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984:
979:
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937:Board (bridge)
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932:Bidding system
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753:Bridge scoring
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728:Auction bridge
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407:
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122:
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105:
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80:
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62:
61:
51:Pierre Ghestem
18:Pierre Ghestem
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2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2425:Mini-Spingold
2423:
2421:
2418:
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2413:
2411:
2408:
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2398:
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2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2195:Rosenblum Cup
2193:
2191:
2190:McConnell Cup
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2162:
2160:
2156:
2150:
2147:
2146:
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2136:
2132:Championships
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2125:
2111:
2108:
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2098:
2096:
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2021:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
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1916:United States
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1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
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1877:
1874:
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1869:
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1737:
1735:
1731:
1727:
1720:
1716:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1691:Rusinow leads
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1681:Rule of 10-12
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1663:
1661:
1659:Defender play
1657:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1626:Trump squeeze
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:Strip squeeze
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1561:Guard squeeze
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1551:Entry squeeze
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1531:Clash squeeze
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1497:Scissors coup
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1487:Merrimac coup
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1442:Alcatraz coup
1440:
1438:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1412:
1411:
1409:
1407:Declarer play
1405:
1399:
1398:Vacant Places
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
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1359:
1358:Probabilities
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1273:
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1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
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1221:
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1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
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1126:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1067:Single suiter
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
947:Brown sticker
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
917:Balanced hand
915:
914:
912:
908:
904:
897:
893:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
848:Rubber bridge
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
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801:
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791:
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786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
743:Bridge maxims
741:
739:
738:Bridge-O-Rama
736:
734:
733:Bridge ethics
731:
729:
726:
725:
723:
719:
715:
708:
704:
700:
693:
688:
686:
681:
679:
674:
673:
670:
659:
656:
653:
648:
646:
642:
636:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
619:
617:
614:
588:
562:
561:
560:
559:
549:
548:
547:
546:
536:
535:
534:
533:
527:
526:
525:
524:
512:
511:
510:
508:
482:
474:
473:
472:
471:
461:
460:
459:
458:
448:
447:
446:
445:
439:
438:
437:
436:
428:
427:
426:
398:
397:
396:
395:
385:
384:
383:
382:
372:
371:
370:
369:
363:
362:
361:
360:
352:
351:
350:
332:
330:
327:
310:
304:
291:
277:
276:
275:
257:
256:
255:
254:
253:
252:
251:
250:
249:
248:
232:
231:
230:
229:
228:
227:
226:
225:
224:
223:
207:
206:
205:
204:
203:
202:
201:
200:
199:
198:
182:
181:
180:
179:
178:
177:
176:
175:
174:
173:
157:
156:
155:
154:
153:
152:
151:
150:
149:
148:
132:
131:
130:
129:
128:
127:
126:
125:
124:
123:
111:
110:
109:
103:
101:
99:
95:
90:
86:
78:
73:
72:
64:
63:
59:
58:
57:
54:
52:
47:
45:
37:
34:
30:
26:
19:
2749:TV and Radio
2737:
2730:
2723:
2716:
2693:
2686:
2679:
2672:
2665:
2658:
2651:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2608:
2365:Goren Trophy
2320:
2165:Bermuda Bowl
1701:Smith signal
1676:Opening lead
1640:
1631:Vice squeeze
1606:Squeeze play
1511:
1477:Devil's coup
1432:
1413:
1378:Smother play
1348:Pin (bridge)
1313:Card reading
1228:Säffle Spade
1223:Romex system
1198:Little Major
1107:Weak two bid
1102:Void (cards)
1087:Three suiter
972:Forcing pass
833:Masterpoints
758:Bridge whist
658:
615:
576:
571:non-forcing)
504:
480:
408:
336:
311:
308:
296:- (pass) - 4
286:- (pass) - 3
273:
107:
82:
79:Requirements
55:
48:
33:conventional
28:
22:
2296:Buffett Cup
1994:Crockford's
1963:Dallas Aces
1925:Other lists
1906:Switzerland
1876:New Zealand
1811:Netherlands
1507:Vienna coup
1428:Safety play
1247:Conventions
1208:Polish Club
1173:Carrot Club
1153:Boring Club
1077:Strong pass
1042:Psychic bid
967:Forcing bid
927:Bidding box
587:Strong Club
521:) - ??
433:) - ??
357:) - ??
2719:Magazines:
2410:Marcus Cup
2210:Venice Cup
2014:Savoy Club
1686:Rule of 11
1502:Trump coup
1218:Roman Club
1112:Zar Points
1092:Two suiter
1072:Stolen bid
1012:Minor suit
1007:Major suit
838:Minibridge
637:References
613:overcall.
349:overcall:
333:Variations
292:(pass) - 3
2705:Magazines
2485:Reisinger
1968:Four Aces
1958:Blue Team
1771:Australia
1514:Squeezes:
1447:Bath coup
1303:Beer card
1276:Card play
1148:Blue Club
763:Bridgette
104:Responses
94:overcalls
2795:Category
2515:Spingold
1886:Pakistan
1791:Bulgaria
1393:Uppercut
1373:Shooting
1183:Fantunes
1022:Overcall
977:Game try
711:Overview
620:See also
499:opening)
479: :
85:overcall
36:overcall
2142:General
1851:Ireland
1841:Hungary
1836:Germany
1826:Fiction
1821:England
1806:Denmark
1786:Britain
1776:Austria
1733:General
1423:Finesse
1338:Hold up
1323:Endplay
1286:General
1203:Moscito
1121:Systems
1027:Preempt
957:Cue bid
910:General
900:Bidding
878:Vugraph
808:Goulash
773:Chicago
721:General
507:Garozzo
481:Natural
98:forcing
29:Ghestem
2633:Books:
1911:Taiwan
1901:Sweden
1896:Russia
1891:Poland
1881:Norway
1871:Monaco
1866:Mexico
1856:Israel
1831:France
1796:Canada
1781:Brazil
1696:Signal
1435:Coups:
1416:Basic:
1363:Revoke
853:Screen
44:cuebid
25:bridge
2592:Books
2158:World
1977:Clubs
1951:Teams
1861:Italy
1846:India
1816:Egypt
1801:China
1383:Tempo
1328:Entry
1308:Caddy
873:Trump
605:) - 3
597:) - 3
282:) - 2
116:) - 2
31:is a
1457:Coup
1368:Ruff
1318:Duck
1178:EHAA
1138:Acol
863:Suit
96:are
89:suit
417:)-2
2797::
644:^
517:/1
513:(1
509::
429:(1
425::
353:(1
278:(1
112:(1
53:.
27:,
691:e
684:t
677:v
611:♠
607:♦
603:♦
599:♣
595:♦
591:♣
589:1
583:♣
579:♣
569:♦
565:♣
563:3
552:♦
550:2
539:♣
537:2
519:♦
515:♣
497:♠
495:/
493:♥
491:/
489:♦
485:♣
477:♣
475:2
464:♦
462:2
451:♣
449:3
431:♣
423:♣
419:♣
415:♣
411:♣
401:♦
399:3
388:♣
386:3
375:♦
373:2
355:♦
347:♣
343:♦
339:♦
322:♣
318:♣
314:♣
298:♣
294:♥
288:♦
284:♦
280:♦
260:♦
258:3
235:♠
233:4
210:♠
208:3
185:♣
183:3
160:♠
158:2
135:♥
133:2
118:♦
114:♦
67:♣
65:3
40:♣
20:.
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