INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIVE HANDS

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1. Saving an entry card. Leading the losing trump 197

2. Not showing adversaries that the weak hand can “ruff” 199

3. Leading the losing trump 201

4. Arranging the lead 203

5. Not leading trumps until losing cards have been discarded 205

6. Leading through 207

7. Refusing to accept a force 209

8. Not taking a finesse which, if unsuccessful, would

block the trump suit 211

9. Saving an entry card. Overtaking 213

10. Double entry 215

11. Making an entry card 217

12. A card of re-entry 219

13. Double entry 221

14. Overtaking to make an entry card 223

15. Not holding up an ace. Unblocking 225

16. Holding up a king 227

17. Overtaking, losing a trick, in order to make a suit 229

18. Not taking a finesse 231

19. Forcing discards to locate a finesse 233

20. Deschapelles coup. Finesse obligatory 235

21. Not allowing adversary to lead through a once guarded king 237

22. Not allowing an established suit to make 239

23. “Ducking” 241

24. Leading through dummy’s strength 243

25. Preventing a ruff by the weak trump hand 245

26. Preventing a ruff by the weak trump hand 247

27. Not forcing 249

28. Inference 251

29. Inference 253

30. Inference 255

31. Leading through 257

32. Overtaking by the adversary 259

33. Refusing to play the high card of a long suit 261

34. Arranging the lead 263

35. Not unblocking. Deschapelles coup 265

36. Abandoning a suit 267

37. Discarding commanding cards 269

38. Counting 271

39. Allowing the weaker hand to “ruff” 273

40. Not holding up an ace 275

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