Practice 4U01
Main
General Winning Tips
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
NORTH
1
4
!
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2
Board 1
A K 9 8 4
A K 9 3 2
7 3 2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
Lead
Q
2!
A
5
3!
7
A
2nd
4
8
2
4
10
3
10
3rd
5
5
2
4
6
K
6
4th
A
6
3
K
7
2
J
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
J 3
7 6 5
A K 6
Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 2
Q J 10 8
Q J 10 4
K 3
Bidding
Play
Defense
Follow up major raise
Timing the play
Avert overruff
Choose lead at suit
Play
7 6 5
4
9 8 5
A J 9 7 6 5
4
North
7 top tricks
Win 3 more tricks
made 4 +420
West
4 NT!
6
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
3
5
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
Q 10 9 8 5
J 10 6 2
4
J 10 8
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 W
Lead
K
A
3!
5!
4
6!
K
6
2
7
K
2nd
A
5
8
8
9
9
10
Q
4
10
J
3rd
6
2
10
J
Q
K
7
7
3
9
2
4th
5
J
7
4
3
2
5
6
8
9
A
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
10 1
A K 7 6 4 3
A 3
K J 3
K Q
2
9 7 5
A Q 10 7 6 5 2
4 2
Bidding
Play
Response to preempt
Blackwood convention
Set up dummys suit
Use trumps as entries
Play
J
K Q 8 4
9 8
A 9 7 6 5 3
6
East
10 top tricks
Win the rest
made 6 -920
West
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
East
2
!
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
Board 3
10 7
5 2
J 10 9 4
A Q 10 6 2
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
Lead
J
4
A
K
K
3
K
4
6
2nd
3
5
2
5
7
10
6
Q
6
3rd
8?
Q
7
8
2
A
6
10
9
4th
2!
A
3
4
9
J
9
2
8
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
K 6 3
A K Q J 10 6
A 2
7 5
A 8 5 4 2
9 8 7
K 5 3
4 3
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Try for overtrick
Deceptive play
Aim for top result
Play
Q J 9
4 3
Q 8 7 6
K J 9 8
4
West
10 top tricks
Win the rest
made 6 -680
WEST
2
Pass
North
Dbl
Pass!
East
Pass
Pass
South
3
Board 4
Q 6 4 2
10
K J 3
A K Q 4 2
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 E
7 W
8 N
9 S
10 N
Lead
10
3
K
Q
10!
2!
5
2
5
4
2nd
2
7
6
10
K
4
K
!
J
7
9
3rd
7
A
3
5
3
A
7
8
J
8
4th
A
5
8
9
2
3
6
4
6
9
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
10 8
A J 9 7 4 2
A 5
9 8 7
K J 9 7
K 6
Q 7 2
J 10 6 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Combat weak two-bid
Rebid by doubler
Shun finesse
Timing the play
Shift to trumps
Play
A 5 3
Q 8 5 3
10 9 8 6 4
3
3
South
7 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 3 +110
Practice 4U05
Main
Top
General Winning Tips
General Winning Tips II
West
4
!
NORTH
1
All Pass
East
2
South
Pass
Board 1
Q J 9 7
K Q J 9 5
A J 3 2
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
Lead
K
A
!
4
6
2
8
4
10
2nd
6
7
J
3
5
9
9
2
3rd
8
2
K
6
Q
10
A
!
K
4th
A
3
5
9
7
Q
10
J
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
K 10 6
A 4
A 10 7 4 2
Q 8 4
A Q 9 8 7
K 10 8 6 2
6
6 5
Bidding
Play
Michaels cue-bid
Choose best game
Crossruff
Avert overruff
Play
J 5 4 3 2
5 3
8 3
K 10 9 7
4
West
8 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 -420
West
Pass
All Pass
North
2 NT!
EAST
Pass
Pass
South
1
3 NT
Board 2
K 3
K 5
A Q 4 3
J 7 6 5 4
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 E
6 E
7 E
8 S
9 N
Lead
4
J
3
7!
Q
8
Q
2
Q
2nd
5
K
5
9
2
3
A
9
10
3rd
A
2
K
4
7
10
9
A
8
4th
3
6
6
10
5
6
7
8
?
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
3 4
4 4
0 0
A J 9
J 10 9 3
9 7 6
K 10 9
Q 10 8 4 2
8 4 2
J 10 8 5
Q
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Play for only chance
Unusual squeeze
Play
7 6 5
A Q 7 6
K 2
A 8 3 2
3 NT North
7 top tricks
West is squeezed
made 3 +600
West
Pass
3 NT
North
Pass
All Pass
East
2 NT!
SOUTH
2
Pass
Board 3
Q 5
Q 10 8 7
9 6 2
K 8 7 5
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
10 W
11 W
Lead
Q
J
10
J
4
3!
A
!
10
Q
7
2
2nd
3
4
6
3
8
7
J
4
10
K
5?
3rd
8
5
7
5
A
K
4
K
2
9
10!
4th
2
9
A
2
6
5
8
9
6
8
J
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
7 2
6 4 3
A K Q 7 5
6 4 3
K 10 3
A K 9 2
J 10 4
A 9 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Combat weak two-bid
Holdup play
Throw-in play
Choose lead at notrump
Attitude signal
Play
A J 9 8 6 4
J 5
8 3
Q J 10
3 NT East
8 top tricks
S endplayed (lose 1)
made 3 -600
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
2
4
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
2
3
!
6
Board 4
K 4 3
K 4
K J 6 5
A J 8 5
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 S
Lead
K
5!
A
6
8
3
J
A
Q
10!
2nd
A
6
9
10
7
5
9
6
9
J
3rd
2
5
3
K
7
K
8
4
5
4
4th
3
4
2
J
10
2
Q
7
8
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
9 1
10 9
J 9 6 5
10 8 3
K Q 10 4
Q J 2
8 7 2
Q 9 7
9 7 6 2
Bidding
Play
Stayman convention
Slam decision
Dummy reversal
Elimination technique
Play
A 8 7 6 5
A Q 10 3
A 4 2
3
6
South
10 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 6 +1430
Practice 4U05
Main
Top
General Winning Tips
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek