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 Responding To A No-Trump Opening by Matthias Huberschwiller

You partner has opened one No-Trump and you have interest in the majors. You know the Stayman and transfer conventions, but do you know how to use them properly?

Let's check it out!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 6 2
♥ 8 3
♦ K Q 9 6
♣ Q 6 3 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - There's no trap on the first question. You need to bid Stayman to ask your partner about his 4-card majors, with an interest in Spades here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 6 2
♥ Q 6 3 2
♦ 7
♣ 9 6 3 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass - If you bid Stayman and your partner responds 2♦, what would you do? 2 NT? That would be too high.

The only option with fewer than 8 points is to pass.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 7
♥ 10 9 8 6 2
♦ 9 6 3 2
♣ 7 6 4 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♦ - With a 5-card major, you can make a transfer bid, even with zero points. You will be better off in 2♥ than in 1NT.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A J 2
♥ K Q 9 6 2
♦ A K J 8
♣ 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♦ - What a difference between this hand and the last one! But you can still make the same first bid, 2♦ as a transfer to Hearts.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 3 2
♥ K 7 6 2
♦ 8
♣ Q 6 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - With 5/4 in the majors, you need to start with Stayman.

If you start with a 2♥ transfer to Spades, you won't be able to describe your hand (a 3♥ follow-up would promise 5/5 shape).

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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