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Answers to weekly quiz

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

xA Q 9 uK J 9 5 2 vA K 4 w9 4

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

A. If you double to show partner your strength, what do you do after he responds one spade? A correction to two hearts overstates the length and strength of the suit. A quiet one-heart overcall now avoids that problem.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

x9 4 uQ J 4 vA K 3 wA K J 5 2

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTHWESTNORTHEAST

1CPass1vPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. A temporizing one heart on your three-card fragment seems the least of evils, with two no trump a fair second choice.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as dealer you hold:

xA Q J 8 6 5 u9 3 vQ J 10 5 4 wVoid

As dealer, what is your opening bid?

A. Since to pass first might prevent you from describing your distributional powerhouse, we favor opening with one spade.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA 8 3 uJ 7 vK 8 7 4 wQ 9 8 2

The bidding has proceeded:

WESTNORTHEASTSOUTH

1xDblPass1NT

Pass2u Pass?

What action do you take?

A.Cue-bid two spades now and hope that partner’s next bid will point you in the right direction.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

x5 H-6 3 vQ 10 8 6 5 wQ 10 7 6 2

The bidding has proceeded:

WESTNORTHEASTSOUTH

1u1xDbl*?

*penalties

What action do you take?

A. Bid one no trump now! Should an opponent double, we will redouble — for takeout, of course. That forces partner to select his better minor.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xJ H-A K 9 3 vA 8 3 wA Q 10 5 4

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTHWESTNORTHEAST

1wPass1xPass

2uPass2xPass

?

What do you bid now?

A. The lesser evil is a slightly off-shape rebid of two no trump although, in theory, that promises a doubleton in each of our unbid suits.

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