Pairs movements ready reckoner

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In the following schedule each number of tables is shown with a list of movements that should be considered for use. The list tends to be in the order of preference, but any two or more entries next to each other may be of equal merit. The selection of a movement will tend to be based on the number of rounds to be played, and the number of winners desired.

The number of rounds needed to complete the movement is shown in brackets next to each entry. If there is more than one possibility, they are separated by a comma. A two session event is shown as 10+11. Three sessions of equal size is shown as 7x3.
NB. The length of an event (i.e. total number of boards) is found by multiplying the number of rounds by the number of boards in each set.

   3 TABLES
Howell (5); hesitation switch Mitchell (4); whist (3); Mitchell (3).
   3½ TABLES
Howell (7); extra board Mitchell rover (7).
   4 TABLES
Howell (7); extra board Mitchell (8); share and relay Mitchell (4); skip Mitchell (3).
   4½ TABLES
Howell (9); extra board Mitchell rover (8); switch Mitchell rover (4).
   5 TABLES
Howell (9); whist (5); Mitchell (5); hesitation switch Mitchell (6); appendix Mitchell (3); extra board Mitchell (7, 9).
   5½ TABLES
Howell (11); extra board Mitchell rover (11); share and relay Mitchell (6); whist rover (5); Mitchell rover (5); 1½ table Mitchell (4).
   6 TABLES
Howell (11); share and relay Mitchell (6); half-odd movement (6); twin Mitchell (6); ¾ Howell (9); skip Mitchell (5); twin Mitchell (3); extra board Mitchell (8, 12).
   6½ TABLES
Howell (13); share and relay Mitchell rover (6); whist (7); Mitchell (7); 1½ table Mitchell (5); appendix Howell (9, 11).
   7 TABLES
Whist (7); Howell (13); Mitchell (7); hesitation switch Mitchell (8); interwoven (6+7) appendix Mitchell (5); appendix Howell (9, 11); ¾ Howell (8, 9, 11); extra board Mitchell (9, 11).
   7½ TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (8); Howell (15); whist rover (7); Mitchell rover (7); 1½ table Mitchell (6); appendix Mitchell (5, 7); appendix Howell (11, 13).
   8 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (8); Howell (15); interwoven (8+7); combined Howell-Mitchell (5x3); extra board Mitchell (10, 14); ¾ Howell (9, 11, 13); appendix Mitchell (5, 7); appendix Howell (11, 13); bowman Mitchell (6); skip Mitchell (7); twin Mitchell (4, 8).
   8½ TABLES
Whist (9); Mitchell (9); share and relay Mitchell rover (8); Howell (17); 1½ table Mitchell (7); appendix Mitchell (5, 7); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Howell (9, 11); ¾ Howell (11, 13).
   9 TABLES
Whist (9); Mitchell (9); Howell (17); interwoven (8+9); extra board Mitchell (11, 13, 15); appendix Howell (9, 11); ¾ Howell (11, 13); hesitation switch Mitchell (10); appendix Mitchell (5, 7); bowman Mitchell (7).
   9½ TABLES
Whist rover (9); Mitchell rover (9); share and relay Mitchell (10); Howell (19); 1½ table Mitchell (8); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Mitchell (5, 7).
   10 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (10); Howell (19); appendix Mitchell (7); half-odd movement (10); twin Mitchell (10); extra board Mitchell (12, 16); appendix Howell (13, 15); interwoven (10+9); ¾ Howell (11, 13); appendix Howell (11, 17); bowman Mitchell (8).
   10½ TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell rover (10); Mitchell (11); 1½ table Mitchell (9); half-odd movement rover (10); appendix Mitchell (7); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Howell (17, 19).
   11 TABLES
Whist (11); Mitchell (11); Howell (21); extra board Mitchell (13); hesitation switch Mitchell (12); combined Howell-Mitchell (7); interwoven (10+11); bowman Mitchell (9); appendix Mitchell (7); ¾ Howell (13); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Howell (17, 19).
   11½ TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (12); Howell (23); whist rover (11); Mitchell rover (11); 1½ table Mitchell (10); appendix Mitchell (7); ¾ Howell (13); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Howell (17, 19); appendix Howell (21).
   12 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (12); Howell (23); extra board Mitchell (14); interwoven (12+11); skip Mitchell (11); bowman Mitchell (10); appendix Mitchell (7,11); stagger Mitchell (6+6); double Howell (11); ¾ Howell (13); appendix Howell (13, 15); appendix Howell (17, 19); appendix Howell (21).
   12½ TABLES
Whist (13); Mitchell (13); share and relay rover Mitchell (12); Howell (25); 1½ table Mitchell (11); appendix Mitchell (7, 11); appendix Howell (23).
   13 TABLES
Whist (13); Mitchell (13); Howell (25); interwoven (12+13); hesitation switch Mitchell (14); extra board Mitchell (15); curtailed Mitchell.
   13½ TABLES
Rover whist (13); rover Mitchell (13); Howell (27); 1½ table Mitchell (12); share and relay Mitchell (14); appendix Mitchell (11, 13); appendix Howell (25).
   14 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (14); Howell (27); interwoven (14+13); combined Howell-Mitchell (9x3); appendix Mitchell (11, 13); bowman Mitchell (12); skip Mitchell (13); extra board Mitchell (16); curtailed skip Mitchell; stagger Mitchell (7+7); double Howell (13); half-odd movement (14); twin Mitchell (7).
   14½ TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell rover (14); 1½ table Mitchell (13); whist (15); Mitchell (15); Howell (29); appendix Mitchell (11, 13).
   15 TABLES
Whist (15); Mitchell (15); interwoven (14+15); curtailed Mitchell; appendix Mitchell (11,13); Howell (29); hesitation switch Mitchell (16); extra board Mitchell (17).
   15½ TABLES
Rover whist (15); rover Mitchell (15); share and relay Mitchell (16); appendix Mitchell (13); 1½ table Mitchell (14); Howell (31); appendix Howell (25, 27).
   16 TABLES
Share and relay Mitche1l (16); interwoven (16+17); double Howell (15); stagger Mitchell (8+8); curtailed skip Mitchell; half-odd movement (16); twin Mitchell (8); extra board Mitchell (18, 22); Howell (31); appendix Howell (25, 27).
   16½ TABLES
Share and relay rover Mitchell (16); appendix Mitchell (11, 13); 1½ table Mitchell (15); whist (17); Mitchell (17); Howell (33).
   17 TABLES
Whist (17); Mitchell (17); combined Howell-Mitchell (11x3); interwoven (16+17); appendix Mitchell (11, 13); Howell (33); hesitation switch Mitchell (18); appendix Mitchell (19, 23); curtailed Mitchell.
   17½ TABLES
Rover whist (17); rover Mitchell (17); appendix Mitchell (13); 1½ table Mitchell (16); share and relay Mitchell (18); Howell (35); curtailed rover Mitchell.
   18 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (18); interwoven (18+17); curtailed skip Mitchell; half-odd movement (18); stagger Mitchell (9+9); double Howell (17); Howell (35); twin Mitchell (9); appendix Mitchell (13, 17); extra board Mitchell (20, 24).
   18½ TABLES
Share and relay rover Mitchell (18); 1½ table Mitchell (17); curtailed Mitchell; whist (19); Mitchell (19); appendix Mitchell (13, 17); Howell (37).
   19 TABLES
Whist (19); Mitchell (19); curtailed Mitchell; extra board Mitchell (21, 25); hesitation switch Mitchell (20); appendix Mitchell (13, 17); interwoven (18+15); Howell (37).
   19½ TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (20); curtailed skip Mitchell; rover whist (19); rover Mitchell (19); 1½table Mitchell (18); appendix Mitchell (13, 17); Howell (39).
   20 TABLES
Share and relay Mitchell (20); combined Howell-Mitchell (13x3); interwoven (20+19); extra board Mitchell (22, 26); curtailed skip Mitchell; appendix Howell (13, 17); stagger Mitchell (10+11); double Howell (19); twin Mitchell (10); Howell (39).