Practice 5L01 Main

New Minor Forcing

by Richard Pavlicek

West

1
2 ¹
4 NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
1
1 NT
2 ! South
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 1 Q 10 8 4
4
K 9 7 5
A 10 5 4 Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 W Lead
2
5
A!
2
5
Q
3!
2
7
5
Q 2nd
10
A
6
J
10
3
4
6
Q
7
10 3rd
K
6
3
K
10!
7
Q
9
K
A
2 4th
4
3
4
8
J
8
6
4
9
5
8 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
K 9 7 5 3
A Q 9 3
10 3
K 3 Table A 2
K 10 5 2
A 8 4
Q 8 7 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Holdup play
Set up dummy’s suit Play

J 6
J 8 7 6
Q J 6 2
J 9 6
4 East 7 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 4 -420

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass North

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

Defense new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Preserve entry
Overtaking play
Refuse first finesse Play

K 10 6
10 9
A Q 8 4
K 8 6 4
2 NT South 2 top tricks Win the rest made 2 +120

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
2 ¹
4 East

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

Defense new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Elimination technique
Trump endplay
Refuse to ruff Play

9 6 5
A 8 5
K 2
A K 7 5 3
4 North 8 top tricks East is endplayed made 4 +420

WEST
1
1 NT
2 North
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2 ¹
3 ! South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q 9 5 3
8 7 6
5
A 10 8 6 5 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 S
9 W
10 W Lead
3
6
8!
2!
8
4
4
9
K
8! 2nd
2
A
9
7
2
5
K
J
8
10 3rd
K
5
6
Q
10
A
3
6
7
10 4th
4!
7
10
A
K
2
5
5
3
Q W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
6 4
A 8 4
K 9 4
K 9 8 4
Q J 3 Table 7 2
A J 5 2
A J 10 7 6
4 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
new minor forcing
Responder’s third bid
Elimination technique
Timing the play Play

K J 10 6
Q 10 3
Q 3 2
K 9 7
3 West 7 top tricks South is endplayed made 3 -110

Practice 5L05 Main

New Minor Forcing II

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
1 NT
2 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
2 ¹
4 Board 1 K 5 4
A 2
K 6 4
Q J 10 8 4 Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 E
7 W
8 W Lead
K
4
J
3
4?
6!
Q
10 2nd
A
2
6
9!
A!
7
2
4 3rd
4
Q
5
Q
K
9
5
A 4th
8
7
8
5
2
8
J
3 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
4 3
4 4
9 7 6
K Q 9 7 3
10 9 5
9 2 Table 8 2
10 6 5 4
A J 8 2
A 6 5
Note 1
Bidding
Defense
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid 4J16
Count signal
Holdup play Play

A Q J 10 3
J 8
Q 7 3
K 7 3
4 South 6 top tricks Win the rest down 1 -50

West

1
3 ¹
4 NT
6 North

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass EAST
1
2 NT
3
5 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 2 8 4
4 3
Q 9 8 6
9 7 6 3 2 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 E
10 E
11 W
12 W Lead
3
7
2
A
2
5!
2
3
A
3
10!
4 2nd
5
3
6
2
6
10
8
7
J
6
7
9 3rd
Q
K
Q
J
K
K
J
6
10
8
5
K! 4th
A
5
4
9
4
4
Q
A
8
9
7
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
K 2
A Q 10 8 7
10 7 2
A 8 4 Table A J 5
K J 2
A K 5 3
K 10 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid 4Q8
Combine chances
Show-up finesse Play

Q 10 9 7 6 3
9 6 5
J 4
Q J
6 West 11 top tricks Win the last trick made 6 -980

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
2 ¹
4 East

Pass
Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
1 NT
3 Board 3 A 8 5 4
A Q 10 8 5
6 5 2
3 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 E
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 W
9 N
10 S
11 S
12 N Lead
K
3
2?
6
Q
K
9!
7
8
A
4
A 2nd
3
4
4
A
5
2
10
10
9
3
10
9 3rd
7
10!
Q
2
5
5
5
4
J
6
Q
7 4th
A
K
6
2
7
3
9
6
J
J
K
8 W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
9 3
J 10 7 2
7 2
Q 10 3
K 8 5 2 Table K Q
9 4 3
K J 9
J 9 7 6 4
Note 1
Play
new minor forcing
Obtain early discard
Ruff in short hand Play

9 6 3
K J 6
A 8 7 4
A Q 10
4 North 8 top tricks Win the last trick made 4 +420

WEST
1
1 NT
2 North
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2 ¹
4 South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q J 5 3
10 9 8 7
Q 7 4
7 5 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 W Lead
10
3
9
A
A
6
5
2
A!
10! 2nd
A
7
4
3
2
8
Q
8
7
J 3rd
5
Q
3
4
3
K
2
Q
4
5 4th
2
K
K
8
4
7
9
5
10
J W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
A 6 4
6 4 3
K 10 5 3
A Q 6 Table K 7 2
A Q J 5 2
A 6
9 4 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid 6F8
Elopement play Play

10 9 8
K
J 9 8 2
K J 10 8 3
4 East 9 top tricks Win the high trump made 4 -620

Practice 5L05 Main