Answers to weekly quiz

Answers to weekly quiz

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA J 10 5 uK J 9 6 5 v9 6 2 w5

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1u 1x 4u Dbl

Pass Pass ?

What action do you take?

A. Redouble.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xQ 6 5 uA 8 v9 4 wK Q J 7 6 3

The bidding has proceeded

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1u 1x 2w 3x

4u 4x ?

What action do you take?

A. Bid five hearts.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xQ 8 6 5 2 uQ 5 v8 7 4 w7 5 2

Partner opens the bidding with one heart. What do you respond?

A. Pass.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

xJ 8 3 uK J 8 5 4 v10 8 7 wQ 8

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1v Pass 1u Pass

1NT Pass ?

What action do you take?

A. Pass.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xK Q J 6 3 uJ 9 3 vJ 10 7 wA 7

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1v Pass 1x Pass

2w Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. In the modern style a bid of two hearts, the fourth suit, says nothing about your holding in that suit but creates a game-forcing auction. If that is in your arsenal, by all means bid it. If not, the only bid we can think of is a jump to three diamonds, and it really makes no difference whether you play that forcing or not!

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

x7 u10 9 6 5 3 vK Q J 6 3 w9 3

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1w Pass 1u Pass

2x Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. On this auction you can hardly have a worse hand for partner — it might not take a single trick. All you can do is discourage partner as much as possible and hope that his next bid will make things look brighter. Bid two no trump.

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