BriDgE Quiz

8QUESTION 1: Neither Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

sJ 10 9 5 3

cQ 7 3

partner oPens 1NT, 15- 17, and righthand oPPonent Passes. What call would You make?

8QUESTION 2: North- South Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

sd10 8 Q 7 5 2

c10 8 5

partner oPens 1C and right- hand oPPonent Passes. What call would You make?

8QUESTION 3: East- West Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

sd10 7 6 K 4

c8 2

Right- hand oPPonent oPens 1D. What call would You make?

8QUESTION 4: Both Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

sJ 7

hA 8 6

K 8 6 3

hK Q J 10 7 6

A K 10 7 5

dhhA 6

d7 5

cA 8 6 3

SOUTH 1s

NORTH 2s

What call would You make?

8QUESTION 5: North- South Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

sA K 10 5 Q 9 8 6 4

NORTH

dEAST 2s Pass

SOUTH

Dbl* ?

cQ 2

What call would You make?

EAST

Pass

WEST

Redbl

8QUESTION 6: East- West Vulnerable, as South, You hold:

s8 2

J 10

WEST

Q 10 Q 8 7 5

NORTH 1s * Negative

hhhWEST

Pass

dcK J 9 8 5

EAST

Dbl*

What call would You make?

What would you do in this strange situation? You hold 7, 8- 7- 5, 10- 8- 7- 4- 2, 10- 7- 6- 2 at love all. Partner opens one spade, your right- hand opponent doubles, your left- hand opponent jumps to three diamonds and partner doubles. Now your righthand opponent redoubles. Your turn.

hdcsI would Pass for Penalties, for want of a better oPtion. Three hearts is likelY to go for a million. MY lefthand oPPonent might not stand the redouble if I Pass confidentlY, and three diamonds might be going off. The singleton sPade is a good omen for defense. All Passes of redoubles at the two- leVel or higher are best PlaYed as Penalties.

What are your views on slow play? Do you believe the way to stop it is to take away boards or to fine the offenders?

It is not much fun PlaYing with or against slow PlaYers, but there is not much to be done about it. you cannot rush someone’s thought Processes. LuckilY, there are more fast PlaYers than slow ones — PerhaPs because most PeoPle do not think enough about the hands! Online, it is relatiVelY simPle to curtail slow PlaY — but that might be the onlY form of the game where You can do this.

I did not know what to do when holding this hand: 10- 7- 5- 4- 2, J- 6- 2, —, A- 6- 5- 3- 2. My partner opened one diamond, my righthand opponent overcalled one heart and I bid one spade. My left- hand opponent raised to two hearts, and partner joined in with three clubs. What now?

dcshThere is Potential for game if Partner has 10 cards in the minors, as seems likelY. Raising to game would be too much, though. It is a simPle four clubs for me; Partner should bid on with good controls.

How would you handle this monster: A- K- Q- J- 9- 7- 5- 4, 10, —, A- 8- 7- 2, after partner opens one diamond, your right- hand opponent overcalls one heart, you bid one spade and partner rebids one no- trump?

dcshAnYthing could be right. I would close mY eYes and trY six sPades, the Value bid. yes, four hearts should be short hearts and self- agreeing sPades, but we know Partner will sign off with no club ace and no trumP honor, so it would accomPlish nothing.