Practice 5K01 Main

Two-over-One Game Force

by Richard Pavlicek

West

2
2 NT!
3 NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2
3
3 NT South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 1 A 10 8 7 2
J 10 8 2
7 6 5
5 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E Lead
7
3
2 2nd
3
5
10 3rd
J
K
J! 4th
K
4
5 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
K Q 9
3
A 8 3
A J 9 7 6 3 Table 3
A Q 9 7 6 5
K J 2
K 8 2
Bidding

Play Rebid by responder
Strength-showing bid
Avoidance finesse

J 6 5 4
K 4
Q 10 9 4
Q 10 4
3 NT West 5 top tricks Cash 7 more winners made 4 -430

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass North

2
3 !
5 EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
3
4
6 Board 2 Q 10 4
A K 8 6 5
8 6 3
A 2 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 N Lead
Q
5!
A!
3
6
4
A
6
10!
3
4 2nd
3
2
5
10
9
7
9
J
2
10
8 3rd
8
Q
3
K
9!
8
4
6
A
Q
9 4th
A
2
4
5
7
J
J
7
6
7 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
6
J 10 7 2
Q 10 7 5
K 10 8 7 Table J 8 7 2
—
K J 9 4 2
Q J 9 5
Bidding

Play
Follow up major raise
Control-showing bid
Finessing technique
Unblocking play

A K 9 5 3
Q 9 4 3
A
6 4 3
6 North 10 top tricks Claim the rest made 7 +1460

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass North

2
2 !
4 East

Pass
Pass
Pass SOUTH
1
2
3
4 Board 3 A 9 8
A 9 6 3
3
A K 8 7 6 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N Lead
4
7?
A
K
3
4
6
10
9
Q
6 2nd
3
8
2
4
2
9
7
K
J
3
J 3rd
K
10
3
J
A
8
5
9
6
A
7 4th
2
A
5
10
6
5
5
8
Q
9
10 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
9 2
Q 10 4 3
Q 10 5 4
K 9 6
10 5 Table 2
K 7
J 8 7 5 2
Q J 9 4 2
Bidding

Play
Follow up major raise
Control-showing bid
Crossruff
Trump endplay

K J 7 6 5
J 8 2
A Q 10 4
3
4 South 8 top tricks West is endplayed made 5 +450

WEST
1
2
3 !
5 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
2
2 NT
4 NT
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q J 10 8 4
10 5
8 2
K J 9 3 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W Lead
2
3!
5
2
8
7
10
9 2nd
5
6
Q
3
5
10
7
J 3rd
8
6
2
A
3
10
7
J 4th
K
4
4
4
9
6
J
4 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
A 9 7 6 5
A K 8 3
Q 7 3
2 Table K 3
7 6 2
A K J 10 4
A 10 8
Bidding

Play Opener’s third bid
Key-card Blackwood
Subdue enemy ruff

2
Q J 9 4
9 6 5
Q 7 6 5 4
6 East 10 top tricks Draw trump and claim made 6 -1370

Practice 5K05 Main

Top Two-over-One Game Force

Two-over-One Game Force II

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
3
4 ! East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2
3 NT
4 NT Board 1 A 10 7 6 5
J
Q J 6
A K 9 5 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 S Lead
5
K!
9
3
Q
J
6
K
8 2nd
J
A?
6
Q
5
7
6
10
3 3rd
3
5
6
A
2
7
A
7
10! 4th
Q!
4
10
2
3
4
9
9
? W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
0 0
8 4 3
A 9 8 5 2
10 9 4 3
Q Table K Q 9
7 6 4 3
5
10 8 7 6 2
Bidding

Play
Shape-showing bid
Choose best game
Overtaking play
Automatic squeeze

J 2
K Q 10
A K 8 7 2
J 4 3
4 NT South 7 top tricks East is squeezed made 6 +490

West

2
3 ! North

Pass
Pass EAST
1
2 NT
4 South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 2 Q J 9 8
7 6 5
8 7 5
K 8 4 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 E
11 W Lead
Q
2
2
3
7
3
A
8
K!
4
5! 2nd
2
7
8
6
K
2
8
6
6
10 3rd
5
Q
K
J
9
A
3
5
3
A 4th
A
4!
4
K
4
9
9
J
5
7 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
A 10 2
8 4 2
A 9 3
A Q J 5 Table K 7 6 5 3
A K 3
K J 4
3 2
Bidding

Play
Defense Rebid after 2-over-1
Choose best game
Elopement play
Refuse first finesse

