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368:- overcomes the ambiguity of a J lead.
306:- overcomes the ambiguity of a K lead:
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657:Lawrence, Mike; Klinger, Ron (1997).
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775:. London: Andrew Robson Bridge Club.
2813:The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge
2609:North American Bridge Championships
262:From hands containing both A and K
147:K Q 10 5 3
2820:Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand
2524:Keohane North American Swiss Teams
536:Cohen, Ben; Rhoda, Barrow (1964).
107:A Q J 6 5
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1156:Optimum contract and par contract
952:Glossary of contract bridge terms
761:The Golden Rules of Opening Leads
46:a suit not bid by declarer's side
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265:from AKx or AKxx etc. lead the A
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68:leading a long suit may be good
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578:; Matheson, John (1979–1991).
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484:Complete Book of Opening Leads
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1393:List of bidding conventions
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688:. London: Abelard-Schuman.
511:Leading Questions in Bridge
440:Winning Suit Contract Leads
40:Good suits to lead may be:
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509:Brock, Sally (2007).
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1794:
1792:
1791:
1786:
1777:
1775:Winkle squeeze
1772:
1767:
1762:
1760:Triple squeeze
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1730:Simple squeeze
1727:
1722:
1720:Pseudo-squeeze
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1685:Double squeeze
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1621:Loser on loser
1618:
1613:
1608:
1606:Crocodile coup
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1549:
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1489:
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1469:
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1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1437:Avoidance play
1434:
1428:
1426:
1418:
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1407:
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1399:
1398:
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1389:
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1383:
1382:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1352:Precision Club
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1282:Bidding system
1279:
1274:
1269:
1263:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1221:Takeout double
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
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1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1076:Board (bridge)
1073:
1071:Bidding system
1068:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1023:
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1019:
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1004:
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989:
984:
979:
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954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
892:Bridge scoring
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
867:Auction bridge
863:
861:
853:
852:
849:
842:
841:
836:
834:
833:
826:
819:
811:
805:
804:
790:
777:
769:Robson, Andrew
765:
753:
747:
734:
681:
667:
654:
640:
628:Lawrence, Mike
624:
610:
594:
588:
572:
555:
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519:
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492:
476:
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454:
448:
430:
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33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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2896:
2893:
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2801:
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2782:
2780:
2779:
2775:
2768:
2766:
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2746:
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2739:
2736:
2735:
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2697:
2695:
2692:
2690:
2687:
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2677:
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2640:
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2630:
2627:
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2617:
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2607:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2595:
2592:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2564:Mini-Spingold
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
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2497:
2495:
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2490:
2487:
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2477:
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2467:
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2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2334:Rosenblum Cup
2332:
2330:
2329:McConnell Cup
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2299:
2295:
2289:
2286:
2285:
2283:
2279:
2275:
2271:Championships
2268:
2264:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2166:
2164:
2160:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2136:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2124:
2121:
2120:
2118:
2114:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2094:
2092:
2088:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2062:
2056:
2055:United States
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
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1973:
1971:
1968:
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1961:
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1956:
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1951:
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1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
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1928:
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1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1907:
1905:
1901:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1876:
1874:
1870:
1866:
1859:
1855:
1841:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1830:Rusinow leads
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1820:Rule of 10-12
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1798:Defender play
1796:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1765:Trump squeeze
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1755:Strip squeeze
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1700:Guard squeeze
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1690:Entry squeeze
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1670:Clash squeeze
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1636:Scissors coup
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1626:Merrimac coup
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1581:Alcatraz coup
1579:
1577:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1546:Declarer play
1544:
1538:
1537:Vacant Places
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1497:Probabilities
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1419:
1412:
1408:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1258:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1206:Single suiter
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1086:Brown sticker
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1056:Balanced hand
1054:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1036:
1032:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
987:Rubber bridge
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
882:Bridge maxims
880:
878:
877:Bridge-O-Rama
875:
873:
872:Bridge ethics
870:
868:
865:
864:
862:
858:
854:
847:
843:
839:
832:
827:
825:
820:
818:
813:
812:
809:
801:
797:
793:
791:0-7134-7946-9
787:
783:
778:
774:
770:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
744:
740:
735:
731:
727:
723:
718:
717:
709:
705:
701:
695:
691:
687:
682:
678:
674:
670:
668:0-575-06502-8
664:
660:
655:
651:
647:
643:
641:1-885691-06-8
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
613:
607:
603:
599:
595:
591:
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
560:Opening Leads
556:
553:
547:
543:
539:
534:
530:
526:
522:
516:
512:
507:
503:
499:
495:
489:
485:
482:(1983–1993).
