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Answers to weekly quiz
Answers to weekly quiz
Q. As South vulnerable, you hold:
xK Q 7 5 2 u8 3 vJ 7 3 wA K 8
Your right-hand opponent opens the bidding with one heart. What action do you take?
A. You have a fair hand, but nowhere near strong enough to double and then bid spades. All you can do is overcall with one spade and see how the auction develops.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
xQ 7 5 4 uK 9 3 2 vK Q wA 10 4
Your right-hand opponent opens the bidding with one heart. What action do you take?
A. Pass — you might get a chance to enter on the next round, depending on developments.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xK 10 9 3 uQ 7 2 vA J 7 4 w10 6
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1w 1u 1x ?
What do you bid?
A. First, don’t bid one no trump — the last thing you want to do is discourage the opponents from bidding on in spades! You have a very sound raise to two hearts, so go ahead and make it.
Q. North-South vulnerable, as South you hold:
xQ 8 5 u9 3 vK 7 6 2 wA 9 6 3
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1w 1u 1x ?
What do you bid?
A. Pass. Had East not responded, you could have ventured one no trump. To do so now invites trouble and helps locate the cards for your opponents.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xJ 10 9 3 uQ 9 5 4 vA 8 wJ 5 4
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1u 2w 2x ?
What do you bid?
A. You have a good hand defensively, and it looks as if the opponents are headed for trouble — East’s two spades is forcing. Pass and wait to see where the opponents end up. If you bid now, you are bailing the opponents out of a tough spot.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x8 7 uA K Q 7 6 3 vQ 9 8 w7 4
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1w 1x Pass ?
What do you bid?
A. You have a fair hand with an excellent suit, but the hand is not quite good enough to proceed to game unilaterally. A jump to three hearts describes this hand perfectly. It is invitational, not forcing, and promises a very good suit.
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