Openings and Responses by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have to choose the right opening bid, or the right response to your partner's opening.

Will you get everything right?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 10 9 6 2
♥ K Q 6
♦ A K 3
♣ 4 3 2

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
?	-	-

A: 1♣ - With 12 points, you need to open. With 3-3 in the minors, you need to open 1♣, even though your Diamonds are better.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
?	-	-

A: 1♦ - You cannot open 1NT with a singleton, even if you're in the right (15-17) range. You need to open your long suit with an unbalanced hand.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: 1♥ - With 4-4 in the majors, you need to start with 1♥. Therefore, if your partner has four Spades, he can rebid 1♠, whereas if you bid 1♠, he could not rebid 1♥ if he had four Hearts.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 8
♥ 4 3 2
♦ Q 5 3
♣ K Q 10 9 6 5

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
?

A: 1 NT - You need to respond with seven points, and you cannot bid at the 2-level (you would need at least 10 points).

The only option is to respond 1 NT, which does not show a balanced hand, but only a 6-10 hand without a Spade fit.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ Q 10 9
♥ J 6 5
♦ J 10 9 6 3 2
♣ 8

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	Pass
?

A: 1♦ - Do you really want to let your partner play in 1♣ when you have so many Diamonds? If he bids 1♥ or 1♠ over your 1♦, you will pass.

Your result so far:

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