Practice 5D01
Main
Competing & Sacrificing
by Richard Pavlicek
West
3
NORTH
1
Pass!
East
2
Pass
South
2
Pass
Board 1
A K 9 8 7
7 5
K 10 8
K 6 3
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 S
4 W
5 S
6 W
7 E
Lead
Q
5!
3!
6
6!
2
A
2nd
2
2
9
7!
J
8
9
3rd
K
!
K
7
4
8
Q
3
4th
3
4
8
10
10
6
10
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
6 2
J 9 4
J 7 3 2
A J 8 5
5 4 3
A Q 10 8 2
A Q 5 4
9
Bidding
Play
Defense
Competitive auction
Follow up major raise
N-S should not bid 3
Finessing technique
Overtaking play
Shift to trumps
Play
Q J 10
K 6 3
9 6
Q 10 7 4 2
3
East
6 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 +50
West
2
All Pass
North
2
EAST
Pass
5
South
1
5
!
Board 2
10 8 2
A 7 6
K 10 6 3
5 4 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 W
7 S
8 S
9 S
10 N
Lead
K
2!
6
6
4
10
K
A
7!
10
2nd
3
J
7
4
K
5
3
7
4
3rd
2
A
3
8
7
9
2
8
K
4th
4
8
Q
6
2
Q
5
J
8
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
9 7 3
K Q J
5 4
A K J 10 6
J 5
8
Q J 9 8 2
Q 9 8 7 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Opening one-bid
Combat sacrifice bid
Delay drawing trumps
Establish side suit
Make declarer ruff
Play
A K Q 6 4
10 9 5 4 3 2
A 7
—
5
South
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 5 +650
West
1
2
Pass
North
1
Pass
Pass
East
Dbl
Pass
3
!
SOUTH
Pass
1
2
All Pass
Board 3
7
K J 8 7 3
J 8 5
K Q 8 2
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 W
Lead
7
10
2
6
2
6
A
10
9
10!
2nd
3!
Q!
4
A
5
7
J
7
8
8
3rd
Q
K
A
3
Q
K
9
5
9
6
4th
8
4
10
5
4
8
4
3
6
K
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
6 4
10 8 2
A Q 2
A K 10 9 3 2
10
A J 6 3
9 5 4
Q 6
J 9 5 4
Bidding
Play
Negative double
Competitive auction
Holdup play
Break communication
Play
K Q 9 5 4
10 6
7 4
A 7 6 3
3
West
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 -110
WEST
Pass
3
All Pass
North
1
3
1
East
2
Pass
South
2
4
Board 4
K Q J
A 9 8 7 3 2
K 10 3
3
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 N
Lead
K
J
3
J
K
Q
?
Q
9!
2nd
4
5
5
2
A
10
7
2
3rd
10
A
K
A
2
4
9
7
4th
3
2
4
6
4
7
8
?
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
0 0
10 7 5 4
4
Q 8 5 4 2
A 10 9
A 8
Q 6 5
J 6
K Q J 8 6 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
competitive game try
Competitive auction
Automatic squeeze
Play
9 6 3 2
K J 10
A 9 7
7 5 4
4
North
7 top tricks
West is squeezed
made 4 +620
Practice 5D05
Main
Top
Competing & Sacrificing
Competing & Sacrificing II
West
2
All Pass
NORTH
Pass
3
East
1
3
South
2
4
!
Board 1
K Q 10 6
6 5 4
8 5 4
K Q 7
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
Lead
K
5!
J
A
10
2nd
4
8
2
3
K
3rd
3
10!
9
2
7
4th
A
A
5
4
5
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 3
J 8 7 2
K Q 9
J 7 2
J 9 3
A 9 4 3
J 10 8 7 3
A Q 10
2
Bidding
Play
Competitive auction
Competitive reraise
Placing enemy cards
Play for only chance
Play
5
A 2
K 9 6 3
A 10 8 6 5 4
4
South
7 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 +130
West
2
All Pass
North
Dbl
EAST
Pass
5
South
Pass
Dbl!
