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Mon 5th    N-S     1st    Paul Sav.. and partner     66%       2nd    Robbie & Wolfgang              59%

                E-W     1st    Hans & Lars                   60%       2nd    Derek & Gerard                   59%

Wed 7th    N-S     1st    Sally & Jean                   64%       2nd    Dave & Mike                       55%

                E-W     1st    Derek & Gerard             71%       2nd    Jan & Royd                          53%

Fri    9th    N-S     1st    Robbie & Wolfgang        59%       2nd    Sean & Pauk K                    57%

                E-W     1st    Lewis & Terry                70%       2nd    Paul S & Lennart                  56%

                           

 

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A partner opens 1♦ and you bid 1♥. Partner bids

1♠, what do you bid?

♠ 97                 ♠ AK75        

♥ AJ1085        ♥ Q85              With Hand B LHO opens 2♦ and this is passed round to you.

♦ Q9               ♦ K7                (a)  What do you bid?     

♣ AK102         ♣ A1082          (b)  Suppose you bid 2NT and partner bids 3♦, what now?

                             

Hand C           Hand D           (a) Do you open with Hand C in 2nd seat?

(b)  Suppose you open 1♦, partner bids 1♥, you bid 1♠ and

♠ AK53           ♠ AJ53                   partner bids 2♣ (4th suit forcing). What do you bid?

♥ 94                 ♥ K4

♦ A765           ♦ AJ65             With Hand D you open 1♦, partner bids 1♥, you bid 1♠ and

♣ 643              ♣ 643              partner bids 2♣ (4th suit forcing). What do you bid?

 

Hand E            Hand F            With Hand E you open 1♥ and partner responds 3♥. You bid  

4NT and partner bids 5♥ (two aces). What do you do now?

♠ AK               ♠ AQ86          

♥ KQ8542       ♥ J4                 (a)  What do you open with Hand F?

♦ AQ93          ♦ A10              (b)  Suppose you choose 2NT and partner transfers with 3♥,

♣ 8                  ♣ AKQ63              what do you bid?

 

 

Bidding Sequence quiz          

 

G     2♦      pass   pass   2NT  

pass   3¨                         (a) What is 3♦ ; and (b) what would 3♣ mean?

H     1NT   2♦     3♦               (a) What is 3♦ ; and (b) what would 3♣ mean?

J      1NT   dbl     2♣               What is 2♣?

 

 

The Club Championships       The current standings for the top 5 in each competition are: -

 

Gold Cup = Best 30                 Silver plate = Best 10      Bronze medal = Best 5

 

1843.4  Jan v Koss                  666.8  Janne Roos                    350.4  Janne Roos

1823.5  Dave Cutler                 655.2  Jan v Koss                    343.2  Bengt Malmgren

1816.8  Janne Roos                  650.3  Lewis Berg                    340.3  Jan v Koss

1796.3  Lewis Berg                  646.0  Lars Gustaffson