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Answers to weekly quiz:
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xQ 2 uA K 7 6 2 vQ 10 9 4 wQ 6
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1v Pass 1u Pass
2x Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A. You should set the trump suit as soon as possible, so a jump to four diamonds now would convey your intentions precisely.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA 8 3 u7 2 vA 9 7 4 wA 8 7 2
Partner opens the bidding with four hearts. What do you respond?
A. You have three aces and, though that is an excellent responding hand, it gives only a combined 10-11 tricks. Don’t go chasing after moonbeams. Pass.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA K Q J uK J vQ 9 7 wK 10 8 7
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1w Pass 2v Pass
2x Pass 3w Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. Our first choice is a quiet three diamonds, to show partner that we have real support for his suit. If you don’t like proceeding so slowly, our second choice is to blast away with four no trump and control the rest of the auction, planning to bid a no-trump grand slam if partner shows three aces and the missing king.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
x8 4 u10 8 5 4 v6 wK Q 9 8 3 2
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
4x 5v ?
What action do you take?
A. Partner has pre-empted and you have very little in the way of defense. Indeed, from your point of view the opponents could easily have a grand slam. Pass.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
xA Q J 9 7 u10 8 5 4 vK J wK 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass 1NT Pass
?
What action do you take?
A. Go ahead and bid your heart suit — no great harm but a lot of good might come from it.
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
xA 9 6 uA K 8 7 3 vQ 9 8 w6 2
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1u Pass 1x Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. In our style, a bid of two hearts now would show a six-card or longer suit, and to bid one no trump with a low doubleton in an unbid suit is unsavory. That leaves a raise to two spades as the only sensible choice.
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