Should Opener Rebid His Minor? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will need to choose between rebidding your minor, or bidding something else.

What will you do?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 3 2
♥ 5
♦ K Q J 10 8 7
♣ A K 8

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♦ - Rebid your Diamonds with six cards. 2♦ will play better than a seven-card Spade fit.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 8 3
♥ 6 5 2
♦ A Q 7
♣ K Q J 10 9

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 1 NT - 5-3-3-2 is a balanced shape. 2♣ would show an unbalanced hand, so bid 1 NT to show your shape and points.

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 7
♥ 6 5 2
♦ A K J 7
♣ K Q 10 3 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - It's not recommended to bid 1 NT with a singleton, and you can't bid 2♦, which would be a reverse, showing a strong hand.

You can rebid your Clubs with only five cards when you don't have enough for a reverse.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 6 2
♥ 7
♦ A K 6 5 4 2
♣ K Q 10 7

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1 NT	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - Even with 6-4 shape, you need to bid your second suit, showing at least 5-4 in the minors.

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♥	Pass
?

A: 1♠ - Bid your four-card major at the one-level. North could have four Spades.

Your result so far:

Open Question

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