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795:Grant, Audrey (2001).
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3007:
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2973:
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2888:
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2878:
2873:
2868:
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2858:
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2833:
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2823:
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2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2742:Camrose Trophy
2739:
2733:
2731:
2727:
2726:
2724:
2723:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
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2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
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2648:
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2638:
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2628:
2623:
2618:
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2600:
2596:
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2576:
2575:
2572:
2565:
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2498:
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2488:
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2478:
2473:
2467:
2465:
2461:
2460:
2458:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2430:Cavendish Club
2427:
2421:
2419:
2415:
2414:
2412:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2395:
2393:
2389:
2388:
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2369:
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2329:
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2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
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2259:
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2239:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2214:
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2201:
2199:
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2188:
2183:
2177:
2175:
2167:
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2163:
2156:
2155:
2152:
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2148:
2147:
2145:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2103:
2101:
2097:
2096:
2094:
2093:
2088:
2079:
2077:Winkle squeeze
2074:
2069:
2064:
2062:Triple squeeze
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2032:Simple squeeze
2029:
2024:
2022:Pseudo-squeeze
2019:
2014:
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1989:
1987:Double squeeze
1984:
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1964:
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1920:
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1908:Crocodile coup
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1739:Avoidance play
1736:
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1656:
1654:Precision Club
1651:
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1636:
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1626:
1621:
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1606:
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1596:
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1584:Bidding system
1581:
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1565:
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1523:Takeout double
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1395:
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1378:Board (bridge)
1375:
1373:Bidding system
1370:
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1360:
1354:
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1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1194:Bridge scoring
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1169:Auction bridge
1165:
1163:
1155:
1154:
1151:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1113:
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1093:External links
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3031:
3027:
3020:
3016:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
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2972:
2969:
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2899:
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2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2866:Mini-Spingold
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
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2839:
2837:
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2824:
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2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2760:
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2717:
2714:
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2707:
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2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
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2684:
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2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2636:Rosenblum Cup
2634:
2632:
2631:McConnell Cup
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2603:
2601:
2597:
2591:
2588:
2587:
2585:
2581:
2577:
2573:Championships
2570:
2566:
2552:
2549:
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2534:
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2527:
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2514:
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2509:
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2487:
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2433:
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2428:
2426:
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2410:
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2402:
2400:
2397:
2396:
2394:
2390:
2384:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2370:
2368:
2364:
2358:
2357:United States
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2328:
2325:
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2300:
2298:
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2275:
2273:
2270:
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2265:
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2260:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2209:
2207:
2203:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2178:
2176:
2172:
2168:
2161:
2157:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2132:Rusinow leads
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2122:Rule of 10-12
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2104:
2102:
2100:Defender play
2098:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2067:Trump squeeze
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2057:Strip squeeze
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2002:Guard squeeze
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1992:Entry squeeze
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1972:Clash squeeze
1970:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1938:Scissors coup
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1928:Merrimac coup
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1883:Alcatraz coup
1881:
1879:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1848:Declarer play
1846:
1840:
1839:Vacant Places
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1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
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1815:
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1810:
1807:
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1802:
1800:
1799:Probabilities
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1526:
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1521:
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1514:
1511:
1509:
1508:Single suiter
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1499:
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1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1388:Brown sticker
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1358:Balanced hand
1356:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1338:
1334:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1289:Rubber bridge
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
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1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1184:Bridge maxims
1182:
1180:
1179:Bridge-O-Rama
1177:
1175:
1174:Bridge ethics
1172:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1149:
1145:
1141:
1134:
1129:
1127:
1122:
1120:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1086:
1084:0-9530218-1-5
1080:
1076:
1071:
1067:
1065:1-894154-65-7
1061:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1036:1-894154-07-X
1032:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1004:0-517-58727-0
1000:
996:
995:
990:
986:
985:Root, William
982:
978:
972:
964:
962:91-631-1099-7
958:
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949:
945:
939:
935:
930:
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893:
889:
884:
880:
878:0-575-05564-2
874:
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862:
858:
856:0-910791-76-7
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848:
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826:
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789:
783:
779:
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774:Grant, Audrey
771:
767:
765:1-894154-56-8
761:
757:
752:
748:
742:
738:
733:
729:
727:0-910791-82-1
723:
719:
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669:
667:0-609-80162-7
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608:brown sticker
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438:Multi-defense
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374:weak two bids
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353:interventions
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271:Bergen raises
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1789:Pin (bridge)
1754:Card reading
1669:Säffle Spade
1664:Romex system
1639:Little Major
1548:Weak two bid
1543:Void (cards)
1528:Three suiter
1413:Forcing pass
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2366:Other lists
2347:Switzerland
2317:New Zealand
2252:Netherlands
1948:Vienna coup
1869:Safety play
1688:Conventions
1649:Polish Club
1614:Carrot Club
1594:Boring Club
1518:Strong pass
1483:Psychic bid
1408:Forcing bid
1368:Bidding box
1046:Bird, David
1017:Smith, Marc
562:Regulations
443:Multi-Landy
398:Cappelletti
342:Serious 3NT
297:Asking bids
65:conventions
3160:Magazines:
2851:Marcus Cup
2651:Venice Cup
2455:Savoy Club
2127:Rule of 11
1943:Trump coup
1659:Roman Club
1553:Zar Points
1533:Two suiter
1513:Stolen bid
1453:Minor suit
1448:Major suit
1279:Minibridge
650:Root, Bill
637:References
332:Relay bids
322:Last Train
281:Jacoby 2NT
206:Muiderberg
44:artificial
3146:Magazines
2926:Reisinger
2409:Four Aces
2399:Blue Team
2212:Australia
1955:Squeezes:
1888:Bath coup
1744:Beer card
1717:Card play
1589:Blue Club
1204:Bridgette
971:cite book
716:Lebensohl
584:announced
580:alertable
526:Rubensohl
511:Lebensohl
370:Lebensohl
302:Blackwood
118:Blackwood
89:The term
3236:Category
2956:Spingold
2327:Pakistan
2232:Bulgaria
1834:Uppercut
1814:Shooting
1624:Fantunes
1463:Overcall
1418:Game try
1152:Overview
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867:(1993).
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615:See also
433:Meckwell
418:Hamilton
307:Cue bids
216:Flannery
99:discards
2583:General
2292:Ireland
2282:Hungary
2277:Germany
2267:Fiction
2262:England
2247:Denmark
2227:Britain
2217:Austria
2174:General
1864:Finesse
1779:Hold up
1764:Endplay
1727:General
1644:Moscito
1562:Systems
1468:Preempt
1398:Cue bid
1351:General
1341:Bidding
1319:Vugraph
1249:Goulash
1214:Chicago
1162:General
471:Ghestem
448:Suction
266:Stayman
226:Namyats
103:signals
69:Stayman
56:bidding
50:Purpose
40:natural
3074:Books:
2352:Taiwan
2342:Sweden
2337:Russia
2332:Poland
2322:Norway
2312:Monaco
2307:Mexico
2297:Israel
2272:France
2237:Canada
2222:Brazil
2137:Signal
1876:Coups:
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1804:Revoke
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3033:Books
2599:World
2418:Clubs
2392:Teams
2302:Italy
2287:India
2257:Egypt
2242:China
1824:Tempo
1769:Entry
1749:Caddy
1314:Trump
538:Other
423:Landy
408:CRASH
389:Aspro
385:Astro
372:over
241:Baron
201:Ekren
1898:Coup
1809:Ruff
1759:Duck
1619:EHAA
1579:Acol
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