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 To bid or not to bid? by Frank Stewart

To bid or not to bid?

And if you want to bid, what should you say?

Test your bidding skills with the next five questions.



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ J 5 4 3
♥ K J 8 4
♦ A 9 5
♣ Q 3 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♥Pass2♣Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣: You must try for game, but a bid of two spades would be forcing (and unnecessary: Partner doesn't have four spades, and you aren't interested in having him show three-card heart support). Bid 2NT or raise to three clubs. If his diamond holding is Q-x-x, notrump may fare better if he is declarer.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 9 8 7 6
♥ A 5
♦ J
♣  9 7 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass2♥Pass
2♠Pass2NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♠: Your minimum rebid of two spades was reasonable; a jump would have overstated your high-card values. Now that partner has shown about 11 points, you must make a move. Bid four spades. You will have a chance if he has 5, K J 8 3 2, A 8 7 6, K 10 5. If you bid only three spades, he will have to pass.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A 6
♥ 6
♦ K 10 9 6 2
♣ K 10 7 5 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: A bid of 2NT would be "Unusual," showing length in both minor suits. But this is the wrong type of hand for that gadget, which ought to show either a weak, offensively oriented hand suitable for a sacrifice if the opponents bid game, or a strong hand. I would pass. I could accept an overcall in a minor.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A K 7
♥ 6 5 2
♦ J 5 3 2
♣ A 7 4 		 
Q: 4 - You are the dealer with neither side vulnerable. What is your opening call?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1♦: Not all 12-point hands are equal. Some, George Orwell might write, are more equal than others. This hand contains three defensive tricks, and almost all experts would open one diamond. Fewer experts would open a 12-count such as Q J 6, Q 5 3 2, J 5 3 2, A Q, with mostly secondary values and half its high-card points marooned in a short suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 8 3 2
♥ 7 5 3
♦ 8 6 3
♣ 9 6 		 
Q: 5 - What will you bid now as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥2♦2♥
PassPassDoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: Since you have not yet bid or doubled, partner's double is for takeout. He has a sound hand and is reluctant to let the opponents buy the deal cheaply. Bid two spades. Partner may hold a hand such as A 7 6, 9 2, A K J 9 4, K 5 2.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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