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723:
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703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
631:Bridge scoring
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
606:Auction bridge
602:
600:
592:
591:
581:
580:
573:
572:
565:
558:
550:
543:
542:
534:
502:
488:
469:
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454:
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390:
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349:
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109:
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100:
97:
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90:
87:
84:
77:
74:
73:
72:
69:
59:
56:
52:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2691:
2680:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2651:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2641:
2635:
2632:
2631:
2629:
2625:
2619:
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2614:
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2607:
2605:
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2575:
2574:
2570:
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2563:
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2528:
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2521:
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2518:
2514:
2507:
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2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
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2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2474:
2472:
2468:
2464:
2457:
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2439:
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2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2303:Mini-Spingold
2301:
2299:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2274:
2271:
2269:
2266:
2264:
2261:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2204:
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:
2124:
2121:
2119:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2073:Rosenblum Cup
2071:
2069:
2068:McConnell Cup
2066:
2064:
2061:
2059:
2056:
2054:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2044:
2041:
2040:
2038:
2034:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2022:
2018:
2014:
2010:Championships
2007:
2003:
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1986:
1984:
1981:
1979:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1905:
1903:
1899:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1853:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1827:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1807:
1805:
1801:
1795:
1794:United States
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1640:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1609:
1605:
1598:
1594:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1569:Rusinow leads
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1559:Rule of 10-12
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1537:Defender play
1535:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1504:Trump squeeze
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1494:Strip squeeze
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1439:Guard squeeze
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1429:Entry squeeze
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1409:Clash squeeze
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1375:Scissors coup
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1365:Merrimac coup
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1320:Alcatraz coup
1318:
1316:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1285:Declarer play
1283:
1277:
1276:Vacant Places
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1236:Probabilities
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1151:
1147:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1003:
1001:
997:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
945:Single suiter
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
825:Brown sticker
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
795:Balanced hand
793:
792:
790:
786:
782:
775:
771:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
726:Rubber bridge
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
621:Bridge maxims
619:
617:
616:Bridge-O-Rama
614:
612:
611:Bridge ethics
609:
607:
604:
603:
601:
597:
593:
586:
582:
578:
571:
566:
564:
559:
557:
552:
551:
548:
537:
531:
527:
523:
522:
517:
513:
506:
500:
495:
493:
486:
482:
479:
474:
470:
463:
461:
450:
446:
436:
424:
420:
403:
401:
397:
396:gaining tempo
387:
384:
383:
379:
376:
375:
371:
368:
367:
361:
358:
350:
346:
343:
340:
337:
336:
332:
329:
326:
323:
322:
318:
315:
312:
309:
308:
304:
301:
299:
298:
293:
288:
281:
278:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
262:
261:
257:
254:
253:
247:
244:
235:
232:
223:
220:
219:
215:
212:
211:
207:
204:
203:
197:
194:
191:
187:
184:
181:
178:
177:
173:
170:
167:
164:
163:
159:
156:
153:
150:
149:
145:
142:
140:
139:
134:
129:
122:
119:
118:
114:
111:
110:
106:
103:
102:
98:
95:
94:
88:
85:
81:
70:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
50:
45:
44:
43:
40:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
2627:TV and Radio
2615:
2608:
2601:
2594:
2571:
2564:
2557:
2550:
2543:
2536:
2529:
2522:
2515:
2508:
2486:
2243:Goren Trophy
2198:
2043:Bermuda Bowl
1579:Smith signal
1554:Opening lead
1518:
1509:Vice squeeze
1484:Squeeze play
1389:
1355:Devil's coup
1310:
1291:
1260:
1256:Smother play
1226:Pin (bridge)
1191:Card reading
1106:Säffle Spade
1101:Romex system
1076:Little Major
985:Weak two bid
980:Void (cards)
965:Three suiter
850:Forcing pass
711:Masterpoints
636:Bridge whist
519:
516:Rigal, Barry
512:Horton, Mark
505:
473:
456:
447:
418:
404:
395:
393:
296:
291:
286:
285:
229:
137:
132:
127:
126:
41:
32:
30:
24:
18:
2174:Buffett Cup
1872:Crockford's
1841:Dallas Aces
1803:Other lists
1784:Switzerland
1754:New Zealand
1689:Netherlands
1385:Vienna coup
1306:Safety play
1125:Conventions
1086:Polish Club
1051:Carrot Club
1031:Boring Club
955:Strong pass
920:Psychic bid
845:Forcing bid
805:Bidding box
540:See RHYTHM.
460:proprieties
231:difference.
2597:Magazines:
2288:Marcus Cup
2088:Venice Cup
1892:Savoy Club
1564:Rule of 11
1380:Trump coup
1096:Roman Club
990:Zar Points
970:Two suiter
950:Stolen bid
890:Minor suit
885:Major suit
716:Minibridge
466:References
388:A Q
282:K 6
239:South in 4
83:Example 1
2583:Magazines
2363:Reisinger
1846:Four Aces
1836:Blue Team
1649:Australia
1392:Squeezes:
1325:Bath coup
1181:Beer card
1154:Card play
1026:Blue Club
641:Bridgette
237:Example 2
2673:Category
2393:Spingold
1764:Pakistan
1669:Bulgaria
1271:Uppercut
1251:Shooting
1061:Fantunes
900:Overcall
855:Game try
589:Overview
481:Archived
76:Examples
2020:General
1729:Ireland
1719:Hungary
1714:Germany
1704:Fiction
1699:England
1684:Denmark
1664:Britain
1654:Austria
1611:General
1301:Finesse
1216:Hold up
1201:Endplay
1164:General
1081:Moscito
999:Systems
905:Preempt
835:Cue bid
788:General
778:Bidding
756:Vugraph
686:Goulash
651:Chicago
599:General
423:finesse
400:finesse
385:♣
377:♦
369:♥
359:♠
344:♣
338:♣
330:♦
324:♦
316:♥
310:♥
302:♠
279:♠
271:♣
263:♦
255:♥
245:♠
221:♣
213:♦
205:♥
195:♠
185:♣
179:♣
171:♦
165:♦
157:♥
151:♥
143:♠
120:♠
112:♣
104:♦
96:♥
86:♠
37:endplay
2511:Books:
1789:Taiwan
1779:Sweden
1774:Russia
1769:Poland
1759:Norway
1749:Monaco
1744:Mexico
1734:Israel
1709:France
1674:Canada
1659:Brazil
1574:Signal
1313:Coups:
1294:Basic:
1241:Revoke
731:Screen
532:
453:Ethics
352:Lead:
21:bridge
2470:Books
2036:World
1855:Clubs
1829:Teams
1739:Italy
1724:India
1694:Egypt
1679:China
1261:Tempo
1206:Entry
1186:Caddy
751:Trump
55:suit.
25:tempo
1335:Coup
1246:Ruff
1196:Duck
1056:EHAA
1016:Acol
741:Suit
530:ISBN
49:ruff
419:not
64:or
2675::
491:^
356:A
305:9
258:J
198:x
182:x
174:x
99:x
23:,
569:e
562:t
555:v
538:.
443:♣
439:♥
431:â™
427:♦
415:♦
411:♥
407:â™
354:♥
297:S
287:N
241:â™
138:S
128:N
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