Exercise 5E93
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by Richard Pavlicek
Fill in the missing calls for West and East.
1.
None Vul
3 2
Q 10 8 7
J 7 6
A K 6 4
Q 5 4
J 4
K Q 10
Q J 8 7 3
1
Pass
2
3
Pass
2.
N-S Vul
4
K 9 8 7 4
K 10 9 6
K 8 7
A 10 7 2
J 6 3
A 4
Q 6 4 2
1
Pass
2
Pass
3.
E-W Vul
A 4 3
A K Q 9 8 2
4
10 6 3
K 10 5 2
4 3
A K 7 5 3
9 2
1
Pass
Pass
Pass
4.
Both Vul
J 5 3
A J 6
J 7 6 4
A 10 5
K 10 9 2
9 5 4
A 9
K 9 8 3
1
Pass
Pass
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5.
None Vul
A Q 6 5
A Q 4
K 3
K 6 5 2
4 3
K 8 2
Q J 6 5 4
Q J 10
1
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
6.
N-S Vul
J 10 8 7 6 5
6
7 6 2
A K 5
4 3
A Q 9 7 5
A 8 3
10 9 2
1 NT
Pass
Pass
7.
E-W Vul
Q J 4
A 9 6
K J 10 4
K J 10
9 8 2
K 10 7 4 3
8 3
A 8 5
1 NT
Pass
Pass
8.
Both Vul
Q J 7 5
A 7 4
10 5 2
K 9 3
K 9 8 2
3 2
K Q 9 7
10 8 2
1
2
Pass
Pass
Pass
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9.
None Vul
Q 9 8
A Q 9 8 5
5 4
J 10 7
A 5
6 3
K J 10 7
Q 9 6 5 4
1
2
Pass
Pass
Pass
10.
N-S Vul
A 10 6 5 4
K J 3
6 2
Q 5 3
7 3
A Q 9 2
A 5 4
9 8 7 2
1
2
Pass
Pass
11.
E-W Vul
9 4
K 10 6 5 3
A J 10 6
8 7
A J 7 6
4 2
K 9 4 3
Q J 2
1
1
2
Pass
Pass
12.
Both Vul
10 9 4
K Q 9 6 4
A 2
10 8 4
K J 7 6
7 3
J 8 7 3
A J 3
1
1
1 NT
Pass
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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek