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1878:
1873:
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1857:
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1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1826:
1824:
1816:
1815:
1812:
1805:
1804:
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1797:
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1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1752:
1750:
1746:
1745:
1743:
1742:
1737:
1728:
1726:Winkle squeeze
1723:
1718:
1713:
1711:Triple squeeze
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1681:Simple squeeze
1678:
1673:
1671:Pseudo-squeeze
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1636:Double squeeze
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1572:Loser on loser
1569:
1564:
1559:
1557:Crocodile coup
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1520:
1515:
1510:
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1498:
1494:
1493:
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1465:
1460:
1455:
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1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1388:Avoidance play
1385:
1379:
1377:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1358:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1350:
1349:
1347:
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1340:
1338:
1334:
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1310:
1305:
1303:Precision Club
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1233:Bidding system
1230:
1225:
1220:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1172:Takeout double
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
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1069:
1064:
1059:
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1049:
1044:
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1034:
1029:
1027:Board (bridge)
1024:
1022:Bidding system
1019:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1001:
993:
992:
989:
982:
981:
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977:
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965:
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945:
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935:
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905:
900:
895:
890:
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880:
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865:
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845:
843:Bridge scoring
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
818:Auction bridge
814:
812:
804:
803:
800:
793:
792:
787:
785:
784:
777:
770:
762:
755:
754:
745:
736:
727:
715:
713:
710:
709:
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703:
698:
696:Avoidance play
693:
688:
686:Loser on loser
683:
676:
673:
671:fail to break.
634:
633:
630:
626:
625:
622:
618:
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548:
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532:In any case, 2
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135:
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119:
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107:
104:
89:avoidance play
78:Marshall Miles
65:
62:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2908:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
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2860:
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2853:
2847:
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2837:
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2772:
2768:
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2697:
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2676:
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2628:
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2618:
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2611:
2608:
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2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
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2573:
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2568:
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2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2515:Mini-Spingold
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
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2478:
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2473:
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2468:
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2433:
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2399:
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2371:
2368:
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2328:
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2311:
2308:
2306:
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2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2285:Rosenblum Cup
2283:
2281:
2280:McConnell Cup
2278:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2252:
2250:
2246:
2240:
2237:
2236:
2234:
2230:
2226:
2222:Championships
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2215:
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2198:
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2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
2123:
2121:
2118:
2117:
2115:
2111:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2071:
2069:
2065:
2059:
2056:
2054:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2039:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
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2007:
2006:United States
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1977:
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1957:
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1952:
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1942:
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1937:
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1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1858:
1856:
1852:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1827:
1825:
1821:
1817:
1810:
1806:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1781:Rusinow leads
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1771:Rule of 10-12
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1753:
1751:
1749:Defender play
1747:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1716:Trump squeeze
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1706:Strip squeeze
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1651:Guard squeeze
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1641:Entry squeeze
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1621:Clash squeeze
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1587:Scissors coup
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1577:Merrimac coup
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1532:Alcatraz coup
1530:
1528:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:Declarer play
1495:
1489:
1488:Vacant Places
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1448:Probabilities
1446:
1444:
1441:
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1436:
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1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1370:
1363:
1359:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1335:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1157:Single suiter
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1037:Brown sticker
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1007:Balanced hand
1005:
1004:
1002:
998:
994:
987:
983:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
938:Rubber bridge
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
833:Bridge maxims
831:
829:
828:Bridge-O-Rama
826:
824:
823:Bridge ethics
821:
819:
816:
815:
813:
809:
805:
798:
794:
790:
783:
778:
776:
771:
769:
764:
763:
760:
749:
746:
740:
737:
731:
728:
725:
720:
717:
711:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
674:
672:
670:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
603:
600:
599:
592:
587:
583:
580:
579:
575:
572:
571:
567:
564:
563:
559:
556:
555:
552:
546:
544:
537:
530:
519:
495:
492:
491:
487:
484:
483:
479:
476:
475:
471:
468:
467:
464:
463:
456:
451:
447:
444:
443:
439:
436:
435:
431:
428:
427:
423:
420:
419:
416:
414:
409:
405:
398:
396:
362:
347:
344:
343:
342:
331:
315:
311:
307:
288:
280:
277:
276:
272:
269:
268:
264:
261:
260:
254:
251:
248:
244:
241:
238:
235:
234:
230:
227:
224:
221:
220:
216:
213:
210:
207:
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202:
199:
197:
196:
191:
186:
179:
176:
175:
171:
168:
167:
163:
160:
159:
155:
152:
151:
145:
142:
139:
133:
131:
129:
125:
117:
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
85:
84:
81:
79:
75:
71:
63:
61:
59:
55:
50:
48:
44:
43:rubber bridge
40:
35:
33:
29:
25:
21:
2839:TV and Radio
2827:
2820:
2813:
2806:
2783:
2776:
2769:
2762:
2755:
2748:
2741:
2734:
2727:
2720:
2698:
2455:Goren Trophy
2410:
2255:Bermuda Bowl
1791:Smith signal
1766:Opening lead
1730:
1721:Vice squeeze
1696:Squeeze play
1601:
1567:Devil's coup
1522:
1517:
1503:
1468:Smother play
1438:Pin (bridge)
1403:Card reading
1318:Säffle Spade
1313:Romex system
1288:Little Major
1197:Weak two bid
1192:Void (cards)
1177:Three suiter
1062:Forcing pass
923:Masterpoints
848:Bridge whist
748:
739:
730:
719:
637:
597:
590:
589:
550:
538:
531:
520:
501:
461:
454:
453:
410:
406:
402:
378:
332:
316:
312:
308:
294:10. Dummy's
289:
286:
194:
189:
184:
183:
121:
110:
82:
69:
67:
51:
36:
19:
18:
2386:Buffett Cup
2084:Crockford's
2053:Dallas Aces
2015:Other lists
1996:Switzerland
1966:New Zealand
1901:Netherlands
1597:Vienna coup
1518:Safety play
1337:Conventions
1298:Polish Club
1263:Carrot Club
1243:Boring Club
1167:Strong pass
1132:Psychic bid
1057:Forcing bid
1017:Bidding box
669:minor suits
659:K with the
413:Hugh Kelsey
367:Q with the
70:safety play
20:Safety play
2885:Categories
2809:Magazines:
2500:Marcus Cup
2300:Venice Cup
2104:Savoy Club
1776:Rule of 11
1592:Trump coup
1308:Roman Club
1202:Zar Points
1182:Two suiter
1162:Stolen bid
1102:Minor suit
1097:Major suit
928:Minibridge
712:References
608:K 9
496:Q 2
356:Q and the
255:A 6
156:Q 5
146:K J
64:Definition
54:matchpoint
32:overtricks
2795:Magazines
2575:Reisinger
2058:Four Aces
2048:Blue Team
1861:Australia
1604:Squeezes:
1537:Bath coup
1393:Beer card
1366:Card play
1238:Blue Club
853:Bridgette
506:— 2
341:Q. Then:
326:Q or the
68:The term
2605:Spingold
1976:Pakistan
1881:Bulgaria
1483:Uppercut
1463:Shooting
1273:Fantunes
1112:Overcall
1067:Game try
801:Overview
675:See also
118:Examples
28:contract
2232:General
1941:Ireland
1931:Hungary
1926:Germany
1916:Fiction
1911:England
1896:Denmark
1876:Britain
1866:Austria
1823:General
1513:Finesse
1428:Hold up
1413:Endplay
1376:General
1293:Moscito
1211:Systems
1117:Preempt
1047:Cue bid
1000:General
990:Bidding
968:Vugraph
898:Goulash
863:Chicago
811:General
691:Hold up
629:♣
621:♦
613:♥
605:♠
581:♣
573:♦
565:♥
557:♠
493:♣
485:♦
477:♥
469:♠
445:♣
437:♦
429:♥
421:♠
278:♣
270:♦
262:♥
252:♠
242:♣
236:♣
228:♦
222:♦
214:♥
208:♥
200:♠
177:♠
169:♣
161:♦
153:♥
143:♠
2723:Books:
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1986:Russia
1981:Poland
1971:Norway
1961:Monaco
1956:Mexico
1946:Israel
1921:France
1886:Canada
1871:Brazil
1786:Signal
1525:Coups:
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943:Screen
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2682:Books
2248:World
2067:Clubs
2041:Teams
1951:Italy
1936:India
1906:Egypt
1891:China
1473:Tempo
1418:Entry
1398:Caddy
963:Trump
1547:Coup
1458:Ruff
1408:Duck
1268:EHAA
1228:Acol
953:Suit
518:10.
126:and
101:duck
97:coup
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245:10
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591:N
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534:♥
527:♦
523:♥
516:♥
512:♠
508:♥
504:♥
462:S
455:N
393:♦
389:♦
385:♦
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369:♦
365:♦
358:♦
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350:♦
339:♦
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328:♦
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320:♦
304:♣
300:♣
296:♠
292:♠
195:S
185:N
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