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Mon 31st N-S 1st Mike G & Fred 65% 2nd Bob P & Robbie 54%
E-W 1st Dino & Dave 60% 2nd Jeremy & Ivy 58%
Wed 2nd N-S 1st Lars B & Tomas 58% 2nd Gus & Dino 57%
E-W 1st Gerard & Derek 60% 2nd Peter & Sandra 60%
Fri 4th N-S 1st Sigurd & Johan 56% 2nd Bob S & Robbie 56%
E-W 1st Bam & Hans V 66% 2nd Mike G & Fred 63%
Bidding Quiz Standard American (short ♣) bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.
Hand A Hand B What do you open with Hand A?
♠ Q106 ♠ QJ6
♥ K63 ♥ KJ3 (a) What do you open with Hand B?
♦ AKQ ♦ AKQ10 (b) Suppose you open 1♦ and partner bids 1♠, what now?
♣ K654 ♣ K65
Hand C Hand D (a) What do you open with Hand C?
(b) Suppose you open 1♦ and partner bids 1♠, what now?
♠ Q6 ♠ 10
♥ K3 ♥ J1042 With Hand D partner opens 1♥ and RHO bids 2♦,
♦ AKQ1064 ♦ J1054 what do you bid?
♣ K65 ♣ A932
With Hand E you open 1NT and partner transfers with 2♥.
Hand E Hand F You bid 2♠ and ...
♠ AJ3 ♠ KQ952 (a) partner bids 3NT, what do you bid?
♥ AJ5 ♥ Q10 (b) partner bids 3♦, what do you bid?
♦ 932 ♦ KQJ4
♣ KQJ10 ♣ 93 With Hand F partner opens 1NT and you transfer with 2♥.
Partner obediently bids 2♠, what do you bid now?
Bidding Sequence Quiz
G 1♥ 2♦ 3♥ What is 3♥, invitational or pre-emptive?
H 1♥ 2♦ 3♦ What is the 3♦ bid?
A 2nd suit after a transfer Board 23 from Monday 4th Nov
Dealer: ♠ 1076 Table A
South ♥ 987432 West(E) North East(F) South
Both vul ♦ A6 - - - pass
♣ 85 1NT pass 2♥ pass
2♠ pass 3NT (1) pass
♠ AJ3 N ♠ KQ952 4♥ (2) all pass
♥ AJ5 W E ♥ Q10
♦ 932 S ♦ KQJ4 Table B
♣ KQJ10 ♣ 93 West(E) North East(F) South
♠ 84 - - - pass
♥ K6 1NT pass 2♥ pass
♦ 10875 2♠ pass 3♦ (1) pass
♣ A7642 3NT (3) all pass
Table A: (1) What did you bid with this East hand F in this week’s quiz? The majority simply
showed game values by bidding 3NT.
(2) What did you BID with this West hand E(a) in this week’s quiz? It is always
a guess whether to play in the 5-3 major suit fit or in 3NT, and with good ♠’s
and very weak ♦’s the majority chose 4♠.
Table B: (1) This East, however, likes to help partner if he may have a guess. With a great ♦ suit
it is surely best to bid the suit, not because of any desire to play in ♦’s, but to aid partner if he has to guess between 3NT and 4♠.
(3) Now that West knows that partner has 4 or 5 good ♦’s it is easier for him to choose 3NT rather than 4♠.
The bottom lines:
And what happened? Seven out of nine chose the inferior 4♠ contract. Eleven tricks are easy in either contract.
Dave’s Column
North South West North East South
♠ AQ4 ♠ K72 - - - 1NT
♥ A103 ♥ Q64 pass 3NT all pass
♦ 732 ♦ A6
♣ 10542 ♣ AK976
You are South, declarer in 3NT. West leads the ♥5, plan the play at IMP scoring where an overtrick or two is not that important.
Dave’s Column Answer Board 3 from Wednesday 2nd Nov
Dealer: ♠ AQ4 Bidding
South ♥ A103 West North East South
E-W vul ♦ 732 - - - 1NT
♣ 10542 pass 3NT all pass
♠ 109653 N ♠ J8
♥ J9852 W E ♥ K7 West leads the ♥5. Plan the play for declarer
♦ K84 S ♦ QJ1095 at teams scoring where it is important to
♣ - ♣ QJ83 make the contract.
♠ K72
♥ Q64
♦ A6
♣ AK976
When originally played declarer called for a low ♥ from dummy. Defending well, East switched to the ♦Q after winning the ♥K. Declarer ducked and won the next ♦, West carefully unblocking the ♦K. South needs three ♣ tricks, he played the ♣A and he went down.
At my (Terry/Dave) table the play started as above but at trick four declarer entered dummy and ran the ♣10, this led to +2 for an excellent score.
However, it was very lucky because if West had a ♣ honour the contract goes down.
The correct play is to take the ♥A at trick one and lead a ♣ at trick two to the ♣9 (or lead the ♣10) immediately. The contract is then safe and on the actual layout makes +1.
And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? Everybody was in 3NT with every conceivable result from 3NT-3 to 3NT+3 !