481:
477:
473:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
445:
441:
437:
433:
432:
428:
422:
421:0-575-05690-8
418:
412:
409:
403:
399:
398:Rusinow leads
396:
394:
391:
389:
388:Rule of 10-12
386:
384:
381:
380:
376:
374:
367:
364:
363:
362:
360:
339:
336:
334:
333:
329:
327:
324:
321:
320:
317:
314:
312:
311:
305:
304:Rusinow leads
302:
301:
300:
294:
291:
288:
285:
284:
283:
277:
272:
267:
264:
263:
261:
256:
254:
250:
247:
244:
243:
241:
234:
229:
226:
223:
222:
220:
217:
216:
214:
211:
210:
208:
205:
204:
203:
197:
190:
189:
188:
187:
186:
176:
162:
159:
158:
154:
151:
150:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
131:
130:
123:
118:
114:
111:
110:
106:
103:
102:
98:
95:
94:
90:
87:
86:
78:
77:
75:
70:
67:
66:
64:
59:
56:
55:
53:
48:
45:
42:
41:
39:
38:
37:
31:
29:
26:
22:
2888:TV and Radio
2876:
2869:
2862:
2855:
2832:
2825:
2818:
2811:
2804:
2797:
2790:
2783:
2776:
2769:
2747:
2504:Goren Trophy
2459:
2304:Bermuda Bowl
1840:Smith signal
1815:Opening lead
1814:
1779:
1770:Vice squeeze
1745:Squeeze play
1650:
1616:Devil's coup
1571:
1552:
1517:Smother play
1487:Pin (bridge)
1452:Card reading
1367:Säffle Spade
1362:Romex system
1337:Little Major
1246:Weak two bid
1241:Void (cards)
1226:Three suiter
1111:Forcing pass
972:Masterpoints
897:Bridge whist
781:
772:
760:
739:Opening Lead
738:
715:
699:
685:
658:
631:
601:
598:Klinger, Ron
579:
576:Kelsey, Hugh
559:
551:
537:
510:
483:
461:
439:
411:
371:
344:
325:
298:
281:
278:Difficulties
201:
168:
128:
121:
120:
35:
21:opening lead
20:
18:
2435:Buffett Cup
2133:Crockford's
2102:Dallas Aces
2064:Other lists
2045:Switzerland
2015:New Zealand
1950:Netherlands
1646:Vienna coup
1567:Safety play
1386:Conventions
1347:Polish Club
1312:Carrot Club
1292:Boring Club
1216:Strong pass
1181:Psychic bid
1106:Forcing bid
1066:Bidding box
458:Bird, David
436:Bird, David
2858:Magazines:
2549:Marcus Cup
2349:Venice Cup
2153:Savoy Club
1825:Rule of 11
1641:Trump coup
1357:Roman Club
1251:Zar Points
1231:Two suiter
1211:Stolen bid
1151:Minor suit
1146:Major suit
977:Minibridge
404:References
393:Rule of 11
359:Roman Club
253:Rule of 11
139:A 6
115:7 3
2844:Magazines
2624:Reisinger
2107:Four Aces
2097:Blue Team
1910:Australia
1653:Squeezes:
1586:Bath coup
1442:Beer card
1415:Card play
1287:Blue Club
902:Bridgette
708:319800132
694:561617707
620:373479550
2934:Category
2654:Spingold
2025:Pakistan
1930:Bulgaria
1532:Uppercut
1512:Shooting
1322:Fantunes
1161:Overcall
1116:Game try
850:Overview
800:40617740
771:(2006).
759:(2004).
677:41243987
650:41284184
630:(1996).
600:(2009).
568:73-83447
546:30234440
529:76800474
377:See also
361:system.
2281:General
1990:Ireland
1980:Hungary
1975:Germany
1965:Fiction
1960:England
1945:Denmark
1925:Britain
1915:Austria
1872:General
1562:Finesse
1477:Hold up
1462:Endplay
1425:General
1342:Moscito
1260:Systems
1166:Preempt
1096:Cue bid
1049:General
1039:Bidding
1017:Vugraph
947:Goulash
912:Chicago
860:General
730:1084500
554:(1964).
502:9991468
175:finesse
160:♣
152:♦
144:♥
136:♠
112:♣
104:♦
96:♥
88:♠
2772:Books:
2050:Taiwan
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