Board 2
A Q 10 6
3
A Q J 8
J 8 6 5
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 N
9 S
Lead
3
2!
2!
4
7
5
K
6
10
2nd
4
8
3
10
5
K
A
K
7
3rd
Q
3
J
10
A
8
2
A
8
4th
K
9
Q
J
9
Q
4
4
9
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
5 3
5 4
K 9 3
K J 10 8 7 2
2
7 4 3
2
A 6 5 4
7 6 5 4 3
K Q 9
Bidding
Play
Defense
Combat weak two-bid
Combat sacrifice bid
Set up dummy’s suit
Leading trumps
Attack dummy’s entry
Play
J 8 7 5 4
Q 9
K 10 9
A 10 2
5
× West
6 top tricks
Claim the rest
down 2 +300
West
Pass
3
North
1
3
!
East
2
All Pass
SOUTH
Pass
2
Board 3
A K Q 5 3
J 7 4 2
Q 10 2
3
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 E
6 N
7 N
8 W
9 N
10 S
Lead
A
8
2!
3
Q
A
4!
6
2!
5
2nd
2
6
10
9
7
2
4
K
4
8
3rd
J
K
A
J
10
7
5
J
A
10
4th
3
3
6
K
5
4
Q
8
3
K
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
6 4
10 6 4
Q 9 6
J 9 8 3
K J 10
J 2
K 10
K 7 4
A Q 9 8 5 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Competitive auction
Competitive reraise
Keep trump control
Delay drawing trumps
Choose lead at suit
Play
9 8 7
A 8 5 3
A 6 5
7 6 2
3
North
7 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 +140
WEST
Pass
2
4
North
1
3
All Pass
East
1
3
1
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
10 9
Q 2
Q 10 9
A K Q J 10 7
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 E
Lead
8
K
5
2!
8
K
5
6
8
2nd
2
3
7
10
2
8
3
7
7
3rd
A
!
5
A
J
9
4
A
K
6
4th
3
4
2
Q
A
Q
9
4
10
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
A 6 2
A 6 4
J 6 2
9 6 4 2
K J 8 5
K 10 9 5 3
A K 3
3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
competitive game try
Resp to suit overcall
Delay drawing trumps
Transfer ruff
Suit preference signal
Play
Q 7 4 3
J 8 7
8 7 5 4
8 5
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 4 -620
Practice 5D09
Main
Top
Competing & Sacrificing
Competing & Sacrificing III
West
3
NORTH
1
3
!
East
2
4
!
South
2
All Pass
Board 1
A K 10 6 5 4
9 7 2
J
A 5 3
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 E
5 N
6 S
Lead
Q
J!
K
2
4!
7
2nd
2
A
3
4
8
5
3rd
K
!
10!
4
7
J
3
4th
3
4
2
A
9
2
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
9 2
A 10 8 4
K 6 5 4
Q 10 7
8 3
K
A Q 3 2
K J 9 8 6 2
Bidding
Defense
Resp to suit overcall
Competitive auction
Overtaking play
Try for a ruff
South confirms
J with
suit-preference
10
Play
Q J 7
Q J 6 5 3
10 9 8 7
4
4
East
10 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 +50
West
2
Pass
North
2
4
!
EAST
Pass
3
All Pass
South
1
3
1
Board 2
5 4 3
K J 4
A 10 8 5 4
8 5
Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N
Lead
K
A
Q
A
K
!
2
5
2
8
3
10
2nd
5
8
3
6
6
7
J
8
Q
9
10
3rd
3
4
7
4
4
A
10
K
Q
J
2
4th
2
6
A
7
3
9
9
6
J
7
9
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
Q J 9
9 8 6
7 6
A K Q J 9
K 10 7 6
7
Q J 9 3
10 7 4 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
competitive game try
Cope with overcall
Set up dummy’s suit
Avert overruff
Attitude signal
Play
A 8 2
A Q 10 5 3 2
K 2
6 2
4
South
9 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 4 +620
West
1
Pass
North
1
Pass
East
Dbl
Dbl
SOUTH
Pass
4
!
