Fit bids by responder by Matthias Huberschwiller

We will have a look at direct fit bids of the responder after the opening of one in a Major.

The most important thing to remember is that if the responder chooses to fit directly, he does not have a strong hand.

A fit on the 2-level promises a hand with 6-10 points and 3 or 4 trumps.
A fit on the 3-level promises a hand with 10 - 12 points and 4 trumps.
A fit on the 4-level is a weak bid. It shows very few points and a hand with 5 trumps.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 9 4 3
♥ K 6 5 3 2
♦ 7 5 2
♣ K 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Pass
?

A: 4♥ – With a five-card fit and a weak hand, you can jump straight on the four-level, that’s the “Weak Freak”. Your partner will know that your hand is weak.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ K 10 2
♥ 9 7 6 2
♦ K 6 4 3
♣ 8 6

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
2♠	Pass	4♣	Pass
?

A: 4♦ – Your partner has bid 4♣ which forces you to play at least 4♠. It is a control cue-bid.

Your partner has a club control, and you need to show your first control, diamonds.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K 10 2
♥ 7 4 3
♦ K 6 3 2
♣ 9 8 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
2♠	Pass	3♣	Pass
?

A: 3♠ – Here, your partner’s bid on the 3-level is a trial bid. Your partner has hopes to play game (or even a slam). He asks you for help in this suit and would like to know if you are rather minimum or maximum.

As you have a minimum hand and nothing helpful in clubs, you need to put the breaks on and bid 3♠.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 10 2
♥ A Q J 6 5
♦ K Q 2
♣ A 6

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	4♥	Pass
?

A: Pass – Your partner does have five hearts, but he has a weak hand. You have no chance of making slam with your hand, which is indeed strong but without distribution and chances are you are lacking two Aces!

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A K 9 6 4 2
♥ 6
♦ K 10
♣ A K J 9

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	4♠	Pass
?

A: 4NT – This time, you have a great distribution, you have hopes to win a slam if your partner has at least one of the missing aces.

By bidding Blackwood you’ll find out if he does.

Your result so far:

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Question 6

Your Hand
♠ K 10 4 3
♥ 9
♦ A J 10 2
♣ 10 9 8 7

Q: 6 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
?

A: 3♠ – You only have 8 HCP (high card points), but with a sinlgeton in the short trump hand you can count 2 points for distribution. You can reevaluate your hand as a hand of 10-12.

Your result so far:

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