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Bidding Quiz                    Standard American bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A you open 1 and partner bids 1, what do you bid?

 

Q93              J872             With Hand B LHO opens 2 and this is passed to you.

94                 9                   (a) What do you do?

KQ9             K5               Suppose you double and partner bids 2 and you bid 3,

AJ875          AK8762       (b) This is passed to RHO who bids 3, what do you do?

 

Hand C           Hand D           With Hand C partner opens 1 (could be short) and you bid 1.

Partner rebids 2NT (18-19 balanced), what do you bid?

Q652            AJ7                            

J1064           A853            With Hand D you open 1 and partner bids 1, what do you

A973           KQ               do – do you bid 1, 2 or 2NT?

K                 AJ104

 

Bidding Sequence Quiz

 

E      1      pass   2      pass         

2      pass   3                       What is 3, is it forcing?

F      1      pass   2      pass         

2      pass   4                       What is 4?

G     1     pass   1      pass         

1                                            Is 1 forcing?

H     1     pass   1      pass         

2NT                                         Can opener have a 4-card major, or does 2NT deny one?

     
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Current club championship standings

 

 

Gold Cup = Best 30

Silver Plate = Best 10

Bronze Medal = Best 5

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1894.9 Janne Roos

1894.0 Hans Vikman

1862.9 Paul Quodomine
1722.3 Johan Bratsburg

670.4 Janne Roos

662.4 Hans Vikman

640.1 Paul Quodomine

628.3 Sally Watson

627.0 Derek & Gerard

626.8 Tomas Wikman

619.8 Lars Broman

615.9 Jean Wissing

613.4 Guttorm Lonberg

611.6 Johan Bratsburg

344.6 Janne Roos

338.9 Hans Vikman

329.6 Tomas Wikman

327.5 Derek & Gerard

325.4 Sally Watson

323.5 Jeremy Watson

323.4 Paul Quodomine

322.9 Lars Broman

320.3 Jean Wissing

319.5 Duplessy & Coutlet


Right shape for a take-out double?                    Board 22 from Monday 13th Sept

 

Dealer:             J872                                           West          North(B)    East            South

East                  9                                                 -                 -                2    (1)     pass

E-W vul           K5                                              pass (2)      dbl   (3)      pass           2

                        AK8762                                     pass           3   (4)      pass           pass

3    (5)     dbl   (6)      all pass

AQ63                 N             10                        

AQ43             W    E          K1065                 

J43                     S              A109762            

J5                                       103           

                        K954                                        

J872                                          

Q8                                         

Q4

 

(1)   Many would not pre-empt 2 with a reasonable 4-card major.

(2)   I normally raise with thee card support, but with a decent defensive hand with a decent holding in both majors West decided to pass, fine.             

(3)   What did you bid with this North hand B(a) in this week’s quiz? I do not like this double at all as it mis-describes the hand and you have dug yourself a deep hole when partner inevitably bids ’s. I think a 3 bid is ok, with pass an alternative.

(4)   North is in a mess now and has no way to show his ’s.

(5)   West does not want to defend ’s and 3 should be fine.

(6)   What did you bid with this North hand B(b) in this week’s quiz? I certainly do not like this double and 3 would show a much stronger hand.

 

And what happened? 3* made with an overtrick.

The bottom lines:-

-         This North hand is not strong enough to double and then bid ’s, it is usually best to describe your hand, and bidding ’s does just that.


The 2NT jump rebid                                             Board 4 from Friday 17th Sept

 

N-S missed a 4-4 fit at table A, who was at ‘fault’?

 

Dealer:             Q652                                          Table A

West                J1064                                         West          North(C)    East            South(D)

both vul            A973                                         pass           pass           pass           1

                        K                                               pass           1              pass           2NT (1)

pass           3NT (2)      all pass

K108                  N             943                      

K72                W    E          Q9                        Table B

J85                      S              10642                 West          North(C)    East            South(D)

9873                                  Q652                   pass           pass           pass           1

                        AJ7                                            pass           1              pass           2NT (1)

A853                                          pass           3    (2)      pass           4

KQ                                            all pass

AJ104

 

Table A:     (1)  What did you bid with this South hand D in this week’s quiz? A 1 bid shows the suit but may just get passed when game is on. The hand is not good enough nor shapely enough for a jump to 2 and I agree with this 2NT bid.

(2)  What did you bid with this North hand C in this week’s quiz? This North thought that the 2NT rebid denied a 4-card major and so simply bid 3NT.

Table B:     (2)  This North realized that South may well have one (or two) 4-card majors and with a singleton decided to look for a possible 4-4 fit. The pair were playing a short and partner could well 4432 shape with only 3 ’s between them.

 

And what happened? As it happens the suit is rather weak and both 3NT and 4 make 11 tricks.

The bottom lines:-

-         The jump 2NT rebid shows 18-19 balanced and may well have a 4-card major.

-         After 1 - 1 - 2NT then responder should bid a 4-card major if he has one and values to bid on.

-         The PARROT convention, described on the website, is easily the best convention to uncover the best playing spot after a jump 2NT rebid after 1m – 1M.

-         PARROT is used after 1m - 1M - 2NT. But it is not applicable after 1 - 1 - 2NT where you can play both 3 and 3 as sign-offs and 3 and 3 as forcing.


