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                              HONOR LEAD vs NOTRUMP
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      Basic Rules : Ace promises King ; denies nothing
                    King promises Queen ; denies Ace
                    Queen usually promises Jack ; denies Ace/King
                                            or request to unblock Jack
                    Jack/10/9 promises Zero/Two Higher Honor

    +-------+-------------------------------------------+--------------------+
    | Lead  |              Expected Holding             |  Partner's Signal  |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       |  promises K                 |  AKJ10(x)   |  Encourage with Q  |
    |   A   |  may have Q/J               |  AKQx, AKJx |                    |
    |       |                             |  AKx        |                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       |  promises Q                 |  KQJx       |  Encourage with A/J|
    |       |  denies A                   |  KQ10x      |                    |
    |   K   |                             |  KQ(x)      |                    |
    |       +-----------------------------+-------------+                    |
    |       | Exception : K then A shows Doubleton AK   |                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       |  promises J                 |  QJ10x      |  Unblock J         |
    |       |  denies A/K                 |  QJ9x       |   otherwise        |
    |   Q   |                             |  QJ(x)      |  Encourage with    |
    |       +-----------------------------+-------------+        Honor Card  |
    |       | Exception : Request to unblock J; KQ109(x)|                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       | Case 1 : Two Higher Honors  |  AQJ10(x)   |  Unblock Honor     |
    |       |  promises AQ                |  AQJx(x)    |   otherwise        |
    |       |  denies K                   |             |  Encourage with    |
    |   J   +-----------------------------+-------------+        Honor Card  |
    |       | Case 2 : Zero Higher Honor  |  J109x      |                    |
    |       |  promises 10                |  J108x      |                    |
    |       |  denies A/K/Q               |  J10(x)     |                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       | Case 1 : Two Higher Honors  |  AK109(x)   |  Unblock Honor     |
    |       |  promises AK/AQ/AJ/KJ       |  AQ109(x)   |   otherwise        |
    |       |                             |  AJ10x(x)   |  Encourage with    |
    |   10  |                             |  KJ10x(x)   |         Honor Card |
    |       +-----------------------------+-------------+                    |
    |       | Case 2 : Zero Higher Honor  |  1098x      |                    |
    |       |  promises 9                 |  1097x      |                    |
    |       |  denies A/K/Q/J             |  109(x)     |                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+
    |       | Case 1 : Two Higher Honors  |  A109x(x)   |  Unblock Honor     |
    |       |  promises A10/K10/Q10       |  K109x(x)   |   otherwise        |
    |   9   |  denies J                   |  Q109x(x)   |  Encourage with    |
    |       +-----------------------------+-------------+         Honor Card |
    |       | Case 2 : Zero Higher Honor  |  9x(x)      |                    |
    |       |  denies A/K/Q/J/10          |             |                    |
    +-------+-----------------------------+-------------+--------------------+


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