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Mon 21st N-S     1st    Johnny & Olaf                69%       2nd    Grolon & Paul Sav..             62%

                E-W     1st    Derek & Gerard             74%       2nd    Bjorn & Knud                      59%

Wed 23rd  N-S     1st    Jean & Lars = Bob & Olaf                                                               58%

                E-W     1st    Vaiur & Josteinn             65%       2nd    Derek & Gerard                   63%

Fri  25th    N-S     1st    Olefur & Stefan              62%       2nd    Ivy & Wolfgang                    57%

                E-W     1st    Lars & Olaf                    60%       2nd    Bob & Jo                             58%

                           

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

                             

Hand A           Hand B           What do you open with Hand A?

 

♠ AK3             ♠ AJ                 With Hand B it’s favourable vulnerability (the opponents are

♥ J10732         ♥ AK               vulnerable and you are not). LHO opens 1♣ and this is passed

♦ K42             ♦ AK               to you, what do you do?

♣ A6                ♣ KQJ9643

 

Hand C           Hand D           What do you open with Hand C?

                             

♠ KQ8             ♠ 542

♥ QJ63            ♥ Q6                With Hand D LHO opens 1♥ in 4th seat. Partner doubles and

♦ QJ3              ♦ 8743             RHO bids 1♠. What do you do?

♣ A85              ♣ AK108                                                

 

Hand E            Hand F            With Hand E you pass as dealer and it’s passed round to RHO

who opens 1♥. What do you bid?

♠ KQ86           ♠ KQ105                                

♥ J10953         ♥ 843                                      

♦ QJ5              ♦ J1097            With Hand F partner opens 1♠ and RHO doubles, what do

♣ 9                  ♣ A5                you bid?

                                             

Bidding Sequence quiz

                               

G     1♥      pass   1NT   4♠          What is 4NT – Blackwood or natural?

4NT

         

The Triple

Congratulations to Olaf Ries, who has become just the 12th player to achieve the triple (three wins in one week) since we started playing three times a week in 2005. It’s interesting to note that he achieved this rare feat playing with three different players, none of whom were a regular partner of his. Well done.

Open 1NT with a 5-card major?                          Board 13 from Monday 21st

You should all know my opinion by now, and if not there’s an article about it in the NoTrump bidding book.

 

Dealer:             ♠ 75                                               Table A

North               ♥ K                                                West          North         East            South(A)

Both vul            ♦ AQ1087                                     -                 -                 -                 1♥      (1)

                        ♣ Q10852                                     3♠              4♣   (2)      all pass

 

♠ QJ109862         N             ♠ 4                           Table