Rebid a 5-card suit?                                         Board 26 from Monday 13th Sept

 

Dealer:             105                                             Table A

East                  KQ872                                       West          North         East(A)      South

both vul            A4                                             -                 -                 1             pass

                        Q632                                         1              pass           2   (1)      pass

pass (2)      pass

KJ862                N             Q93                     

A103              W    E          94                         Table B

86532                 S              KQ9                    West          North         East(A)      South

-                                         AJ875                  -                 -                 1             pass

                        A74                                           1              pass           2    (1)      all pass

J65                                            

J107                                       

K1094

 

Table A:     (1)  What did you bid with this East hand A in this week’s quiz? I don’t like repeating this suit and I don’t like bidding 1NT with a small doubleton .

(2)  2 here would work better.

Table B:     (1)  This East got it right. This is an absolutely typical example of when you should support with just three cards.

 

And what happened? 2 went -3. Everybody else was in ’s making 9 or 10 tricks.

The bottom lines:-

-     It is acceptable to raise partner’s 1/ response with just three cards, typically this is when you have a weak two-card holding in the other major.

 

 

Dave’s  Column                                 Here is Dave’s 1st problem on declarer play.

 

West                East                                          Bidding

A742            K983                                    West          North             East            West

10                 AJ                                        -                 4                  dbl             pass

KJ76             A54                                      4              pass               5              pass

K873           AQ64                                   6              all pass

 

You are West, declarer in 6. North leads the 10. You win the J, cross to the K and return to the A, all follow. You give up the Q to South who returns the 7. You win and ruff a as South discards a . Do you think you can make the contract?

 


Dave’s Column Answer              Board 25 from Wednesday 15th Sept

     

Dealer:             J6                                               Book Bidding

North               KQ9865432                               West          North         East            South

E-W vul           10                                              -                 4              dbl             pass    

                        5                                                4              pass           5              pass

6              all pass

A742                  N             K983             

10                   W    E          AJ                 

KJ76                   S              A54                     

K873                                 AQ64            

                        Q105                                   

7                                           West leads the 10, plan the play

Q9832                                

J1092                

 

You win the J, cross to the K and return to the A, all follow. You give up the Q to South who returns the 7. You win and ruff a as South discards a . Do you think you will make the rest of the tricks?      

 

-                                           North is known to have started with nine ’s,

K98654                                two ’s and one . The ’s cannot be 3-2, but

-                                            the contract is cold.  

                        5                                               

You can cross to a or the A. If you play a ,

-                         N             9                     North will discard and if you play a North will

-                     W    E          -                     follow. In either case you have a complete count

K76                    S              A5                 of the hand. South is in trouble.  

K873                                 AQ64             Cash the last trump and discard a . South will

                        -                                           have to release his guard in either ’s or ’s and

-                                           you will take four tricks in that minor.

Q98                                    

J1092                

 

And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? 5=, 4+3 three times, 4*(N)-2 and 3(N)-1.

 

Dave’s 2nd Column                       Here is Dave’s 2nd problem, on defence.

 

Dealer:             KQ965                                       Book Bidding

East                  AJ2                                            West          North         East            South

both vul            A3                                             -                 -                 pass           1NT

                        K64                                           pass           2              pass           2

pass           5NT           pass           6NT

A43                    N                                             all pass

85                   W    E                                   

J985                    S                You are West, defending 6NT by South and you lead the Q.  

QJ108                                  Declarer wins in dummy and plays a to his J. Plan the defence.

 


Dave’s 2nd Column Answer
            Board 26 from Wednesday 15th September

     

Dealer:             KQ965                                       Book Bidding

East                  AJ2                                            West          North         East            South

both vul            A3                                              -                 -                 pass           1NT

                        K64                                           pass           2              pass           2

pass           5NT (1)      pass           6NT

A43                    N             1087                     all pass

85                   W    E          109743          

J985                    S              107

QJ108                                953                (1)  pick a small slam

                        J2                                             

KQ6                                    

KQ642               You are West and lead the Q. Declarer wins on table with

A72                    the K and plays a to his J. How do you plan the defense?

 

By counting the HCP on the table you know that partner has none. So declarer has ten top tricks: two ’s, three ’s, three ’s and two ’s. He will get home if either ’s or ’s break 3-3. And if you took the 2nd that s what would happen, withy South getting four tricks.

Instead, duck smoothly. And when declarer plays a 2nd , play low again. Now declarer has a guess. If the ’s are 4-2 he must shift to ’s. But if he takes his top ’s he sets up another trick for the defense and fails.

The motto: Try not to give declarer his contract on a plate with watercress around it.           
And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? 6NT= three times, 6NT-1 three times.

 

Bidding Quiz Answers

 

Hand A:    2. This is a classic case where you should support with just three cards, 1NT is likely to be a bad spot because of the suit.

Hand B:    (a)  3. Double is horrible as you have no recourse when partner bids ’s, which he

is almost certain to do.

(b)   Pass. I would not be in this predicament, but the hand is nowhere good enough

to bid the suit now and also nowhere near good enough to double.

Hand C:    3, forcing. Partner may well have a 4-card suit.

Hand D:    2NT. You may make a 2NT (18-19) jump rebid with an undisclosed 4-card major. 1 is reasonable (but does not promise a strong hand) but a jump to 2 would show a much more unbalanced and stronger hand in my style.

 

Bidding Sequence Quiz Answer

 

E      1      pass   2      pass         

2      pass   3                       3 is natural and forcing…

F      1      pass   2      pass          …and so 4 here is a splinter, presumably with five ’s

2      pass   4                       and three ’s.

G     1     pass   1      pass         

1                                            1 is not forcing but is rarely passed. It’s the same in ACOL

H     1     pass   1      pass         

2NT                                         Opener may well have one or even two 4-card majors.

 
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