q 9 5		9. W	5	J	Q	2
	Set up dummy’s suit				K 7 3		10. E	3	9	9	10
Defense	Underlead to partner				Q 9			Draw trump and claim
	Trump at trick 4 defeats			3 East		Made 3 +110

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	2 NT	Pass	4 !	Both vul	J 10 9 8 4		1. W	K	4	2	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K J 8 7		2. W	A	5	6	Q
					5 4		3. W	Q	4	5	A
14 15	9 12	4 4	13 13	Q J 8		9 7 6 5	4. S	2!	8	8!	6
				A 5 3		Q 2	5. N	J	2	6	3
				4 2		Q 6 3	6. N	10	Q	K	A
				A K 10 7 3		9 8 6 2	7. W	4	A	3	5
					A K 10 3 2		8. N	4	8	7	5
					K 7 6		9. S	K	J	7	7
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				10 9 5		10. S	10	3	8	9
Play	Combine chances				Q J		11. S	3	7	J	9
	Unblocking play			4 South		Made 4 +620		Dummy is good

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West	North	East	South  1	North deals	A K 10 9 8		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	2 NT	4	None vul	A 6		1. N	K	3	Q	4
Pass	Pass	4 NT!	Pass		Q 2		2. N	8	5	2	5
5	Dbl	AP			Q 4 3 2		3. E	A	4	3	2
				5 4		3	4. E	K!	5	4	Q
5 8	15 16	12 17	8 11	Q 10 9 8 7 5 4		—	5. E	6	10	8	9!
				3		A K 9 8 7 6	6. W	5!	A	6	2
				K 9 8		A J 10 7 6 5	7. E	7	J	9!	6!
					Q J 7 6 2		8. W	7!	10	7	3
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				K J 3 2		9. E	8!	6	K	A
Play	Crossruff				J 10 5 4		10. W	8	2	10	J
	Trump endplay				—		11. E	9!	7	9	3
Defense	Do not overruff			5 × West		Made 5 +550		North is endplayed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	A Q 8 7 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	2 NT	N-S vul	8 7 2		1. E	A!	9	3	2
Pass	3 !	Pass	Pass		5 3		2. E	4	10	K	7
Pass					K 7 5		3. W	5	8	2	6
				J 9 5 3		K 10 6	4. N	3	2	K	9
7 7	9 10	13 15	11 13	K 5 3		A 4	5. S	A	10	5	Q!
				J 10 9		Q 4 2	6. S	6	J	4	4
				Q 4 3		A 10 9 6 2	7. W	3!	A	6	2
					2		8. N	7	10	J	5
Bidding	Unusual notrump bid				Q J 10 9 6			Lose 2 more tricks
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				A K 8 7 6
Defense	Choose lead at suit				J 8
	Unblocking play			3 North		Down 1 -100

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	Q J 9 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	J 10 6 2		1. S	K	7	Q	5
Pass	4	4 NT!	Pass		3		2. S	6	8	J	7
5	Pass	5	AP		10 9 7		3. E	A!	7	3	2
				8 7		5	4. E	K	Q	4	6
3 5	4 6	20 24	13 13	4 3		A K 9 8 5	5. E	5	2	5	10
				Q J 5		A K 10 9 7	6. W	2	7	A!	J
				8 6 5 4 3 2		A Q	7. E	8	10	J	J
Bidding	Weak jump raise				A K 10 6 2			Lose 1 more trick
	Unusual notrump bid				Q 7
Play	Establish side suit				8 6 4 2
	Shun finesse				K J
Defense	Make declarer ruff			5 East		Made 5 +600

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	4 NT	Pass	5 !	Both vul	3		1. W	A	3	Q	5
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 7 6 5 4		2. W	4	3	2	7
					A Q J 9 3		3. N	A	8	2	3
7 9	14 18	14 14	5 7	9 7 2		K Q 4	4. N	K	10	5	9
				A K 10 8 6 4		Q J 2	5. N	4	J	8	2
				9 3		Q J 10 8	6. S	A	7	3	4
				4 2		K 6 5	7. S	6	9	J	Q
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				A J 10 8 6 5		8. N	5	Q	7	6
	Unusual notrump bid				9 7 5		9. S	9	10	Q	J
Play	Crossruff				2		10. N	6	K	10	8
	Trump endplay				10 8 7		11. S	10	4	7!	5
Defense	Force dummy to ruff			5 South		Made 5 +600		East is endplayed

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