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 Opening With a Strong Hand by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have only strong hands.

Will you find the right opening bids?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A K Q J 7 6
♥ 6
♦ A K 8
♣ K Q J
 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
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 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - You can be certain of a game. You have 10 tricks playing in Spades and can open a strong 2♣.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: 1♥ - Don't open 2♣ with this kind of two-suiter. It will be easier to describe your hand by starting with 1♥ and then jumping in your second suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 10
♥ A K J 5 2
♦ Q 5
♣ A J 8
 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 2 NT - With 20 points and a balanced hand, it's best to open 2 NT even with five Hearts. This will describe both your shape and strength well.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 6
♥ A K Q J 7 6
♦ K Q 10
♣ A 6 5
 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - You cannot be certain of a game, but it's close enough that you can open 2♣.

You can still stop in 3♥ if your partner has nothing and makes a double negative.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A K Q J 6
♥ 7
♦ A K Q J 7
♣ A K
 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - Don't rush! Open a strong 2♣ to discover the best strain for slam or grand slam.

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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