PART I.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES.

THE FIRST HAND OR LEAD.

ORIGINAL LEADS 56

LEADS FROM STRONG SUITS 56

" FROM SEQUENCES 62

" ANALYSIS OF, IN DETAIL 64

" FROM WEAK SUITS 72

" AT ADVANCED PERIODS 74

RETURNED LEADS 79

THE SECOND HAND.

PLAY OF THE SECOND HAND 82

" " WITH STRONG SUITS 82

" " WITH SEQUENCES 83

" " ANALYSIS OF, IN DETAIL 85

THE THIRD HAND.

PLAY OF THE THIRD HAND WHEN THE LEAD IS FROM STRONG SUITS 92

PLAY OF THE THIRD HAND WHEN THE LEAD IS FROM WEAK SUITS 93

FINESSING 92

THE FOURTH HAND.

PLAY OF THE FOURTH HAND 96

THE COMMAND OF SUITS 96

UNDERPLAY 101

DISCARDING 104

THE CONVERSATION OF THE GAME 108

TRUMPS.

THE MANAGEMENT OF TRUMPS 119

LEADING TRUMPS 120

ASKING FOR TRUMPS 125

TRUMPING 129

FORCING 131

PLAYING TO THE SCORE 134

DRAWING INFERENCES 134

COUPS 141