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Bridge Teaching Material

Richard Pavlicek has taught bridge for over 30 years and created a huge amount of material for all levels, now available to other bridge teachers. All material is handsomely typeset in PDF format for easy printing. If this might interest you, read on.

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Pavlicek Methods

Before outlining the material, it might be a good idea to explain the Pavlicek methods. The general approach is based on Standard American bidding, including strong notrumps, five-card majors, weak two-bids and a strong artificial two-club bid. Certain essential conventions (Stayman, Blackwood, Gerber, negative doubles, etc.) are included, but emphasis is on general principles and how to develop good judgment, rather than a truckload of conventions.

Perhaps the most controversial area in bridge teaching is the way to evaluate a bridge hand: point count. Richard Pavlicek studied this area in great depth when he began teaching. The method he devised is not only simple but amazingly accurate in giving the true value of a bridge hand. See Pavlicek Point Count for details.

The Pavlicek methods also stress the importance of accurate card play, both as declarer and defender. Bidding ideas may change over the years, but card play will always be the same. If you learn the right technique from the start, you will benefit for life. One of Richard’s most ardent philosophies is to plan all contracts by counting winners. See Planning the Play for an insight.

The Material

The material consists of 724 printouts (comprising 1232 pages and 7512 deals), all handsomely typeset in PDF format for exact printing on any printer. Many of the sheets also have artwork (cartoons) which add humor to the teaching process. The material is divided into four main levels (plus a few miscellaneous sheets included with all levels) as shown below. Clicking on each level will bring up a complete outline of what is available.

Level	Printouts	Pages	Deals
1. Beginner	112	167	871
2. Intermediate	174	239	1461
3. Advanced Bidding	239	423	3059
4. Advanced Play	189	392	2103
Miscellaneous	10	11	18
Totals	724	1232	7512

Below are some samples of the actual sheets. Click on the Title for the main PDF form. Click on the Type for a form with answers (except for lessons). Click on the No. for an HTML version. (First digit of the number indicates the level.)

No.	Title	Type	Pages	Deals	Layout
1A17	Opening One-Bids	Exercise	1	12	Hand Evaluation
1E41	Planning the Play	Exercise	1 w/art	3	Declarer Play 3
1F01	Bidding Review I	Practice	1	4	Deal Summary
2C41	Points To Ponder	Exercise	1	12	Eval & 2 Calls
2N23	It’s Your Play!	Exercise	1	9	Declarer Play 9
2P00	Finessing Technique	Lesson	1 w/art	8	Play Lesson
3G53	Match the Notrump	Exercise	1 w/art	12	Matching
3K29	Weak-Two Auctions	Exercise	1	12	Bidding E-W 12
3R00	Notrump Slam Bidding	Lesson	2 w/art	12	Bidding Lesson
4G41	Lead On, MacDuff	Exercise	1	12	Opening Lead
4H53	Beat Four Hearts!	Exercise	1	6	Defensive Play 6
4K93	When Partner Switches	Exercise	1 w/art	12	Suit Query E-W

If you are licensed to use the material, the complete outline will have links to each sheet as above.

License Fee

Bridge teaching material by Richard Pavlicek is licensed for a one-time fee, which includes lifetime use of the material in your bridge teaching. See Purchase Agreement for restrictions. License fees are:

Any one level	$600
Any two levels	$900
Any three levels	$1200
Entire works	$1500

To order, print the Purchase Agreement. Fill out, sign, and include check payable to Richard Pavlicek. Mail it to: Richard Pavlicek, 1050 NW 21 Street, Fort Lauderdale FL 33311. Material (on CD) will be sent to you by USPS Priority Mail.

For further information, click here to contact Richard by e-mail (richard@rpbridge.net).

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