Answers to weekly quiz

Answers to weekly quiz

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

xJ 7 4 uA K 10 8 2 vQ 10 8 wA 7

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1uPass 1x Pass

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What do you bid?

A. With stoppers in all four suits and a balanced hand, there is no reason for you not to make the natural, descriptive rebid of one no trump.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South hold:

x8 uQ J 10 8 6 vA 7 wA Q J 10 5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1u Pass 2v Pass

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What do you bid?

A. The internal solidity of your suits strengthens the hand’s trick-taking ability, and we would upgrade the holding to full reverse-bid strength. Bid three clubs.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

x7 4 uK 6 vA Q J 8 3 wK 10 7 2

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v Pass 1xPass

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What do you bid?

A. Obviously, the choice is between one no trump and two clubs. We have a distinct preference for the more descriptive rebid of two clubs

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:

x4 uA 10 6 vA Q J 9 6 wA K 10 5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v Pass 1x Pass

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What do you bid?

A. Switch your major-suit holdings, and three clubs would be clear-cut.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA J 6 5 2 uJ 10 9 8 5 2 v8 6 wVoid

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1NT 2x ?

What action do you take?

A. We would go with the penalty double.

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

xA 5 u10 6 2 vA 9 wA K Q J 9 3

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1w Pass 1x Pass

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What do you bid?

A. You have eight fast tricks in your own hand, so why not take the slight gamble that the opponents cannot take five heart tricks on the go and bid three no trump?

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