Answers to weekly quiz

Answers to weekly quiz

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xK J 3 uA Q 7 5 3 v7 5 w10 6 5

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1v1x?

What do you bid?

A. One no trump covers most methods. However, we would not object to a negative double if that gadget is in your arsenal.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

xQ J 6 2 u7 vK 4 wA K J 7 6 3

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1wPass1uPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. To find a possible fit, you are obligated to bid your four-card major now. Bid one spade.

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

xA Q 10 uA K J 10 6 v5 wK Q 10 5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1uPass1xPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. To bid anything less than a jump shift to three clubs would be a gross dereliction of duty.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

xK Q 9 6 2 u7 vA K wA K 5 4 3

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1xPass2xPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. In standard methods, jump shift to four clubs. If you play splinter bids, a jump to four hearts is also acceptable.

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

x10 7 6 3 uA Q 6 4 vA 9 wA 8 7

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1wPass2wPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. In standard methods, you have no reason to think there is a better contract — partner would have bid a four-card major had he held one — so pass. If you play inverted minor raises, bid two no trump to describe a balanced minimum.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

x9 7 3 uA Q J 6 v9 2 wK Q 9 3

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1vPass1uPass

2wPass?

What do you bid now?

A. Content yourself with the slight underbid of three clubs and hope partner can bid again.

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