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Answers to weekly quiz:
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA Q 8 4 u8 4 vK J 10 7 6 2 w5
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1w Pass 1v Pass
1x Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A. Since a jump to three spades is invitational, not forcing, bid four spades.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA K J u8 6 vA Q 9 8 3 wJ 7 2
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1u Pass 2v Pass
2u Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A. Probe with two spades. This is forcing, and though bidding a three-card fragment is not recommended as an everyday procedure, here it is clearly the best way to inquire about a club stopper.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x9 7 uA K 9 3 v10 6 5 2 wA Q J
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1w Pass 1u Pass
2u Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A. Probe with three clubs, which is 100 percent forcing.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xK 10 uA 7 vA K 10 9 5 wJ 7 6 2
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1v Pass 2x Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. Bid three diamonds.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
xJ 10 8 7 5 2 uK 8 vA 10 4 wA 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass 1NT* Pass
?
*forcing
What do you bid now?
A. You can find out more about the hand by rebidding your six-card major, and help partner place the contract. Bid two spades.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
xA Q J 8 3 u9 5 vK Q 7 wA Q 7
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Pass Pass 1x Pass
1NT* Pass ?
*forcing
What do you bid now?
A. Bear in mind that partner might not have much on this auction. Still, with your 18 high-card points you must make a move toward game, and the obvious choice is to raise to two no trump.
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