Dave’s 2nd Column
N ♠ K9874 Bidding
W E ♥ J104 West North East South
S ♦ J98 1♦ pass 1♠ pass
♣ J4 3NT all pass
♠ 1032
♥ Q652
♦ 72 Plan the defence for South on the ♥7 (4th highest) lead,
♣ AQ97 covered by dummy’s ♥J.
Dave’s 2nd Column Answer Board 20 from Wednesday 26th Oct.
Dealer: ♠ AJ5 Bidding
West ♥ A987 West(C) North East South
both vul ♦ 53 1♦ (1) pass 1♠ pass
♣ 10832 3NT (2) all pass
♠ Q6 N ♠ K9874
♥ K3 W E ♥ J104
♦ AKQ1064 S ♦ J98
♣ K65 ♣ J4
♠ 1032
♥ Q652
♦ 72 Plan the defence for South on the ♥7 (4th highest) lead,
♣ AQ97 covered by dummy’s ♥J.
(1) What did you open with this West hand C(a) in this week’s quiz? This hand, with six ♦ tricks,
is far too strong for 1NT of course.
(2) What did you bid with this West hand C(b) in this week’s quiz? A 2NT rebid would show
18-19 and this jump to 3NT is best played as showing a good hand with a long ♦ suit.
One of the most difficult decisions for defenders is to know when certain clichés fit and when
they must be ignored. This example involved that “third hand high” advice. Generally, third hand
plays high to develop high cards in partner’s hand.
Here, evidence is available that suggest third hand should make a variation. Since the lead was 4th best, South can determine (using the Rule of Eleven) that West has exactly one card in his hand that is higher than the ♥7.
Furthermore, West has at most two ♥’s. That being the case, West will have two ♥ tricks if South plays the ♥Q, whether West’s high ♥ is the ♥A or the ♥K. By capturing the ♥Q, dummy’s ♥10 will be promoted.
In fact, if West has the ♥A, he can’t be prevented from winning two tricks. However, if West’s high ♥ is the ♥K, South can prevent West from making two ♥ tricks by holding back the ♥Q. Later, the ♥K will fall under North’s ♥A and South’s ♥Q will be high.
Terry note: This is all true except if North has led from ♥AKx7.
And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? Everybody in 3NT made it, but many were simply playing in a ♦ partscore.
Pre-emptive raise of partner’s major. Board 16 from Monday 4th Nov
Dealer: ♠ 98 Table A
West ♥ A7 West North East(D) South
E-W vul ♦ K7532 1♥ 2♦ 2♥ (1) 2♠
♣ K874 pass pass 3♥ (2) pass
pass dbl (3) pass 3♠
♠ KQJ2 N ♠ 10 all pass
♥ K9863 W E ♥ J1042
♦ Q9 S ♦ J1054 Table B
♣ Q6 ♣ A932 West North East(D) South
♠ A76543 1♥ 2♦ 3♥ (1) pass (4)
♥ Q5 pass pass
♦ A8
♣ J105
Table A: (1) What did you bid with this East hand D in this week’s quiz? This single raise is a bit feeble for me.
(2) Now East decides to bid according to the Law of Total tricks and shows his four ♥’s
(3) But North knows that partner has values and ♠’s and can make a take out double.
Table B: (1) This is the modern approach to raising partner after an overcall – do not mess about with 2♥
followed by 3♥ later to show the 4th trump, but bid (a pre-emptive) 3♥ immediately. See how well it worked here.
(4) It is not so easy for South to show his ♠’s now and he decided to pass.
And what happened? 3♥ actually made for a top, but even -1 would have been a good score as most N-S’s were making ♠ partscores.
The bottom lines:
Bidding Quiz Answers
Hand A: 1NT, obviously.
Hand B: (a) 1♦, the hand is too good for 1NT.
(b) 2NT. This shows a balanced 18-19.
Hand C: (a) 1♦, the hand is far too good for 1NT. Note that it has the same number of
points as hand A but this hand may well be worth three tricks more.
(b) 3NT. 2NT here would show a balanced 18-19 but most play that a jump
to 3NT shows a good hand with a good long minor suit.
Hand D: 3♥, weak. This is a classic example of why you should play this bid as pre-emptive with four trumps. With an invitational 3♥ hand, bid 3♦.
Hand E: (a) 4♠ (or pass). You are on a guess and either could be correct. You have good ♠’s
and very weak diamonds and I will not argue with the majority choice of 4♠.
(b) 3NT. Knowing that partner has good ♦’s makes the choice easy.
Hand F: 3♦, game forcing. Showing this great ♦ suit will make partner’s decision easier if he has three ♠’s (indeed, partner had hand E).
Bidding Sequence Quiz Answers
G 1♥ 2♦ 3♥ 3♥ is best played as pre-emptive with four ♥’s…
H 1♥ 2♦ 3♦ … because the 3♦ cuebid is used to show a sound raise to 3♥ or better.
Current club championship standings
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Gold Cup = Best 30 |
Silver Plate = Best 10 |
Bronze Medal = Best 5 |
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1857.0 Hans Vikman |
655.5 Hans Vikman |
335.5 Bob Short |