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2631:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2611:
2606:
2601:
2596:
2591:
2586:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2511:
2506:
2501:
2496:
2491:
2486:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2445:Camrose Trophy
2442:
2436:
2434:
2430:
2429:
2427:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2305:
2303:
2299:
2298:
2296:
2295:
2289:
2287:
2279:
2278:
2275:
2268:
2267:
2264:
2263:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2170:
2168:
2164:
2163:
2161:
2160:
2155:
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2133:Cavendish Club
2130:
2124:
2122:
2118:
2117:
2115:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2098:
2096:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2072:
2070:
2066:
2065:
2063:
2062:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1992:
1987:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1911:
1909:
1905:
1904:
1902:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1880:
1878:
1870:
1869:
1866:
1859:
1858:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1850:
1848:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1796:
1791:
1782:
1780:Winkle squeeze
1777:
1772:
1767:
1765:Triple squeeze
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1735:Simple squeeze
1732:
1727:
1725:Pseudo-squeeze
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1690:Double squeeze
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1626:Loser on loser
1623:
1618:
1613:
1611:Crocodile coup
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1554:
1552:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1442:Avoidance play
1439:
1433:
1431:
1423:
1422:
1419:
1412:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1400:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1387:
1385:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1357:Precision Club
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1287:Bidding system
1284:
1279:
1274:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1226:Takeout double
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1081:Board (bridge)
1078:
1076:Bidding system
1073:
1068:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
897:Bridge scoring
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
872:Auction bridge
868:
866:
858:
857:
854:
847:
846:
841:
839:
838:
831:
824:
816:
810:
809:
788:
767:
745:
727:
719:, London, UK.
705:
702:
701:
700:
694:
689:
682:
679:
665:
662:
658:simple squeeze
647:
644:
633:
630:
618:
615:
603:
600:
589:
586:
574:
571:
555:
554:
551:
548:
545:
541:
540:
537:
534:
531:
527:
526:
523:
520:
517:
513:
512:
509:
506:
499:
496:
489:
486:
485:
484:
481:
478:
475:
467:
464:
436:Dummy reversal
432:
431:Dummy reversal
429:
427:
424:
393:ruff and sluff
379:
378:
375:
371:
370:
367:
363:
362:
359:
355:
354:
352:
349:
346:
343:
342:
339:
336:
333:
329:
328:
325:
322:
319:
315:
314:
311:
308:
305:
301:
300:
297:
294:
277:
274:
270:
269:
266:
262:
261:
258:
254:
253:
250:
246:
245:
243:
240:
237:
231:
228:
227:
226:
225:
224:
220:
219:
218:
215:
212:
206:
186:
185:
182:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
151:
148:
144:
143:
140:
137:
130:
127:
121:
120:
119:
118:
103:
90:
87:
86:
85:
82:
79:
76:
68:
65:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2962:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2917:
2914:
2913:
2911:
2907:
2901:
2898:
2897:
2895:
2891:
2885:
2884:
2880:
2878:
2877:
2873:
2871:
2870:
2866:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2853:
2851:
2847:
2841:
2840:
2836:
2834:
2833:
2829:
2827:
2826:
2822:
2820:
2819:
2815:
2813:
2812:
2808:
2806:
2805:
2801:
2799:
2798:
2794:
2792:
2791:
2787:
2785:
2784:
2780:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2734:
2730:
2723:
2719:
2705:
2702:
2700:
2697:
2695:
2692:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2595:
2592:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2569:Mini-Spingold
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2437:
2435:
2431:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2400:
2397:
2395:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2385:
2382:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2339:Rosenblum Cup
2337:
2335:
2334:McConnell Cup
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2306:
2304:
2300:
2294:
2291:
2290:
2288:
2284:
2280:
