10 mixed questions by Paul Bowyer

This is edition number 12 of our scheduled 24 so we are going to give you an unthemed quiz this time. Let's see what you have learnt.
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Question 1

  South
♠ K J 6 4
♥ A Q 5 3
♦ 3
♣ 9 8 5 2 		 
Q: 1 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 1NT. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
1NTPass
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 Your choice:
A: 2♣. A classic hand for the Stayman convention. If partner bids 2♥ or 2♠ you will raise to game, if he denies a major suit by bidding 2♦ you will then bid 3NT.

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Question 2

  South
♠ A J 5 3
♥ 5
♦ 10 8 7
♣ Q 9 6 5 3 		 
Q: 2 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 2NT. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
2NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣. This is another application of Stayman, this time over a 2NT opener.The idea is that you are trying to locate a 4-4 Spade fit, should one exist. If North bids 3♠ you will, of course, raise to game, If North bids 3♦ or 3♥ you will then bid 3NT. (Note that if the reply is 3♥ and you bid 3NT North is expected to bid 4♠ with four Hearts and four Spades).

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Question 3

  South
♠ 10
♥ J 8 7
♦ 9 6
♣ A K J 9 7 6 4 		 
Q: 3 - You are South, the opening bidder. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣. A classic pre-empt. By opening at the three-level you are attempting to make partner's life easy (he knows what you have) and the opponents' life difficult (they are forced into bidding at a high level with inadequate knowledge of their respective partner's hand).

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Question 4

  South
♠ J 9 8
♥ J 8 6 5 4 3 2
♦ K
♣ Q 4 		 
Q: 4 - You are South, the opening bidder. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass. You might pre-empt on this with 2♥ but it contains too many defensive tricks and not enough offensive tricks. (If you defend you may well end up making the ♣K and the ♦Q as the opponents can't see what you've got - if you end up as declarer these cards will probably be useless). 3♥ would be a horrible opening bid.

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Question 5

  South
♠ 6
♥ K Q 10 8
♦ K J 9
♣ K Q 9 7 3 		 
Q: 5 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 3♠. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
3♠Pass
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 Your choice:
A: Pass. Quickly. Partner has seven decent Spades and little else. You might make 3♠, it might fail. 3NT can have no chance as you can never reach partner's hand. It is a big (but common) mistake to bid on hands such as these.

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Question 6

  South
♠ 6
♥ A K 6
♦ A 5 3
♣ A 9 5 4 3 2 		 
Q: 6 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 3♠. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
3♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♠. With four quick tricks you are entitled to think partner may have six trump tricks, swelling the total to ten. The hand must be played in Spades, of course, as North has no entry if played in anything else.

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Question 7

  South
♠ A Q 7
♥ K 7
♦ K J 9 6
♣ Q J 10 4 		 
Q: 7 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 1NT. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
1NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4NT. This is NOT asking for Aces - it is a quantitative raise in No-trumps. Partner (holding 15-17 points, remember) is being invited to bid 6NT with a maximum or Pass with a minimum. We have 31-33 points between us and 33 is usually enough for a small slam in No-trumps.

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Question 8

  South
♠ A Q 7
♥ A 7
♦ K J 9 6
♣ K J 10 4 		 
Q: 8 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 1NT. What should you call?
SouthWestNorthEast
1NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 6NT. The combined point-count is 33-35. That should be enough to make 6NT but a grand slam is probably out of reach. No need to stop and pick the daisies - just bid what you think you can make.

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Question 9

  South
♠ K J 7 4
♥ 3 2
♦ 7 5
♣ A 9 7 5 3 		 
Q: 9 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 1♦. What should you call next, after East has overcalled?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦1♥
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 Your choice:
A: Double. This is a classic hand for a Negative Double. In this specific sequence it shows exactly four Spades (with five you'd bid 1♠). You aren't actually guaranteeing Clubs but here you have them. Neat.

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Question 10

  South
♠ K J 7
♥ J 3 2
♦ 7 5
♣ A 10 9 7 3 		 
Q: 10 - You are South, responding to partner's opening bid of 1♦. What should you call next, after the following auction?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦2♣
PassPassDoublePass
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 Your choice:
A: Pass. Partner's Double is for take-out but that doesn't compel you to bid. By Passing (also known as "standing for it") you are converting a take-out Double into one for penalties. How is East going to take eight tricks in Clubs? You have the balance of the high cards and trumps are breaking very badly for declarer. These are hands where penalties of 800 and 1100 are not unknown. Yum-yum.

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