All Pass
Board 3
A K Q 4 3
J 6 4 2
K 10 8
9
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 S
10 N
11 S
Lead
2!
9!
10
4
2
K
5
J
5
10
6
2nd
5
10
J
!
J
3
4
K
6
K
7
9
3rd
9
3
2
K
7
9
A
4
4
7
Q
4th
A
2
3
8
8
5
3
8
Q
6
A
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
7 4
9
A K 8
Q 9 6 5 4 2
K J 2
10 2
Q 10 9 3
A J 7
A Q 10 8
Bidding
Play
Defense
Negative double
Sacrifice bid
E-W make 5
but bidding
over 4
is unrealistic
Set up dummy’s suit
Leading trumps
Play
J 8 7 6 5
7 5
3
7 6 5 4 3
4
× North
5 top tricks
Dummy is good
down 1 -100
WEST
1
2
Pass!
North
1
Pass!
Pass
East
Dbl
Pass
3
!
South
2
3
!
All Pass
Board 4
3 2
A K 8 3 2
K Q J
10 8 3
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 W
Lead
K
K
Q
4!
8
K
5
5!
6
2nd
10
2
3
3
J
2
8
10
3
3rd
5
6
7
J
J
7
A
Q
8
4th
4
9!
A
K
4
4
2
10
A
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
5 4
K Q J 6
Q 9 4
A 9
Q 6 5 4
10 9 8 7
10
5 4 3 2
A J 9 7
Bidding
Play
Negative double
Competitive auction
Holdup play
Establish side suit
Without diamond duck
defense can prevail
Play
A 5 4
J 7 6 5
10 8 7 6
K 2
3
West
5 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 -140
Practice 5D13
Main
Top
Competing & Sacrificing
Competing & Sacrificing IV
West
2
NORTH
Pass
3
East
1
3
!
South
2
All Pass
Board 1
10 4
J 10 8 6 5
A 10 4
J 8 6
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 S
Lead
K
Q
7
3
A
2
7
J
2nd
3
5
5
10
9
7
8
6
3rd
10?
4
A
K
!
4
K
Q
A
4th
2
2
4
6
5
6
Q
8
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
A 9 3
K 7 4
7 6 5 3
K 5 2
K J 8 7 2
A Q 3 2
2
Q 4 3
Bidding
Play
Competitive auction
Competitive reraise
East competes because
hand is unbalanced
Trump management
Shun finesse
Play
Q 6 5
9
K Q J 9 8
A 10 9 7
3
East
7 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
made 3 -140
West
1
Pass
North
2
5
EAST
Pass
4
All Pass
South
1
Pass!
Board 2
3
J 10 8 6 4 3 2
A 8
K 8 2
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
Lead
4
10!
J
6!
2
7!
A
8
7!
6!
2nd
5
K
5
2
6
9
3
4
Q
J
3rd
A
7
A
2
A
3
6
K
4
Q
4th
3
3
7
8
9
10
2
5
10
K
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
A Q J 9 2
K 7
Q 9 5 2
10 9
K 10 8 4
—
J 10 4 3
Q J 7 6 5
Bidding
Play
Competitive auction
Combat sacrifice bid
South’s pass implies a
fit for hearts
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
Play
7 6 5
A Q 9 5
K 7 6
A 4 3
5
North
10 top tricks
West is endplayed
made 5 +650
West
1
Pass!
North
2
Pass
East
2
Pass
SOUTH
1
3
!
Board 3
J 4
7 6 2
A J 8 2
K 7 6 4
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 E
9 W
10 E
Lead
Q
2!
6
K
3
7
4!
3
K
2
2nd
4
10
8
7
Q
9
9
5
7
3!
3rd
3
K
9
2
A
6
2
J
A
A
4th
A
5
J
4
5
7
10
6
Q
4
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
6 2
6 3
6 4
A 10 9 8 7
K J 9
Q 7
Q J 10
Q 6 2
A 10 8 3
5 4
9 8 5 3
Bidding
Play
Competitive auction
South competes (9+ fit)
but West does not
Elimination technique
Force opp to lead suit
Play
K 5 3
Q 5 4
K 10 9 6 3
A 2
3
South
6 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 +110
WEST
1
3
1
North
1
Pass
East
2
4
South
2
All Pass
Board 4
K Q 9 7 5
10 7
J 10 8
A Q 9
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E
Lead
K
3!