2276:Championships
2273:
2269:
2255:
2252:
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:
2171:
2169:
2165:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2136:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2119:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2097:
2093:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2073:
2071:
2067:
2061:
2060:United States
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1988:
1986:
1983:
1981:
1978:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1912:
1910:
1906:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1881:
1879:
1875:
1871:
1864:
1860:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1838:
1836:
1835:Rusinow leads
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1825:Rule of 10-12
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1807:
1805:
1803:Defender play
1801:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1770:Trump squeeze
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1760:Strip squeeze
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1705:Guard squeeze
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1695:Entry squeeze
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1675:Clash squeeze
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1641:Scissors coup
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1631:Merrimac coup
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1586:Alcatraz coup
1584:
1582:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1551:Declarer play
1549:
1543:
1542:Vacant Places
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1502:Probabilities
1500:
1498:
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:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1417:
1413:
1399:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1383:
1380:
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:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1211:Single suiter
1209:
1207:
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:
1091:Brown sticker
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:Balanced hand
1059:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1041:
1037:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
992:Rubber bridge
990:
988:
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:
887:Bridge maxims
885:
883:
882:Bridge-O-Rama
880:
878:
877:Bridge ethics
875:
873:
870:
869:
867:
863:
859:
852:
848:
844:
837:
832:
830:
825:
823:
818:
817:
814:
808:
807:0-575-06596-6
804:
800:
796:
792:
789:
787:
786:0-9506279-8-4
783:
779:
775:
771:
768:
766:
765:0-609-80162-7
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
743:
739:
735:
731:
728:
726:
725:0-575-05690-8
722:
718:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
680:
678:
674:
670:
663:
661:
659:
653:
652:Trump squeeze
646:Trump squeeze
645:
643:
639:
631:
629:
624:
616:
614:
609:
601:
599:
595:
587:
585:
580:
572:
570:
552:
549:
546:
543:
542:
538:
535:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
518:
515:
514:
510:
507:
505:
504:
497:
494:
493:
487:
482:
479:
476:
473:
472:
471:
465:
463:
461:
456:
453:
449:
445:
441:
440:reverse dummy
437:
430:
425:
423:
420:
418:
413:
409:
407:
402:
398:
397:suit contract
394:
390:
386:
376:
373:
372:
368:
365:
364:
360:
357:
356:
350:
347:
344:
340:
337:
334:
331:
330:
326:
323:
320:
317:
316:
312:
309:
306:
303:
302:
298:
295:
293:
292:
287:
282:
275:
272:
271:
267:
264:
263:
259:
256:
255:
251:
248:
247:
241:
238:
235:
229:
221:
216:
213:
210:
209:
207:
204:
199:
198:
197:
196:
195:
193:
183:
180:
177:
174:
173:
169:
166:
163:
160:
159:
155:
152:
149:
146:
145:
141:
138:
136:
135:
128:
125:
124:
116:
115:
113:
108:
104:
101:
97:
93:
92:
88:
83:
80:
77:
74:
73:
72:
66:
64:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
41:
37:
33:
19:
2893:TV and Radio
2881:
2874:
2867:
2860:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2816:
2809:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2774:
2752:
2509:Goren Trophy
2464:
2309:Bermuda Bowl
1845:Smith signal
1820:Opening lead
1784:
1775:Vice squeeze
1750:Squeeze play
1655:
1621:Devil's coup
1576:
1557:
1522:Smother play
1511:
1492:Pin (bridge)
1457:Card reading
1372:Säffle Spade
1367:Romex system
1342:Little Major
1251:Weak two bid
1246:Void (cards)
1231:Three suiter
1116:Forcing pass
977:Masterpoints
902:Bridge whist
798:
777:
770:Sandra Landy
752:
747:(Willam S.)
744:, London UK.
