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 Should You Open 1NT? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have five hands that you might want to open 1NT.

When should you?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 6 5
♥ A
♦ J 9 6 2
♣ A K J 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
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 Your choice:
A: 1♦ - 1NT shows a balanced hand. You can't open it with a singleton.

With 4-4 in the minors, you must open 1♦.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: 1 NT - If you were to open 1♣ and your partner bid 1♠, what would you rebid?

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

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


 Your choice:
A: 1 NT - Not opening 1NT means "I don't have a balanced 15-17 HCP hand". You should therefore open 1NT, even though the points are only in your two long suits.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 6 2
♥ A K
♦ Q 8 7 6 3 2
♣ K J 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1 NT - You can open 1NT with a 6-card minor when the suit is not too good and your hand is not too strong. (17 HCP and a 6-card minor is too much for 1NT).

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 6 5 2
♥ A K 3
♦ Q 6 2
♣ A Q 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1 NT - For some people, it's sacrilege to open 1NT with a 5-card major. But with a 5332 hand with honors everywhere, it's getting more and more common to do that.

If you opened 1♠ and your partner bid 1NT, you wouldn't have a rebid - 2NT would be too much, passing not enough, and bidding another suit would show a two-suiter.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

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

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