Should You Bid Stayman or Transfer? (2/2) by Matthias Huberschwiller

in this quiz, you will have already bid Stayman or transferred, and you will have to decide what to do on the second round.

Will you get everything right?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K J 8 7 5
♥ Q 9 6
♦ A 8 5
♣ 9 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
2♥	Pass	2♠	Pass
?

A: 3 NT - Your partner had to bid 2♠. You can't be sure of a Spade fit for now. You need to bid a game with your 10 points, and if your partner does not have a Spade fit, the best game is 3NT.

Bid 3NT. If your partner has a Spade fit (he knows you have five of them), he will correct to 4♠.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ J 9 7
♥ A Q 5 2
♦ 8 6
♣ K 9 6 3

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♥	Pass
?

A: 4♥ - You have found a Heart fit and you have game-going values.

Bid the Heart game right away.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♥	Pass
?

A: 3 NT - When your partner has 4-4 in the majors, he will bid 2♥ first, and then Spades later.

He knows you have bid Stayman. Therefore, if he has four Spades, he will bid 4♠. But if he does not, you need to play 3NT.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 8 7 3
♥ K Q 6 5 2
♦ 6 3
♣ 9 4

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♦	Pass
?

A: 2♥ - You have only 8 points. You cannot be sure you have enough for game.

Show your five Hearts after Stayman, and as your partner knows you have 8 points, he will make the correct decision.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ K 8 6 3
♥ A Q 6 5 2
♦ 6
♣ Q 4 2

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♦	Pass
?

A: 3♠ - You have enough to bid a game, but you don't know if you need to play 4♥ or 3NT.

This is the Smolen convention. With enough points for game, you bid your shorter major at the 3-level, showing four Spades and five Hearts (the other major) in this case, so that the strong hand becomes declarer.

Your result so far:

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