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Mon 26^th N-S 1^st Jeremy & Sally 63% 2^nd Paul S & Lennart 60%

E-W 1^st Derek & Gerard 59% 2^nd Alan P & Arnt 56%

Wed 28^th N-S 1^st Karre & Arnt 55% 2^nd Margit & Richard 55%

E-W 1^st Lewis & Terje 71% 2^nd Jan & Royd 56%

Fri 30^th N-S 1^st Lewis & Terje 58% 2^nd Alan P & Arnt 56%

E-W 1^st Derek & Gerard 69% 2^nd Arve & Geo 61%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A partner opens 1NT and RHO bids 2♠, what do you bid?

♠ J9 ♠ QJ932

♥ K10 ♥ 8 With Hand B LHO opens a Multi 2♦ and RHO relays with 2♥,

♦ A10764 ♦ AJ984 what do you bid?

♣ AQ52 ♣ J4

Hand C Hand D With Hand C RHO opens 1♦, what do you bid?

♠ AQJ ♠ - With Hand D it’s love all.

♥ AQ543 ♥ 954 (a) What do you open in 1^st or 2^nd seat?

♦ 9 ♦ AKJ872 (b) What do you open in 3^rd seat?

♣ 9762 ♣ K763 (c) What do you open in 4^th seat?

Hand E Hand F With Hand E you open 1NT, partner bids 2♣ Stayman and RHO

doubles, what do you do?

♠ A3 ♠ K5

♥ A108 ♥ AKQ3 With Hand F RHO opens 1♦. (a) What do you bid?

♦ Q82 ♦ AK75 (b) Suppose you choose to double and LHO bids 1♠,

♣ KQ1083 ♣ 987 partner passes and RHO bids 2♠. What now?

G 1NT 2♠ 3♠ What is the 3♠ cue bid? – It is obviously strong, but is it asking for a ♠ stop or what?

H 1NT dbl pass 2♥ What is 2♥? Is it strong or weak; natural or a transfer?

J 1NT dbl pass 2♥

pass 2♠ What is 2♠?

K 1NT pass 2♣ dbl What is 2♦? Obviously it’s no 4 card major, but does it say

2♦ anything about ♦’s?

L 1♦ dbl 1♠ pass