Practice 5J01
Main
One Notrump Forcing
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
1 NT
1
2 NT!
Board 1
A Q 8 4 3
6 4 2
K J
K 5 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 E
Lead
J
4
J
2
9
7!
A
K
2nd
3
3
6
3
5!
3!
6
10
3rd
8
K
8!
Q
7
10
4
5
4th
Q
2
5
A
2
2
K
4
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
3 5
7 6 5
A 9 8 5
5 3
J 10 9 4
K J 10
K 7 3
10 7 6 2
A 8 7
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
forcing
Rebid by responder
Placing enemy cards
Break communication
Place high cards
Play
9 2
Q J 10
A Q 9 8 4
Q 6 2
2 NT South
5 top tricks
Win the rest
made 2 +120
West
1 NT
1
3
!
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1
2
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
7 6 5 4
Q 10 2
A J
Q 7 6 5
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 N
10 W
Lead
6
A
!
2
4!
J!
J
10
5
5
9
2nd
5
2
4
2
6
K
Q
7
9
7
3rd
Q
3
K
3
3
2
J
3
8
6
4th
A
5
A
8
K
4
8
J
10
7
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
A 10 8
K 8 5
K 3
J 10 9 4 3
K Q J 9 2
A 4 3
9 6 5 2
A
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
forcing
Rebid by responder
Ruff in short hand
Ruffing finesse
Fight declarer’s plan
Shift to trumps
Play
3
J 9 7 6
Q 10 8 7 4
K 8 2
4
East
8 top tricks
Crossruff the rest
made 4 -420
West
1
2
!
North
Pass
Pass
East
1 NT
1
2
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
Q 10 8 5
Q 4
Q 7 3
K 8 7 2
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 N
5 E
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 S
10 S
11 W
Lead
5
K
!
3
2
3
4!
8
4
J
9
9
2nd
2
8
10
A
6
Q
K
3
2
5
7
3rd
J
6
9
10
A
9
Q
8!
7
8
2
4th
A
7
5
4
4
10
3
J
5
6
A
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
5 3
5 4
6 4
6 5
A K 4 3
A K 7 5 2
10 9 4
4
9 6 2
9 3
K 8 2
A J 6 5 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
forcing
Rebid by opener
Ruff in short hand
Finessing technique
Play
J 7
J 10 8 6
A J 6 5
Q 10 9
2
West
6 top tricks
Win the rest
made 2 -110
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
2
3
!
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
1 NT
1
2 NT
4
Board 4
A 8 7 5 4
K Q 8
A Q 6 3
2
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 S
Lead
5!
2
2
4
A
!
3
J
10
7!
2nd
3
K
5
6
9
4
9
Q
?
3rd
A
4
A
Q
2
K
4
5
4th
8
6
3
7
6
5
9
10
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
Q 6
A 2
J 10 9 5
J 10 9 6 3
K J 10 9
9 5 4
8 7 4
Q 7 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
forcing
Shape-showing bid
Ruff in short hand
Automatic squeeze
Leading trumps
Play
3 2
J 10 7 6 3
K 2
A K 8 4
4
North
10 top tricks
West is squeezed
made 6 +680
Practice 5J05
Main
Top
One Notrump Forcing
One Notrump Forcing II
West
Pass
Pass
NORTH
1
2
4
!
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1 NT
1
2
Board 1
A K 7 6 2
K 9 8
Q
A 8 7 2
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 W
7 E
8 N
9 S
10 S
Lead
2
A
!
K
2
5
5
4
6
K
J
2nd
K
!
4
J
6
A
8
7!
9
7
9
3rd
3!
3
10
J
Q
A
4
Q
2
7
4th
10!
5
8
9
2
6
9
Q
3
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
Q 9 8 5
5 2
A 9 7 4
Q J 5
J 4
A 4 3
10 8 3 2
K 10 9 6
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
forcing
Rebid by responder
Combine chances
Communication/entries
Leading trumps
When to win trump ace
Play
10 3
Q J 10 7 6
K J 6 5
4 3
4
South
7 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 +420
West
1 NT
1
4
!
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
J 9 5 2
J 8 7 3
K Q 3
Q 8
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
Lead
J
4!
A
K
2
7
K
6
8!
2nd
A
Q
2
6
6
K
3
7
J
3rd
3
4
9
10
K
5
4
A
8
4th
2
5
3
7
8
9
2
5
10
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
A 10 4
10 9
A 8 7 4
K 9 4 3
K 8 6
A K Q 6 5 4
2
7 5 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
forcing
Rebid by responder
West upgrades
10-9 and
good controls
Timing the play
Elopement play
Play
Q 7 3
2
J 10 9 6 5
A J 10 6
4
East
9 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
1
2 NT!
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1
2
3 NT
Board 3
Q J 4
Q 8 2
A Q 10 2
10 7 4
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 S
6 W
7 W
Lead
6
2
6!
9
8
Q
8
2nd
3
3
2
A
!
A
7
Q
!
3rd
K
K
Q
5
4
3
4
4th
A
4
K
4
9
2
8
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
A 7 5 3 2
9 4
K 8 5
K Q 5
K 9
7 6 3
J 9 7 6 4
9 6 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
forcing
Choose best game
North planned to bid 3
but judged well after 2
Go after sure trick
Shun finesse
Play
10 8 6
A K J 10 5
3
A J 8 2
3 NT North
8 top tricks
Cash 5 more winners
made 3 +400
WEST
1
2
3
!
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
1 NT
1
3
5
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
Q 10 8 4
J 10 9 2
K J 10 9
4
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
Lead
4
3
3
4
A
5
5
7
K
2nd
7
A
6
6
4
8
7
10
J
3rd
2
2
10
9
2
10
A
Q
9
4th
5
9
8
J
3
6
K
K
?
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
0 0
A J 9 7 5
K Q 5
2
A 9 6 5
2
A 8 7 6
5 4 3
K Q 10 8 7
Note 1
Bidding
Play
forcing
Shape-showing bid
3
implies 5=3=1=4
Ruff in short hand
Automatic squeeze
Play
K 6 3
4 3
A Q 8 7 6
J 3 2
5
West
9 top tricks
North is squeezed
made 6 -620
Practice 5J05
Main
Top
One Notrump Forcing
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek