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Answers to weekly quiz
Answers to weekly quiz
Q. Vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA 7 uA 5 vK 10 9 7 5 2 w10 6 3
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Pass Pass 1v Pass
2NT Pass ?
What action do you take?
A. Bid three no trump.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA 10 5 uJ 6 vA J 9 2 wA K J 9
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1w Pass 2NT Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. If your range for partner’s no-trump jump is 13-15, you must invite slam by raising to four no trump — quantitative, not Blackwood. If you play 12-14, bid three no trump. Without your having a longer than four-card suit, 12 tricks are unlikely even if partner is maximum.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xQ 9 uK 10 v9 5 wA K Q J 7 6 2
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1w Pass 1x Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. Tell you partner not to worry about club support by jumping to three clubs.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA 7 uA Q J 10 7 4 v10 8 7 wK 9
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1u Pass 2w Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. In terms of rebid valuation, your hand is worth some 18-19 points. Besides that, you have a self-supporting heart suit. Partner needs to know about that, and the easiest way to get your message across is to jump to three hearts.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
xA Q 7 5 3 uA Q 6 3 v7 3 wA Q
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass Pass 2v
?
What action do you take?
A. We would bid two hearts. Nothing more than five hearts in partner’s hand could give you play.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA K 10 6 5 2 uK 8 v9 3 wJ 6 5
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass Pass 2u
?
What action do you take?
A. Pass.
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