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Bidding Quiz                    Standard American bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A you open 2 and partner give a positive

response in ’s. Partner later bids 4NT (RKCB for ’s).

AK3             109764         With 5 keycards, what is your reply.

A76              10953

AK873         AQ               With Hand B partner opens 1NT, what do you bid?

A10              A2

                                                                       

                                               

 

 

 

Gold Cup = Best 30

Silver Plate = Best 10

Bronze Medal = Best 5

 

 

 Current standings

  28-March-2009

631.3 Janne Roos

620.7 Hans Vikman

612.8 Paul Quodomine

609.9 Bob Short

609.9 Lars Broman

607.6 Per Andersson

606.7 Sally Watson

588.6 Derek & Gerard

586.4 Johan Bratsberg

574.6 Jean Wissing

 

326.0 Janne Roos

321.7 Bob Short

321.3 Hans Vikman

321.0 Per Andersson

317.5 Sally Watson

316.1 Lars Broman

314.3 Paul Quodomine

311.4 Eddie Richart

307.1 Derek & Gerard

304.3 Ivy Schlageter

 

 

 

 

 

 


Stop them bidding Blackwood                             Board 27 from Monday 23rd   

 

Dealer:             J6                                               Table A

South               87                                               West          North         East          South

Love all            432                                            -                 -                 -               3

                        Q108754                                   3              pass   (1)    4NT         pass

6    (2)     pass           6    (3)    pass

AKQ853            N               1097                   6NT (4)      pass           7            all pass

102                 W    E            AKQ94            

-                         S                AQ5                  Table B

A9632                                  KJ                     West          North         East          South

                                                                              -                 -                 -               3

                        42                                               3              5    (2)    6    (5)    all pass

J653                                          

KJ109876                                 

-                                          

                                                                             

Table A:     (1)  This is what most people, with just three small ’s and two poor points, did.

(2)   1 or 3  keycards with a void (obviously 3 keycards in this situation).

(3)   Do you have the trump queen?

(4)   Yes, but no other king.

Table B:     (2)  This North knew that the opponents had at least a small, and probably a grand slam, and so bid 5 to stop them using Blackwood.

(5)  There’s not much else East can do.

 

And what happened? 7 was bid twice and went down once when North found a lead. Everybody bid slam of some sort and 6+1 scored just below average.  

The bottom lines: -

-         If you are non-vulnerable and think it’s not too costly, then stop them bidding Blackwood.

 

 

Dave’s Column           Here is Dave’s input about the play of the hand.

 

AJ85                   N               West            North           East            South                

42                   W    E            -                   -                   -                 1                  

KQ75                 S               pass             1                pass           2  

AJ10                                    pass             2                pass           2NT

                        4                   pass             3                pass           4

AQ5             all pass        

AJ842                    

K963

 

You are West, defending 4 by North. Partner leads a trump which is won in dummy and the 4 is led, what do you do?

 


Dave’s Column answer                Board 11 from Wednesday 25th

     

Dealer:             KQ972                                       West          North         East            South

South               KJ1093                                      -                 -                 -                 1

Love all            63                                              pass (1)      1              pass           2

                        7                                                pass           2              pass           2NT

pass           3              pass           4

AJ85                   N             1063                   all pass

42                   W    E          876                     

KQ75                 S             109                 (1)  1NT is an alternative.

AJ10                                  Q8542                

                        4                                          

AQ5                                    East leads a trump against 4, how should

AJ842                                  West plan the play?

K963                                  

 

Answer: East’s trump lead was a good start for the defence (in fact it was vital), but when declarer won in dummy and led a , West jumped up with the A. North won the next trump lead in hand, ruffed a and led a . East won and led another , but North ruffed, drew East’s last trump and ran the ’s. He lost just one , one and one .

West took the A for fear of losing it, but since he’d still have three ’s and dummy would have only two trumps, the A would always make a trick. If he ducks the first , North can win and ruff a but then he finds himself stuck in dummy. The defence then get two ’s, a and a for one down.

 

And what happened at the Pattaya Bridge Club? 4 was bid three times and went down twice. The other 4 tables were in partscores by North, all making.

The bottom lines: -

-     It is often best not to jump up with the ace just because dummy has a singleton.

 

 

 

 

Dave’s 2nd Column   Here is Dave’s 2nd input the play of the hand.

 

    N                 109764           West              North             East              South        

W  . E               10953             1NT               pass               2               pass

    S                  AQ                 2                  pass               4                all pass

                        A2                                       

AJ53                                                            

A62                               You are South, defending 4 by West and partner leads the 2,

J98                                 looking like a singleton. You win with the A, what do you

873                                lead next?


Dave’s 2nd Column answer              Board 12 from Wednesday 25th

     

Dealer:             2                                                 West          North         East(B)           South

West                74                                               1NT           pass           2   (1)      pass

N-S vul            105432                                       2              pass           4              all pass

                        KJ965                                                 

(1)  What did you bid with this East hand B in

KQ8                   N             109764                 this week’s quiz? With 5-4 (or 4-5) in the

KQJ8             W    E          10953                  majors and a game forcing hand it’s best

K76                    S              AQ                       to bid Stayman and then jump to 3 over

Q104                                 A2                        a 2 response (playing standard methods).

                        AJ53                                          

A62                                          

J98                                       You are South and North leads the 2.

873                                      You win with the A, what do you do next?     

            

When you can give partner a ruff, there is a knee jerking reaction to do just that. But look what happens here. Partner ruffs and shifts to, say, a . Declarer wins on table and plays a trump. Since North has only two ’s he cannot get a 2nd ruff and the contract cruises home.

You should see that A, a ruff and the A are not enough to set the contract. You need a 4th winner and need to find partner with something in ’s. At trick two, switch to the 8. This will drive out dummy’s A. Declarer will lead a trump but you jump up with the A and give partner his ruff and then he will cash the K to set the contract.

Of course if declarer started with 5 ’s then you will have to explain to partner very carefully why it was technically correct not to give him a ruff!

 

And what happened at the Pattaya Bridge Club? 4 made 4 times and went -2 twice.

 

The bottom lines: -

-         Look for enough tricks to set the contract.

 

 

Bidding Quiz Answers

 

Hand A:    5. This shows 2 (or 5) keycards without the Q. The (or 5) is often left out of the definitions of RKCB as it comes up so infrequently. Partner, with no keycards himself, should be able to work out that you have 5. If partner attempts to sign off in 5, then he obviously thinks that you have just 2 keycards, so raise to seven.

Hand B:    2, Stayman. Transfer and then bid the other major is best used as something else, often showing 5-5 in the majors.

 

 

       

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