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 Find the right strain and level by Frank Stewart

Bidding is easier without the opponents disturbing you, but you still need to find the right strain and level.

What should it be here? Test your skills in these five examples.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 A
 K 8 7 5 4
 Q 10 8 3
 9 6 4
 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1NTPass2Pass
3Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: Your partner suggests extra strength with six spades and four diamonds. With a minimum hand such as K J 10 5 4 3, 3, A K 7 6, 5 2, he would have rebid two spades. Bid four spades. If his hand is K Q J 5 4 3, 3, A K 7 6, Q 2, he will usually win 10 tricks.


Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 A 6 4
 9 7 4
 K Q 10 7 5 3
 A
 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Some pairs treat "advances" of overcalls as neither forcing nor encouraging: With a good hand, advancer starts with a cue bid of the opening bidder's suit. Other pairs treat a new-suit advance as forcing. In either style, I would raise to two hearts with this hand.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 A J 8 7 6 3
 7
 A 5
 A K 5 2
 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass2Pass
3Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: Slam is likely even if partner has a minimum two-level response. He may hold 2, A 5 4, K J 10 8 7 4 2, 6 4. Your three clubs promised a good hand, so you can raise to four diamonds now, forcing. An option is a "splinter" jump to four hearts to show a diamond fit and heart shortness.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 A 10 5 3
 K 9 5
 9 4
 A Q 6 2
 
Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
1Pass1NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: You would like to show your heart tolerance; partner could have 4 2, Q 8 6 4 2, K Q 7 6, J 3. But you can't be sure of that, and if you bid again, you would suggest extra strength and might induce him to get too high. Pass. With J 6 5 3, A K 8, 9 4, A Q 6 2, you could make a case for raising his one heart to two.


Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
 A K J
 9 6 2
 K J 8 6
 A K 10
 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2NT: South in today's deal had an easy second bid of 2NT, showing a balanced 19 or 20 points, but North had responded one heart. To bid 2NT is less attractive here because of the weakness in hearts, but I believe most experts would bid 2NT anyway as the best descriptive bid. If partner's hand is unsuitable for notrump, he can let you know.


Your result so far:
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