J
4
4
5
6
3
7
8
8
2nd
J
9
Q
7
10
10
J
5
K
9
5
3rd
2
2
K
A
Q
J
6
2
9
3
2
4th
A
5
A
8
Q
4
A
6
7
10
8
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
A 8 3
K Q 9 6 5 4
A 4 2
3
J
A J 3 2
Q 7 3
8 7 6 4 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
competitive game try
Competitive auction
West bids 3
(game try)
since 3
is competitive
Try for overtrick
Set up dummy’s suit
Play
10 6 4 2
8
K 9 6 5
K J 10 5
4
West
8 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 5 -650
Practice 5D17
Main
Top
Competing & Sacrificing
Competing & Sacrificing V
West
Pass
3
!
NORTH
1
Dbl
All Pass
East
2
Pass
South
Pass
2
Board 1
A Q 9 6 2
K J 8
9 4
A 8 5
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 E
8 W
Lead
8
2
10
A
8
7
4
3
2nd
J
3
9
J
7
2
9
8
3rd
Q!
Q
K
2
3
5
A
K
!
4th
K
4
5
2
6
5
8
6
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
J 10 7
A 6 5 3
Q 10
9 4 3 2
K 5 3
7 4
A K 8 7 6 2
K J
Bidding
Play
Defense
Reopening double
Competitive auction
Placing enemy cards
Third-hand play
Make declarer guess
Play
8 4
Q 10 9 2
J 5 3
Q 10 7 6
3
East
7 top tricks
Win the high trump
made 3 -110
West
Dbl
3
North
Rdbl
3
!
EAST
1
2
All Pass
South
1
2
Board 2
K 6
A 6 5
A 9 4
9 8 6 5 3
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
Lead
2
Q
J
Q
K
8!
A
Q
2nd
3
7!
K
A
3
10
6
3rd
A
2
2
4
5
10
6
4th
4
5
6
2
7
5
4
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
7 2
Q J 10 3
Q J 10 6 5 2
2
9 4 3
K 9 8 4
K 8
A Q J 10
Bidding
Play
Negative double
Competitive auction
Read enemy lead
Timing the play
Play
A Q J 10 8 5
7 2
7 3
K 7 4
3
South
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 3 +140
West
1
Dbl!
North
3
All Pass
East
3
SOUTH
Pass
5
Board 3
10 7
A Q 8 7 6 5
10 8 7 2
J
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 W
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
Lead
K
3!
J
2
2
K
10
4
8
5
2nd
2
J
Q
K
3
A
5
6
6
3
3rd
8
2!
A
5
9
4
9
6
10
7
4th
7
Q
3
8
J
4
K
9
A
10
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
A J 8 5 3
K 2
A K J
K 6 3
K Q 4
3
Q 6 5 4 3
Q 10 9 8
Bidding
Defense
Combat sacrifice bid
Penalty double
Shift to trumps
Duck to deny entry
Play
9 6 2
J 10 9 4
9
A 7 5 4 2
5
× North
6 top tricks
Win the high trump
down 2 -300
WEST
1
Pass
North
1
Pass
East
2
5
South
4
!
All Pass
Board 4
A K J 10 6
7 2
8 4 2
J 10 9
Trick
1 N
2 N
Lead
K
8!
2nd
8
10
3rd
Q!
J
4th
7
A
W L
0 1
1 1
9 7
K Q J 6 4
A 7 3
K 3 2
8
A 10 9 8 3
Q 10 6 5
A Q 5
Bidding
Defense
Cue-bid to show fit
Sacrifice bid
Suit preference signal
Shift to correct suit
Without diamond shift
5
makes via endplay
Q 5 4 3 2
5
K J 9
8 7 6 4
5
West
9 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 +100
Practice 5D17
Main
Top
Competing & Sacrificing
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek