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2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2434:Camrose Trophy
2431:
2425:
2423:
2419:
2418:
2416:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2385:
2380:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2310:
2305:
2300:
2294:
2292:
2288:
2287:
2285:
2284:
2278:
2276:
2268:
2267:
2257:
2256:
2253:
2252:
2249:
2248:
2246:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2200:
2195:
2190:
2185:
2180:
2175:
2170:
2165:
2159:
2157:
2153:
2152:
2150:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2122:Cavendish Club
2119:
2113:
2111:
2107:
2106:
2104:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2087:
2085:
2081:
2080:
2078:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2061:
2059:
2055:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2031:
2026:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1911:
1906:
1900:
1898:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1869:
1867:
1859:
1858:
1848:
1847:
1844:
1843:
1840:
1839:
1837:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1795:
1793:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1780:
1771:
1769:Winkle squeeze
1766:
1761:
1756:
1754:Triple squeeze
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1724:Simple squeeze
1721:
1716:
1714:Pseudo-squeeze
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1679:Double squeeze
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1615:Loser on loser
1612:
1607:
1602:
1600:Crocodile coup
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1543:
1541:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1431:Avoidance play
1428:
1422:
1420:
1412:
1411:
1401:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1346:Precision Club
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1276:Bidding system
1273:
1268:
1263:
1257:
1255:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1215:Takeout double
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1070:Board (bridge)
1067:
1065:Bidding system
1062:
1057:
1052:
1046:
1044:
1036:
1035:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
886:Bridge scoring
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
861:Auction bridge
857:
855:
847:
846:
836:
835:
828:
827:
820:
813:
805:
799:
798:
777:
756:
734:
716:
708:, London, UK.
694:
691:
690:
689:
683:
678:
671:
668:
654:
651:
647:simple squeeze
636:
633:
622:
619:
607:
604:
592:
589:
578:
575:
563:
560:
544:
543:
540:
537:
534:
530:
529:
526:
523:
520:
516:
515:
512:
509:
506:
502:
501:
498:
495:
488:
485:
478:
475:
474:
473:
470:
467:
464:
456:
453:
425:Dummy reversal
421:
420:Dummy reversal
418:
416:
413:
382:ruff and sluff
368:
367:
364:
360:
359:
356:
352:
351:
348:
344:
343:
341:
338:
335:
332:
331:
328:
325:
322:
318:
317:
314:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
297:
294:
290:
289:
286:
283:
266:
263:
259:
258:
255:
251:
250:
247:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
232:
229:
226:
220:
217:
216:
215:
214:
213:
209:
208:
207:
204:
201:
195:
175:
174:
171:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
154:
151:
147:
146:
143:
140:
137:
133:
132:
129:
126:
119:
116:
110:
109:
108:
107:
92:
79:
76:
75:
74:
71:
68:
65:
57:
54:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2951:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2931:
2929:
2906:
2903:
2902:
2900:
2896:
2890:
2887:
2886:
2884:
2880:
2874:
2873:
2869:
2867:
2866:
2862:
2860:
2859:
2855:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2842:
2840:
2836:
2830:
2829:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2818:
2816:
2815:
2811:
2809:
2808:
2804:
2802:
2801:
2797:
2795:
2794:
2790:
2788:
2787:
2783:
2781:
2780:
2776:
2774:
2773:
2769:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2729:
2727:
2723:
2719:
2712:
2708:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:Mini-Spingold
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2426:
2424:
2420:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2328:Rosenblum Cup
2326:
2324:
2323:McConnell Cup
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2296:
2295:
2293:
2289:
2283:
2280:
2279:
2277:
2273:
2269:
2265:Championships
2262:
2258:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2204:
2201:
2199:
2196:
2194:
2191:
2189:
2186:
2184:
2181:
2179:
2176:
2174:
2171:
2169:
2166:
2164:
2161:
2160:
2158:
2154:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2108:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2088:
2086:
2082:
2076:
2073:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2062:
2060:
2056:
2050:
2049:United States
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2027:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1895:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1864:
1860:
1853:
1849:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1824:Rusinow leads
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1814:Rule of 10-12
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1792:Defender play
1790:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1759:Trump squeeze
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1749:Strip squeeze
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1694:Guard squeeze
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1684:Entry squeeze
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1664:Clash squeeze
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1630:Scissors coup
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1620:Merrimac coup
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1575:Alcatraz coup
1573:
1571:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1540:Declarer play
1538:
1532:
1531:Vacant Places
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1491:Probabilities
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1417:
1413:
1406:
1402:
1388:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1200:Single suiter
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1080:Brown sticker
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1050:Balanced hand
1048:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1030:
1026:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
981:Rubber bridge
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
876:Bridge maxims
874:
872:
871:Bridge-O-Rama
869:
867:
866:Bridge ethics
864:
862:
859:
858:
856:
852:
848:
841:
837:
833:
826:
821:
819:
814:
812:
807:
806:
803:
797:
796:0-575-06596-6
793:
789:
785:
781:
778:
776:
775:0-9506279-8-4
772:
768:
764:
760:
757:
755:
754:0-609-80162-7
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
732:
728:
724:
720:
717:
715:
714:0-575-05690-8
711:
707:
704:
700:
697:
696:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
673:
667:
663:
659:
650:
648:
642:
641:Trump squeeze
635:Trump squeeze
632:
628:
618:
613:
603:
598:
588:
584:
574:
569:
559:
541:
538:
535:
532:
531:
527:
524:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
507:
504:
503:
499:
496:
494:
493:
486:
483:
482:
471:
468:
465:
462:
461:
460:
452:
450:
445:
442:
438:
434:
430:
429:reverse dummy
426:
412:
409:
407:
402:
398:
396:
391:
387:
386:suit contract
383:
379:
375:
365:
362:
361:
357:
354:
353:
349:
346:
345:
339:
336:
333:
329:
326:
323:
320:
319:
315:
312:
309:
306:
305:
301:
298:
295:
292:
291:
287:
284:
282:
281:
276:
271:
264:
261:
260:
256:
253:
252:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
236:
230:
227:
224:
210:
205:
202:
199:
198:
196:
193:
188:
187:
186:
185:
184:
182:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:
158:
155:
152:
149:
148:
144:
141:
138:
135:
134:
130:
127:
125:
124:
117:
114:
113:
105:
104:
102:
97:
93:
90:
86:
82:
81:
72:
69:
66:
63:
62:
61:
53:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
26:
22:
2882:TV and Radio
2870:
2863:
2856:
2849:
2826:
2819:
2812:
2805:
2798:
2791:
2784:
2777:
2770:
2763:
2741:
2498:Goren Trophy
2453:
2298:Bermuda Bowl
1834:Smith signal
1809:Opening lead
1773:
1764:Vice squeeze
1739:Squeeze play
1644:
1610:Devil's coup
1565:
1546:
1511:Smother play
1500:
1481:Pin (bridge)
1446:Card reading
1361:Säffle Spade
1356:Romex system
1331:Little Major
1240:Weak two bid
1235:Void (cards)
1220:Three suiter
1105:Forcing pass
966:Masterpoints
891:Bridge whist
787:
766:
759:Sandra Landy
741:
736:(Willam S.)
733:, London UK.
726:
723:Rhoda Barrow
703:Basic Bridge
702:
664:
660:
656:
644:
630:
615:
600:
586:
571:
547:
491:
490:
458:
446:
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406:crossruffing
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85:gives a ruff
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2429:Buffett Cup
2127:Crockford's
2096:Dallas Aces
2058:Other lists
2039:Switzerland
2009:New Zealand
1944:Netherlands
1640:Vienna coup
1561:Safety play
1380:Conventions
1341:Polish Club
1306:Carrot Club
1286:Boring Club
1210:Strong pass
1175:Psychic bid
1100:Forcing bid
1060:Bidding box
780:Ron Klinger
765:Committee,
731:Paul Hamlyn
699:Ron Klinger
2928:Categories
2852:Magazines:
2543:Marcus Cup
2343:Venice Cup
2147:Savoy Club
1819:Rule of 11
1635:Trump coup
1351:Roman Club
1245:Zar Points
1225:Two suiter
1205:Stolen bid
1145:Minor suit
1140:Major suit
971:Minibridge
612:Trump coup
606:Trump coup
455:Indicators
330:Q J
296:Q 9
2838:Magazines
2618:Reisinger
2101:Four Aces
2091:Blue Team
1904:Australia
1647:Squeezes:
1580:Bath coup
1436:Beer card
1409:Card play
1281:Blue Club
896:Bridgette
738:Bill Root
719:Ben Cohen
192:finessing
96:crossruff
83:A player
38:Preferans
2648:Spingold
2019:Pakistan
1924:Bulgaria
1526:Uppercut
1506:Shooting
1316:Fantunes
1155:Overcall
1110:Game try
844:Overview
670:See also
591:Uppercut
437:declarer
435:whereby
167:9876543
159:9876543
131:Q109762
50:overruff
34:Pinochle
2275:General
1984:Ireland
1974:Hungary
1969:Germany
1959:Fiction
1954:England
1939:Denmark
1919:Britain
1909:Austria
1866:General
1556:Finesse
1471:Hold up
1456:Endplay
1419:General
1336:Moscito
1254:Systems
1160:Preempt
1090:Cue bid
1043:General
1033:Bidding
1011:Vugraph
941:Goulash
906:Chicago
854:General
744:(1998)
568:finesse
539:♣
533:♣
525:♦
519:♦
511:♥
505:♥
500:Q10853
497:♠
484:♠
477:Example
395:endplay
363:♣
355:♦
347:♥
337:♠
327:♣
321:♣
313:♦
307:♦
299:♥
293:♥
285:♠
262:♠
254:♣
246:♦
238:♥
228:♠
170:♣
164:♣
156:♦
150:♦
142:♥
136:♥
128:♠
118:AJ8543
115:♠
2766:Books:
2044:Taiwan
2034:Sweden
2029:Russia
2024:Poland
2014:Norway
2004:Monaco
1999:Mexico
1989:Israel
1964:France
1929:Canada
1914:Brazil
1829:Signal
1568:Coups:
1549:Basic:
1496:Revoke
986:Screen
794:
782:&
773:
752:
725:(ed).
712:
42:Bridge
2725:Books
2291:World
2110:Clubs
2084:Teams
1994:Italy
1979:India
1949:Egypt
1934:China
1516:Tempo
1461:Entry
1441:Caddy
1006:Trump
729:1967
542:J853
508:A854
441:trump
439:uses
390:trump
101:trump
46:Whist
29:trump
23:, to
1590:Coup
1501:Ruff
1451:Duck
1311:EHAA
1271:Acol
996:Suit
792:ISBN
771:ISBN
761:and
750:ISBN
721:and
710:ISBN
536:A64
528:954
522:AK2
487:AKJ
89:void
44:and
36:and
25:ruff
763:EBU
380:or
19:In
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514:6
451:.
397:.
372:A
366:7
358:—
350:—
340:6
324:—
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288:—
265:—
257:3
249:—
241:—
231:7
173:-
153:-
145:-
139:-
94:A
824:e
817:t
810:v
555:♦
551:♥
280:S
270:N
194:.
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