Answers to weekly quiz

Answers to weekly quiz

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xVoid uQ 10 6 5 2 vQ 10 9 5 4 w10 8 7

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1x 2w Pass Pass

3w Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. Your two five-card suits, each headed by two honors, are a good holding. Certainly, you cannot bid less than four hearts, but we prefer a cue-bid of four clubs, asking partner to choose a suit.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

x8 6 5 3 u9 8 5 4 vA 6 wA K 8

North opens the bidding with five diamonds. What action do you take?

A. At this vulnerability, partner should have nine tricks for a five-level pre-empt, and you have three. That brings the total to 12, enough to contract for slam. But partner cannot have first-round control of both major suits, so the possibility of two fast losers in one of them is real. Pass.

Q. East-West vulnerable, as South you hold:

x9 8 4 uK 7 5 vA Q J 7 2 w8 4

Your right-hand opponent opens the bidding with one heart. What action do you take?

A. Bid two diamonds. Once in a while the opponents will double you and catch you for a number but, at the prevailing vulnerability, it is a price worth paying.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA Q 5 uA J 9 vJ 8 7 3 wQ 10 5

The bidding has proceeded:

EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH

1x Pass Pass 2w

Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. Bid two no trump. With a full opening bid, partner will bid on.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xK 6 4 uVoid vA K J 9 6 5 w8 7 6 3

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1u Pass 2v Pass

3u Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. Rebid your good six-card suit and see what develops. Your real problem might arise on the next round.

Q. North-South vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA K 10 8 5 3 uA K J v10 8 3 w10

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1x Pass 1NT Pass

?

What do you bid now?

A. Bid three spades.

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