4
Q J 10 9
Q 10 6 2
10 9 7 6
4 East 9 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 4 -420

West

Pass
Pass North

2
3 NT! East

Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
3 ¹ Board 3 Q 9 2
6 4
K Q 10
A Q 10 9 3 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 N
11 N Lead
6
3
2
5?
3
2
A
Q
9
Q
4 2nd
4
9
4
8
4
7
3
7
7
7
8 3rd
K
10
K
5
K
10
6
J
2
5
9! 4th
2
A
A?
Q
5
3
8
6
8
9
10 W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
K 3
K J 10
9 8 6 5 4
8 7 5 Table J 10 7 6 5
8 7 3
A J 7 3
4
Note 1
Bidding

Play
splinter bid
Choose best game
Any J/S after 2-over-1
is a splinter
Placing enemy cards
Throw-in play

A 8 4
A Q 9 5 2
2
K J 6 2
3 NT North 7 top tricks West is endplayed made 4 +430

WEST
1
2 !
3
4 NT
6 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
2
2 NT
4
5 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 4 8 7 5
9 7 5 4 3
A Q 4
7 6 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E Lead
4
A
2!
K
3
3
5
K
2
J 2nd
J
8
6
9
10
5
Q
7
5 3rd
6!
2
A
9
9
Q
10
2
K! 4th
A!
4
4
7
3
6
4
3
8 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
A K J 10 9 3
A 2
K J 10 9
2 Table Q 2
K J 10
7 2
A K J 8 5 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Rebid after 2-over-1
Key-card Blackwood
Preserve entry
Set up dummy’s suit
Set trap for declarer

6 4
Q 8 6
8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 4
6 West 11 top tricks Lose 1 trick made 6 -1430

Practice 5K09 Main

Top Two-over-One Game Force

Two-over-One Game Force III

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
2
2 NT East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2
2 !
3 NT Board 1 8 3
K Q 10 9 8
A K 9 2
10 2 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 S
4 N
5 N
6 W
7 N
8 E
9 S
10 S
11 N Lead
K
10!
2
10
Q!
6
10
3
A
5
9 2nd
2!
J
4
5
3
K
J
A!
6
8 3rd
4
5
K
4
7
4
8
7
2
A 4th
3
8
6
6!
A
3
7
2
9
7 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
6 5 4
A 7 4
Q 10 8 6
K 7 6 Table K Q 10 9
J 6 5 3
J 7 4
5 3
Bidding
Play

Defense
Rebid after 2-over-1
Communication/entries
Go after sure trick
Refuse first finesse
Set trap for declarer

A J 7 2
2
5 3
A Q J 9 8 4
3 NT North 4 top tricks Lose the last trick made 3 +400

West

2
2 NT! North

Pass
Pass EAST
1
2
3 NT South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 2 J 10 8
J 10 8 7
K J 6 3
10 5 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 W
11 E Lead
3
2
K
6?
J
K
6
Q
Q
6
K 2nd
7
10
2
3!
K
4
8
8
7
10
? 3rd
A
J
4
5
7
3
A
3
4
A 4th
9
8
Q
2!
4
5
10
9
2
5 W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
1 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
A 6 4
Q 6
Q 10 9
A Q 7 3 2 Table K 5 3 2
A K 9 4 3
8 7
K 6
Bidding

Play
Defense
Rebid after 2-over-1
Rebid by responder
Double squeeze
North can defeat by not
cashing fourth diamond

Q 9 7
5 2
A 5 4 2
J 9 8 4
3 NT West 8 top tricks South is squeezed made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass North

2
2 !
4
5 East

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass SOUTH
1
2
3
4 NT
6 Board 3 K J 10
2
A K 10 7 4
A 9 7 3 Trick
1 W
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S Lead
3!
2!
2
2!
K
4
8
7
A 2nd
10
7
J
3
9
J
5
Q
5 3rd
4
K
3
A
4
7
K
8
3 4th
6
A
Q
6
5
8
6
8
2 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
5 3 2
A J 9 5
8 5 3
K 10 8 Table 4
10 7 6 3
Q J 9 6
J 6 4 2
Bidding

Play
Defense Control-showing bid
Key-card Blackwood
Timing the play
Leading trumps

A Q 9 8 7 6
K Q 8 4
2
Q 5
6 South 9 top tricks Win the rest made 6 +980

WEST
1
3 !
3
5 NT North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
2
3
4
7 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q 10 8 6
K 10 6 5 2
6
K 7 6 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W Lead
Q
2
2!
3!
3
4
4
K 2nd
A
6
J
8
8
10
9 3rd
7
A
A
10
K
Q
J 4th
2
7
6
3
2
7
5 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
A K 9 7 5 4 3
—
K J 2
A 4 3 Table 2
A Q 4
A Q 10 5 4 3
9 5 2
Bidding

Play
Strength-showing bid
Grand slam try 5 NT
Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries

J
J 9 8 7 3
9 8 7
Q J 10 8
7 East 10 top tricks Win the rest made 7 -2140

Practice 5K09 Main

Top Two-over-One Game Force