737:
734:Rhoda Barrow
714:Basic Bridge
713:
675:
671:
667:
655:
641:
626:
611:
597:
582:
558:
502:
501:
469:
457:
439:
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434:
421:
417:crossruffing
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189:
133:
132:
106:
96:gives a ruff
95:
70:
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2440:Buffett Cup
2138:Crockford's
2107:Dallas Aces
2069:Other lists
2050:Switzerland
2020:New Zealand
1955:Netherlands
1651:Vienna coup
1572:Safety play
1391:Conventions
1352:Polish Club
1317:Carrot Club
1297:Boring Club
1221:Strong pass
1186:Psychic bid
1111:Forcing bid
1071:Bidding box
791:Ron Klinger
776:Committee,
742:Paul Hamlyn
710:Ron Klinger
2939:Categories
2863:Magazines:
2554:Marcus Cup
2354:Venice Cup
2158:Savoy Club
1830:Rule of 11
1646:Trump coup
1362:Roman Club
1256:Zar Points
1236:Two suiter
1216:Stolen bid
1156:Minor suit
1151:Major suit
982:Minibridge
623:Trump coup
617:Trump coup
466:Indicators
341:Q J
307:Q 9
2849:Magazines
2629:Reisinger
2112:Four Aces
2102:Blue Team
1915:Australia
1658:Squeezes:
1591:Bath coup
1447:Beer card
1420:Card play
1292:Blue Club
907:Bridgette
749:Bill Root
730:Ben Cohen
203:finessing
107:crossruff
94:A player
49:Preferans
2659:Spingold
2030:Pakistan
1935:Bulgaria
1537:Uppercut
1517:Shooting
1327:Fantunes
1166:Overcall
1121:Game try
855:Overview
681:See also
602:Uppercut
448:declarer
446:whereby
178:9876543
170:9876543
142:Q109762
61:overruff
45:Pinochle
2286:General
1995:Ireland
1985:Hungary
1980:Germany
1970:Fiction
1965:England
1950:Denmark
1930:Britain
1920:Austria
1877:General
1567:Finesse
1482:Hold up
1467:Endplay
1430:General
1347:Moscito
1265:Systems
1171:Preempt
1101:Cue bid
1054:General
1044:Bidding
1022:Vugraph
952:Goulash
917:Chicago
865:General
755:(1998)
579:finesse
550:♣
544:♣
536:♦
530:♦
522:♥
516:♥
511:Q10853
508:♠
495:♠
488:Example
406:endplay
374:♣
366:♦
358:♥
348:♠
338:♣
332:♣
324:♦
318:♦
310:♥
304:♥
296:♠
273:♠
265:♣
257:♦
249:♥
239:♠
181:♣
175:♣
167:♦
161:♦
153:♥
147:♥
139:♠
129:AJ8543
126:♠
2777:Books:
2055:Taiwan
2045:Sweden
2040:Russia
2035:Poland
2025:Norway
2015:Monaco
2010:Mexico
2000:Israel
1975:France
1940:Canada
1925:Brazil
1840:Signal
1579:Coups:
1560:Basic:
1507:Revoke
997:Screen
805:
793:&
784:
763:
736:(ed).
723:
53:Bridge
2736:Books
2302:World
2121:Clubs
2095:Teams
2005:Italy
1990:India
1960:Egypt
1945:China
1527:Tempo
1472:Entry
1452:Caddy
1017:Trump
740:1967
553:J853
519:A854
452:trump
450:uses
401:trump
112:trump
57:Whist
40:trump
34:, to
1601:Coup
1512:Ruff
1462:Duck
1322:EHAA
1282:Acol
1007:Suit
803:ISBN
782:ISBN
772:and
761:ISBN
732:and
721:ISBN
547:A64
539:954
533:AK2
498:AKJ
100:void
55:and
47:and
36:ruff
774:EBU
391:or
30:In
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525:6
462:.
408:.
383:A
377:7
369:—
361:—
351:6
335:—
327:—
321:—
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299:—
276:—
268:3
260:—
252:—
242:7
184:-
164:-
156:-
150:-
105:A
835:e
828:t
821:v
566:♦
562:♥
291:S
281:N
205:.
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